Rep. Matt Gaetz, R-Fla., leaves the U.S. Capitol after the House failed to pass the Spending Reduction and Border Security Act on Friday, September 29, 2023. Tom Williams | CQ-Roll Call, Inc. | Getty Images Rep. Matt Gaetz said Thursday that he has learned the House Ethics Committee will subpoena him as it investigates whether … Read more
Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.) defeated his Republican challenger in a primary election Tuesday and will likely coast to reelection despite an ethics investigation and a concerted effort by some Republicans to unseat him. Republican Aaron Dimmock, a former Navy pilot, accused Gaetz during their race of caring more about his own fame than doing his … Read more
WASHINGTON — In an unusual public statement on Tuesday, the House Ethics Committee said it is expanding an investigation into Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.) amid allegations of sexual misconduct, drug use and a range of other eyebrow-raising claims. The committee said it has spoken with more than a dozen witnesses, issued 25 subpoenas and reviewed … Read more
U.S. Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-FL) walks away from the U.S. Capitol after his motion to vacate the chair of House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) and end McCarthy’s continued leadership succeeded by a vote of 216-210, outside the U.S. Capitol in Washington, October 3, 2023. Jonathan Ernst | Reuters The House Ethics Committee said Tuesday it … Read more
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As Americans head to the polls in 2024, the very future of our country is at stake. At HuffPost, we believe that a free press is critical to creating well-informed voters. That’s why our journalism is free for everyone, even though other newsrooms retreat behind expensive paywalls. Our journalists will continue to cover the twists … Read more
As Americans head to the polls in 2024, the very future of our country is at stake. At HuffPost, we believe that a free press is critical to creating well-informed voters. That’s why our journalism is free for everyone, even though other newsrooms retreat behind expensive paywalls. Our journalists will continue to cover the twists … Read more
WASHINGTON — House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) used his weekly press conference on Tuesday to make a speech lamenting the various criminal cases against former President Donald Trump, the presumptive 2024 Republican nominee. “These cases are a coordinated political attack, plain and simple,” Johnson said, describing Trump’s hush money trial in Manhattan as an effort … Read more
Bakersfield, California, product Kevin McCarthy may no longer be in the House speaker’s chair, but the traits that got him there — and arguably also resulted in him being the first speaker ever ousted — remained on display Tuesday night. In an hour-plus talk before a Georgetown University student audience six months after he was … Read more
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