MATT GAETZ

The White House has direct federal agencies to get ready for a shutdown after House Republicans left town for the weekend with no viable plan to keep the government funded.

Speaker Kevin McCarthy is trying to accomplish what at times seems impossible.

House Speaker Kevin McCarthy is telling fellow Republicans threatening to oust him: Go ahead and try.

Republican presidential hopeful Vivek Ramaswamy says he wants to reduce the federal employee headcount by half in his first year in office and by 75% during his first term if he makes it to the White House.

A group of lawmakers from Florida, both Democrats and Republicans, recently displayed an interest in learning more about unidentified flying objects, as they discussed possible violations of congressional oversight, and the potential for white-collar crime due to a lack of transparency.

A Democrat who lost two congressional races in one of Florida’s most conservative districts announced Monday he will seek the nomination to challenge Republican U.S. Sen. Rick Scott.

Hard-right House Republicans pressing to impeach President Joe Biden forced a vote Thursday that sends an impeachment measure to House committees.

Eleven House conservatives have staged a mini-revolt as part of the fallout from last week’s vote to lift the debt ceiling.

President Joe Biden has made a deliberate decision to go quiet as his team gets down to the wire in the debt-limit talks, according to White House officials.

Gov. Ron DeSantis is visiting Miami-Dade County on Tuesday. His morning agenda includes a visit to a charter school just north of Kendall.

Gov. Ron DeSantis is visiting a technical school in Brooksville on Monday after a visit to Wisconsin for a Republican event and amid a controversial video leak.

Two women have now been accused of throwing drinks at U.S. Rep. Matt Gaetz.

House Republicans have narrowly passed a sweeping debt ceiling package as they try to push President Biden into negotiations on federal spending.

House Speaker Kevin McCarthy is working to round up the Republican votes needed to pass his debt ceiling package.

Ron DeSantis has yet to enter the 2024 presidential race, but former President Donald Trump is aiming to drum up support in the Florida governor’s backyard.

House Speaker Kevin McCarthy is working furiously to build support for a Republican proposal that would raise the nation’s debt limit.

Rep_ Marjorie Taylor Greene swept into the District of Columbia jail to check on conditions for the Jan_ 6 detainees, who chanted “Let’s Go Brandon!”.

Since the drama of Kevin McCarthy's election as House speaker, there's been some movement toward opening the chamber to more public view.

Rep. Matt Gaetz says the Justice Department has ended a sex trafficking case with no charges against him.

Republican congressman George Santos positioned himself in a prime location for President Joe Biden’s State of the Union address.

Just one vote short of becoming speaker of the House, Republican leader Kevin McCarthy stood up from his chair and asked the defiant Matt Gaetz to change his vote from “present” to “McCarthy.”.

Six GOP members-elect remain opposed to Rep. Kevin McCarthy going into a late-night vote to determine the next speaker of the House.

The House will convene Wednesday as Republicans try again to elect a speaker for the new Congress.

Interview transcripts released by House investigators in recent days give further insight into the Jan. 6, 2021, insurrection and the weeks leading up to it, as Donald Trump tried to overturn his defeat in the presidential election.

Charlie Crist's pick to join him on the ticket as lieutenant governor made the rounds Wednesday on the campaign trail.

Two New York Democrats were ousted from the U.S. House in primary elections Tuesday after redistricting shuffled congressional districts in one of the nation’s largest liberal states.

Tuesday’s primary elections feature two top Florida Democrats squaring off for the right to face Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis.

A former state Department of Health employee who gained national attention for questioning the numbers in Florida’s COVID-19 dashboard can remain a candidate for now in the race to be the Democratic challenger to Republican U.S. Rep. Matt Gaetz.

A federal judge has agreed to delay the sentencing of a former Florida tax collector, whose arrest led to a probe of U.S. Rep. Matt Gaetz, so that he can continue cooperating with federal prosecutors.

Just a year ago, many Republicans joined Democrats in reacting with horror to the Capitol insurrection.

U.S. District Judge Gregory Presnell on Monday said the sentencing for Joel Greenberg could be postponed from next month to next March. He took that step at a hearing in federal court in Orlando.

A friend of U.S. Rep. Matt Gaetz has asked a judge to postpone his sentencing until next year so he can continue cooperating with authorities.

