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Hannah Beier/Bloomberg via Getty Images (WASHNGTON) — Former Rep. Matt Gaetz, President-elect Donald Trump’s pick to be attorney general, met with Republican senators on Capitol Hill Wednesday morning alongside Vice President-elect JD Vance, making his case for the job hours before the House Ethics Committee was set to discuss its report on him. Several senators […]

Photo by Mario Tama/Getty Images (WASHINGTON, D.C.) — President-elect Donald Trump announced on Wednesday that he has chosen Rep. Matt Gaetz as his pick for attorney general, a move that, if he’s confirmed by the Senate, would place a firebrand and one of Trump’s most loyal allies at the head of the Justice Department. “Matt […]

Rep. Matt Gaetz walks past reporters as he leaves a House GOP caucus meeting at the U.S Capitol, on April 10, 2024, in Washington, D.C. (Samuel Corum/Getty Images) (WASHINGTON) — The House Ethics Committee is investigating whether or not Rep. Matt Gaetz used illicit drugs as a member of Congress, multiple sources familiar with the […]

Nathan Howard/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Florida Rep. Matt Gaetz on Thursday was served a subpoena to sit for a deposition in a civil lawsuit that involves allegations he had sex with a 17-year old-girl, sources tell ABC News, as part of a suit brought by a friend of the congressman against the young woman […]

Andrew Caballero-reynolds/AFP via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Hard-line Republican Rep. Matt Gaetz on Monday night introduced a motion to remove Kevin McCarthy from the House speakership, setting up a dramatic vote over the future of the chamber’s Republican majority. The motion must be voted on within two legislative days, under House rules. “Bring it on,” […]

ABC News (WASHINGTON) — In a dramatic move that could roil the House, hard-line Republican Rep. Matt Gaetz said Sunday that he plans a vote this week to try and remove Speaker Kevin McCarthy from his role as punishment for McCarthy backing a bipartisan stopgap funding bill to stave off a partial government shutdown. In an […]