Federal Inquiry Traced Matt Gaetz’s Venmo Payments to Women

Matt Gaetz, Master of Insults, Now Needs Support From Senators He Bashed

The right-wing mudslinger built his brand on mercilessly trolling his adversaries, including some Republican senators, on TV and social media. Now he needs their votes to be confirmed.

Top stories - The New York Times - 4 days ago

Johnson says he has not talked to Trump about Matt Gaetz report: 'Not once'

Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) said on Sunday he did not talk to President-elect Trump about releasing the House Ethics Committee report of former Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.), who resigned shortly after ...

Politics - The Hill - 3 days ago

House Speaker Johnson calls ethics report on Matt Gaetz a 'rough draft' and says it shouldn't be released

"It's in a rough draft form. Was not yet ready to be released, and since Matt Gaetz left the Congress, I don't think it's appropriate to do so," Johnson said.

Business - CNBC - 3 days ago

House Ethics panel to meet on Trump attorney general pick Matt Gaetz report Wednesday

Many Senate Republicans want the House Ethics Committee report on Matt Gaetz to be released. Gaetz is a close ally of President-elect Donald Trump.

Business - CNBC - 2 days ago

Lawyer discusses clients' testimony to House ethics panel on Matt Gaetz sex allegations

Attorney Joel Leppard, who's representing two women who testified before the House Ethics Committee about Matt Gaetz, said his clients allege the former Florida representative paid them for sex. He ...

Trump picks Linda McMahon for education, and says he won’t reconsider Matt Gaetz nomination – live

President-elect picks prominent donor and co-chair of transition team as education secretary; Trump won’t rethink Gaetz for attorney general despite mounting scrutiny. Trump nominates transition ...

World - The Guardian - Yesterday

Eye Opener: New details on allegations against Donald Trump's AG pick Matt Gaetz

New details on allegations against Donald Trump's attorney general pick Matt Gaetz. Also, the Kremlin slams President Biden's decision allowing Ukraine to use American missiles for targets inside ...

‘Black mark’: Lawmakers seethe over Ethics’ Gaetz report imbroglio

The panel deadlocked over whether to release the report Wednesday, though they’re scheduled to meet again on the matter Dec. 5.

Politics - Politico - 13 hours ago

Hacker accesses testimony of woman alleging Matt Gaetz had sex with her when she was 17

A hacker on Monday gained access to a file containing the sworn depositions of two women involved in the investigation into Matt Gaetz, the former Florida congressman who is President-elect Donald ...

Politics - NBC News - Yesterday

House Ethics Committee to meet amid pressure to release report on Matt Gaetz allegations

A vote Wednesday by the House Ethics Committee will decide if a report on President-elect Donald Trump's attorney general pick, Matt Gaetz, will be made public. Gaetz has been accused of drug use ...

Senate Democrats seek evidence from FBI sex-trafficking probe of Trump AG pick Matt Gaetz

The House Ethics panel is mulling whether to release a report on alleged sexual misconduct by Matt Gaetz, whom Donald Trump wants to run the Justice Department.

Business - CNBC - 16 hours ago

Why Matt Gaetz is on Capitol Hill as House Ethics Committee weighs report release

President-elect Donald Trump's choice for attorney general, former Florida Rep. Matt Gaetz, is on Capitol Hill making the case for his Senate confirmation. This comes as the House Ethics Committee ...

‘Nobody should be surprised Matt Gaetz is a maverick’ or even ‘reckless at times’: GOP senator

Sen. Kevin Cramer (R-N.D.) joins Meet the Press NOW to talk about President-elect Trump’s expected nominations of Matt Gaetz and Pete Hegseth to lead the departments of Justice and Defense, and how ...

Politics - NBC News - 15 hours ago

Trump transition live updates: Sen. Ted Cruz meets with Matt Gaetz amid AG nomination

President-elect Donald Trump is continuing to announce his picks for top jobs inside his administration.

2 women tell Ethics panel Gaetz paid them for sex: Attorney

Two women testified before the House Ethics Committee that former Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.) paid them to have sex, according to the attorney representing them. Joel Leppard, a Florida-based ...

Politics - The Hill - 2 days ago

Mace eyes legislation banning trans women from restrooms in federal buildings

Rep. Nancy Mace (R-S.C.) plans to file legislation that would prohibit trans women from using women’s restrooms and changing rooms in all federal buildings, going further than a resolution Monday ...

Politics - The Hill - Yesterday

Best Employers: Asia-Pacific

Which companies do people most like working for in Asia-Pacific? The FT and Statista surveyed 50,000 employees to find out. Plus: long hours in Japan; caste and corporate India; China’s robot ...

World - Financial Times - November 14

Former federal prosecutor says Gaetz would fail background check for entry DOJ job

Former federal prosecutor Harry Litman said former Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.) would fail a background check for an entry-level role at the Department of Justice (DOJ), a department President-elect ...

Politics - The Hill - 4 days ago

Gaetz allegedly flew 2 women to New York, paid them for sex: Attorney

Donald Trump's nominee for attorney general, former Rep. Matt Gaetz, allegedly paid for two women in 2019 to travel to New York to have sex, a lawyer for the women says.

Isabelle de Borchgrave Dies at 78; Traced Sartorial History With Paper

An artist and designer, she transformed simple craft paper into elaborate trompe l’oeil confections, creating stunning life-size reproductions of period garments.

Lifestyle - The New York Times - November 2

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