U.S. Rep. Matt Gaetz of Florida eloped to Southern California, marrying his girlfriend Ginger Luckey in a small ceremony on Catalina Island.

The Seminole County Tax Collector’s Office said this week that Joel Greenberg looked up information on almost 300 people.

Top Pentagon leaders are defending the military’s approach to addressing racism and extremism and pushing back against accusations by Republican lawmakers that the effort is creating division and hurting morale.

Three Pennsylvania lawmakers were in Arizona to check out the state Senate GOP’s partisan audit of the 2020 election.

The horror of Jan. 6 has been reduced from a stunning assault on American democracy to another political fight.

Un político de Florida que surgió como una figura central en la investigación del Departamento de Justicia sobre el tráfico sexual del representante Matt Gaetz se declaró culpable de seis cargos federales y acordó cooperar con los fiscales como parte de un acuerdo de declaración de culpabilidad.

A Florida politician who emerged as a central figure in the Justice Department’s sex trafficking investigation into Rep. Matt Gaetz has pleaded guilty to six federal charges and agreed to cooperate with prosecutors as part of a plea deal.

A Florida politician who is a central figure in the federal sex trafficking investigation into Rep. Matt Gaetz has agreed to cooperate with federal investigators.

A key figure in the federal investigation of Republican Rep. Matt Gaetz is expected to plead guilty to criminal charges next week.

Before Matt Gaetz rose to national prominence as an ardent backer of Donald Trump, the now-Florida congressman carved out an unusual reputation as a Republican state lawmaker who wanted to liberalize marijuana laws.

Florida Republican Rep. Matt Gaetz and Georgia GOP Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene are presenting top House Republicans with a test of how to handle a new breed of Trump-era, social media-savvy firebrands.

Florida Republican Rep. Matt Gaetz and Georgia GOP Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene are presenting top House Republicans with a test of how to handle a new breed of Trump-era, social media-savvy firebrands.

Hard-right House Republicans are discussing forming an America First Caucus.

The investigation into Republican Rep. Matt Gaetz threatens to become a liability for Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis as he runs for reelection ahead of a possible presidential bid in 2024.

The top House Republican says Rep. Matt Gaetz is innocent until proven guilty.

The No. 2 House Republican says party leaders would “take action” against Rep. Matt Gaetz if the Justice Department formally moves ahead with legal action against him.

Florida’s two Republican senators are steering clear of voicing support for Rep. Matt Gaetz.

El congresista de Florida Matt Gaetz, que ya forma parte de una investigación federal sobre acusaciones de tráfico sexual, ahora está vinculado a un candidato cómplice en una elección del Senado de Florida, según el New York Times.

Florida Congressman Matt Gaetz has been tied to a shill candidate in a Florida Senate election, according to the New York Times.

The House Ethics Committee has announced an investigation into Florida Rep. Matt Gaetz.

Rep. Matt Gaetz is scheduled to address a pro-Trump women’s group in Doral as part of what’s being called the Save America Summit.

Envuelto repentinamente en una investigación de tráfico sexual, el representante Matt Gaetz niega haber cometido delito alguno, descarta renunciar y se presenta como víctima de una campaña de difamación.

The House Ethics Committee has announced an investigation into Florida Rep. Matt Gaetz.

Florida Rep. Matt Gaetz, who is embroiled in a federal sex trafficking investigation, has denied wrongdoing and refused to resign — or even lay low — amid mounting political pressure.

An associate of Rep. Matt Gaetz's is working toward a plea deal with federal prosecutors investigating a sex trafficking operation, potentially escalating the legal and political jeopardy facing the Florida congressman.

Compared with most congressional newbies, it didn’t take Rep. Matt Gaetz long.

The political peril is deepening for conservative Republican Rep. Matt Gaetz.

Rep. Matt Gaetz is facing accusations of a sexual relationship with an underage girl, and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi says if the claims are true, then the Florida Republican should at a minimum be removed from the House Judiciary Committee.

U.S. Rep. Matt Gaetz, R-Fla.,, speaks at the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) Friday, Feb. 26, 2021, in Orlando, Fla. (AP Photo/John Raoux)(Copyright 2021 The Associated Press. All rights reserved)

Democrats called for him to step aside from the House Judiciary Committee, which oversees the Justice Department. AdDuring that time, he has remained on both the House Armed Services Committee and on the Judiciary Committee, which has congressional oversight of the Justice Department. The Justice Department has also been looking into whether Gaetz, 38, may have also been involved in relationships with other underage girls, the people said. Gaetz said the allegations were part of an extortion plot by a former Justice Department official, whom he identified as David McGee. The Justice Department did not comment.

