Former Rep. George Santos says he's leaving the Republican Party, will run as an independent

NEW YORK - Former Rep. George Santos said Friday he's leaving the Republican Party. 

His announcement comes after the House passed a massive $1.2 trillion spending package that funds the government through September ahead of a midnight deadline to avert a partial shutdown. 

That measure passed 286 to 134, with a majority of Republicans voting against it. After it passed, Republican Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene of Georgia filed a "motion to vacate," a move that lays the groundwork for an eventual vote to oust House Speaker Mike Johnson.