Speaker Mike Johnson is bending to President-elect Donald Trump’s demands in his latest bid to avoid a government shutdown in less than 36 hours and help save his job. GOP lawmakers are skeptical he can pull it off. There’s no final plan yet, as the Lousiana Republican continues to huddle in his office on Thursday with a rotating cross-section of his conference, including members of his leadership team, House Freedom Caucus lawmakers and others. The speaker is assessing various options and running them by Trump world to ensure he has...

Former Florida Congressman Matt Gaetz has denied allegations set to be detailed in a House Ethics Committee report, while also threatening to "expose" alleged sexual misconduct claims involving his former colleagues. In a pair of statements released Wednesday, Gaetz said he never had sex with anyone under the age of 18, a claim that had been investigated by the House Ethics Committee. The panel voted on Wednesday to release its report on Gaetz. Gaetz also suggested he could still get sworn into the 119th Congress and then file a privileged...

The Ethics Committee’s findings are expected to become public in the next couple of days. The Department of Justice initially investigated allegations that Gaetz had sex with a minor and ultimately declined to file criminal charges against him. ALSO READ| Matt Gaetz admits he ‘womanized, drank and smoked’ in past as House Ethics Committee votes to release report Gaetz, who has consistently denied any wrongdoing, resigned from Congress on November 13 after President-elect Donald Trump nominated him for the role of US Attorney General. However, Gaetz withdrew his name from...

Now that the House Ethics Committee it has changed its mind — and will release the results of its deep dive into Matt Gaetz’s cess pool — the subject of its review has spoken. Guilty or innocent, most would expect Gaetz to employ standard Trumpian bluster. Deny everything. Blame politics, the Deep State, the media, and socialism. However, Gaetz has chosen nuance. In doing so, he did not quell the controversy. No. Instead, he fanned the flames. After denying he was a statutory rapist who paid money to a minor...

US News Live: Get real-time breaking news updates on the biggest event unfolding in the United States, including election, politics, economics, crime, viral and more. Latest news on December 19, 2024: Latest news on December 19, 2024: (FILES) Representative Matt Gaetz, Republican of Florida, attends a House Judiciary Committee hearing on the impeachment of US President Donald Trump on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, December 4, 2019. Matt Gaetz, who was nominated by President-elect Donald Trump to be US attorney general, pulled out of the selection process on November 21,...

The former representative from Florida, Matt Gaetz, tried to get out ahead of the expected release of an ethics report on his alleged sexual misconduct and drug use, saying that he was “playing hard” in his 30s. Multiple news outlets, including CNN and The New York Times, reported that the House Ethics Committee, which had previously voted to not release the report on its investigation into Gaetz, reversed course on Wednesday, with some Republicans joining Democrats in voting to release the highly anticipated report. The full House is now expected...

The House Ethics Committee has decided to release its report on former Republican Rep. Matt Gaetz of Florida after last month deciding to keep it under wraps, according to multiple reports. The panel voted in secret earlier this month to release the report, according to CNN, which cited sources it did not name. The report will be released after the final House vote of the year, according to The Washington Post, which also cited sources it did not name. Releasing the report became a hot topic in Washington after President-elect...

Former Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-FL) on Wednesday took a swipe at the House Ethics Committee for secretly voting to release their report into his conduct, but one section of his defense in particular left many observers scratching their heads. While denying that he paid money to an underage girl in exchange for sex last decade, Gaetz did acknowledge that "in my single days, I often sent funds to women I dated -- even some I never dated but who asked." This line sparked in instant frenzy on X, where many...