The New Jersey restaurant that hosted the political gala put on by the New York Republican Club was ordered temporarily closed Friday, Dec. 4, 2020, over potential violations of coronavirus guidelines. (Courtesy New York Republican Club via AP)A New Jersey restaurant that hosted a political gala put on by a New York Republican club was ordered temporarily closed Friday over potential violations of coronavirus guidelines. Phil Murphy, also a Democrat, has tightened restrictions on indoor gatherings recently in response to a surge in COVID-19 cases. New York Young Republican Club President Gavin Wax scoffed at the criticism online, saying the group had done nothing wrong. New York state reported 30,000.

Republican Rep. Jim Jordan of Ohio noted Cheney's criticism of Trump on defense and foreign policy and accused her of not supporting the president on his coronavirus response. Leading the criticism was Florida Rep. Matt Gaetz, who recounted the confrontation on his podcast, Hot Takes with Matt Gaetz, shortly after it happened. He also tweeted about Cheney, who is the daughter of former Vice President Dick Cheney, and said she should step down from her post as head of the GOP conference. Liz Cheney has worked behind the scenes (and now in public) against @realDonaldTrump and his agenda, Gaetz tweeted. House Republicans deserve better as our Conference Chair.

(AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)WASHINGTON The Office of Congressional Ethics has recommended no further action against a Florida congressman who is paying a donor and former legal client $5,000 a month to rent space for his district office. The independent office has ended a preliminary investigation after finding insufficient evidence to continue the case against Rep. Matt Gaetz. The two-term lawmaker has said he did nothing wrong and that the lease is at or below market rate.The Office of Congressional Ethics opened the inquiry after news reports about the leasing arrangement surfaced in April. The office is a nonpartisan entity that reviews allegations of misconduct against House members, officers and staff, and makes recommendation to the House Ethics Committee. Merrill owns Empire Partners, L.L.C, the company that has billed him for the rent since Gaetz took office in 2017.

Florida Republican Rep. Matt Gaetz announced on Tuesday his COVID-19 test was negative. “In an abundance of caution, I will remain under self-quarantine at the advice of medical professionals through Thursday at 2 p.m.," Gaetz wrote on Twitter. “I continue to feel fine and show no symptoms.”Gaetz said on Monday an interaction with a COVID-19 patient during the Conservative Political Action Conference had him concerned. After the alleged interaction, Gaetz flew on Air Force One. Threee other Republican Reps. are also in self-quarantine: Doug Collins of Georgia, Paul Gosar of Arizona and Mark Meadows of North Carolina.

Amanda Kondrat'yev pleaded guilty to assault for throwing a drink at U.S. Rep. Matt Gaetz, R-Florida, outside a town hall meeting in June. PENSACOLA, Fla. - A woman has pleaded guilty to throwing a sports drink at a Florida congressman who frequently appears on television supporting President Donald Trump. Federal court records show that Amanda Kondrat'yev pleaded guilty to assault Thursday in Pensacola. Authorities said Kondrat'yev, 35, was part of a group protesting in June outside a town hall meeting attended by U.S. Rep. Matt Gaetz. Matt Gaetz got milkshaked in Pensacola pic.twitter.com/yqz3bPgjw5 jordan (@JordanUhl) June 1, 2019Kondrat'yev faces up to a year in prison at her Oct. 17 sentencing.

Rep. Matt Gaetz, R-Fla., questions former White House counsel for the Nixon Administration John Dean during a House Judiciary Committee hearing on the Mueller report on Capitol Hill in Washington, June 10, 2019. PEMBROKE PARK, Fla. - A congressional subcommittee will investigate whether a Florida congressman intimidated President Donald Trump's former lawyer ahead of his testimony to Congress earlier this year. The House Committee on Ethics announced Friday that an investigative subcommittee has been established after U.S. Rep. Matt Gaetz, R-Fla., declined to appear last month before the committee regarding a February remark he made to Michael Cohen on Twitter. House and committee rules established a June 24 deadline to dispose of the complaint, which was made March 13. I had a circumstance just a few weeks ago where someone threw a drink at me leaving a town hall meeting.