Senators express doubt Matt Gaetz will be confirmed as attorney general

What a Matt Gaetz Justice Department Would Mean for Business

The Trump loyalist supports an “aggressive” antitrust approach and has called for breaking up Big Tech. But can the controversial nominee win Senate approval?

Business - The New York Times - 5 days ago

Analysis of President-elect Trump Cabinet picks Matt Gaetz, Tulsi Gabbard

CBS News chief election and campaign correspondent Robert Costa joins "CBS Mornings" to break down President-elect Donald Trump's latest choices for his Cabinet, including the controversial pick of ...

Durbin calls on House Ethics Committee to preserve report on Matt Gaetz

Sen. Dick Durbin, D-Ill., is calling on the House Ethics Committee to preserve and hand over "relevant" parts of their investigation into Matt Gaetz. Durbin stressed the relevance of their report ...

Trump’s Matt Gaetz Pick Unnerves an Already Jittery Justice Department and FBI

Senior law enforcement officials face a wave of uncertainty as Donald J. Trump moves to nominate a fierce partisan and a longtime ally to fill one of the most powerful cabinet posts.

Top stories - The New York Times - 5 days ago

Growing calls for House Ethics Committee to share report on Matt Gaetz

Calls are growing from prominent Republican leaders for the House Ethics Committee to share its report on former Rep. Matt Gaetz.

Matt Gaetz resigns from House before ethics report release

Matt Gaetz resigned from the House of Representatives on Wednesday after President-elect Donald Trump tapped him to lead the Department of Justice as attorney general. Before Gaetz resigned, the ...

Trump’s Matt Gaetz Pick Concerns Both Right- and Left-Leaning Media

President-elect Donald J. Trump selected Matt Gaetz, a former Florida congressman, as his attorney general, a pick that drew a rare bipartisan rebuke from both conservative and liberal media outlets.

Business - The New York Times - 4 days ago

Mike Johnson wants Ethics panel to keep Matt Gaetz report secret

The Republican leader argued releasing the report about Trump's attorney general pick would set a "terrible precedent."

House report on Matt Gaetz allegations should not be released, Speaker Johnson says

WASHINGTON — House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., said Friday that he would "strongly request" that the House Ethics Committee not release a report detailing its investigation into former Rep.

Speaker Johnson says it's not "appropriate" to release House Ethics report on Matt Gaetz

House Speaker Mike Johnson says he would "strongly request" that the House Ethics Committee withhold a potentially damaging report on its investigation into whether former Rep. Matt Gaetz engaged ...

Key Democrat says the ethics report on Matt Gaetz should be made public

The top Democrat on the House Ethics Committee says a report on Rep. Matt Gaetz, Donald Trump's pick for attorney general, should be made public.

Trump pick Matt Gaetz under further scrutiny amid fresh allegations

Lawyer representing two women alleges Gaetz paid them for sex and that one witnessed him having sex with minor. An attorney representing two women who he says testified before the House ethics ...

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Matt Gaetz allegations and New York City stabbings: Morning Rundown

A lawyer said his client was allegedly paid to have sex with Matt Gaetz at a 2017 party.

Matt Gaetz could launch Big Tech crackdown at DOJ

President-elect Trump’s decision to nominate former Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.) as attorney general signals a rough road ahead for major technology firms during his second administration. Gaetz had ...

Politics - The Hill - 13 hours ago

"Unknown and unauthorized third party" gained access to Matt Gaetz depositions

CBS News has learned an "unknown and unauthorized third party" gained access to two dozen depositions of witnesses tied to the various investigations into Matt Gaetz, President-elect Donald Trump's ...

Hacker gains access to sealed Matt Gaetz accuser testimony

An unidentified hacker gained access to sworn depositions of two women from the investigation into Matt Gaetz. NBC News' Hallie Jackson reports on what information the hacker obtained and what it ...

What we know about the breach of depositions from Matt Gaetz investigations

An "unknown and unauthorized third party" gained access to several depositions relating to various investigations into Matt Gaetz, CBS News has learned. CBS News congressional correspondent Nikole ...

Matt Gaetz's accusers don't want to testify in public, their lawyer says

WASHINGTON — A lawyer for two women who have accused former Rep.

Politics - NBC News - 7 hours ago

Marjorie Taylor Greene issues warning to Republicans opposing Matt Gaetz nomination

Congresswoman threatens to release what she says are reports of harassment claims filed against colleagues . Marjorie Taylor Greene , the firebrand Republican congresswoman from Georgia, has ...

World - The Guardian - 10 hours ago

Trump bewilders Senate GOP with Gaetz AG selection

President-elect Trump’s decision to tap Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.) to become attorney general caught Senate Republicans completely flat-footed, and put the party on the defensive immediately over one ...

Politics - The Hill - 6 days ago

Evening Report — GOP senators in their own words on Gaetz

PLUS: RFK Jr's new Trump role {beacon} Evening Report Thursday, Nov. 14 © AP Photo/Evan Vucci Washington in uproar over Gaetz President-elect Trump’s nomination of former Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.) ...

Politics - The Hill - 5 days ago

House and Senate Clash Over Ethics Report on Gaetz

Also, nuclear power went from pariah to rising star. Here’s the latest at the end of Friday.

Top stories - The New York Times - 4 days ago

Vance will introduce Gaetz, Hegseth to senators this week

Vice President-elect JD Vance will make the rounds with GOP senators later this week to introduce them to former-Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.) and Pete Hegseth, President-elect Trump’s picks to head the ...

Politics - The Hill - 10 hours ago

N.C. senator's office allegedly told woman to 'move to China' after she expressed abortion concerns

A North Carolina lawmaker is going viral on TikTok after his office allegedly told a female constituent in an email to “move to China” after she raised concerns about the state’s abortion policy.

Bolton calls for FBI investigations before Gaetz, Gabbard confirmations

Former national security adviser John Bolton said Wednesday that former Rep. Tulsi Gabbard (Hawaii) and Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.)—President-elect Trump’s nominees for director of national ...