Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich (R-Ga.) said that Congressman Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.) “unleashed the demons” when he spearheaded an effort last year to oust former Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) from his leadership post. Gingrich was responding to a question from Fox host Laura Ingraham on why some House Republicans, like Reps. Ken Buck (R-Colo.) and … Read more
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 and others. Gaetz was issued the … Read more
ABC News reports that “multiple new witnesses” have been contacted in an investigation into allegations of sex trafficking and lobbying violations SAUL LOEB/AFP via Getty US Representative Matt Gaetz A reopened House Ethics Committee probe of Florida Rep. Matt Gaetz has widened in recent weeks, with ABC News reporting that “multiple new witnesses” have been … Read more
WASHINGTON — Rep. Matt Gaetz, R-Fla., continues to draw the ire of his Republican colleagues in the House weeks after he led the ouster of Rep. Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., from the speakership, with some of his detractors privately floating expelling him from Congress. Several Republican House members, many of whom are still angry at Gaetz … Read more
Fox News’ liberal-leaning political analyst Juan Williams on Monday named election denier Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.) as his “Politician Of The Year” ― but it was no honor. “Gaetz deserves a place in history. He is a living monument to an era of elected Republican officials with no interest in governing,” Williams wrote in a … Read more
House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) conducts a news conference in the U.S. Capitol on Tuesday, Nov. 7. House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) conducts a news conference in the U.S. Capitol on Tuesday, Nov. 7. At their core, members of Congress are merely performers. They’re actors whose job is to convince those in the voting public … Read more
Rep. Jasmine Crockett (D-Texas) had blunt advice for Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.) about his plot to remove Kevin McCarthy as House speaker. Gaetz said Sunday he would move forward and file a motion to vacate, forcing a vote to end McCarthy’s speakership, after the Republican leader defied his demands and worked with Democrats over the … Read more
WASHINGTON — Conservative hardliner Rep. Matt Gaetz, R-Fla., announced Sunday he will attempt to eject House Speaker Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., from his post this week. In an interview on CNN’s “State of the Union,” Gaetz said he will file what is known as a motion to vacate against McCarthy this week, a push to remove … Read more
Former White House aide Cassidy Hutchinson fired back at Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.) on Monday night after the lawmaker said the two once dated. Gaetz made the claim in response to accusations of uncomfortable behavior in a new book from Hutchinson, who served in the White House of Donald Trump as an aide to then-Chief … Read more