Newsweek - 6 hours 38 min ago
President-elect Donald Trump has chosen the Florida Republican to serve as his attorney general, but he faces a tough road to confirmation.
Newsweek - 6 hours 42 min ago
"This is a gobsmackingly bad nomination," said former Republican Pennsylvania Rep. Charlie Dent.
Hollywood Life - 6 hours 45 min ago
Gaetz found himself back in the spotlight after Donald Trump nominated him to be the attorney general.
The Hill - 6 hours 47 min ago
Former FBI Deputy Director Andrew McCabe said Thursday that former Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.), President-elect Trump's nominee for attorney general, couldn't get hired by the FBI. "There are so many things that kind of jump out to you when you hear that the prospect of that nomination," McCabe told anchor Kasie Hunt on "CNN...
Newsweek - 6 hours 49 min ago
With his nomination of Matt Gaetz as Attorney General, Donald Trump is testing the waters of his power over the Senate, said Scott Jennings on CNN.
Newsweek - 6 hours 52 min ago
President-elect Donald Trump has selected the Florida Republican to serve as his attorney general...
The Hill - 6 hours 55 min ago
Fox News host Brian Kilmeade on Thursday expressed surprise at President-elect Trump's nomination of now-former Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.) to serve as attorney general. "The other thing is, I always thought when Susie Wiles took the job [of chief of staff], you heard, she says, 'The one thing I would say is I don't want...
The Nation - 6 hours 57 min ago
Jeet Heer By nominating Matt Gaetz and other dangerous cronies, the president-elect is testing congressional servility. The post Donald Trump Is Waging a Shock and Awe War Against His Own Senate appeared first on The Nation .
Hollywood Life - 7 hours 14 min ago
Here's a closer look at Gaetz's credentials, following President-elect Donald Trump's shocking announcement to nominate the Florida politician as his attorney general.
The Hill - 7 hours 53 min ago
Sen. John Fetterman (D-Pa.) on Wednesday called President-elect Trump's pick for attorney general, former Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.), "nothing but trolling." "It's just nothing but trolling. And, you know, even the Republicans know who he is," Fetterman told reporters, when asked about Trump's pick, in a clip aired on Fox News. Fetterman urged reporters to ask his...
The Hill - 8 hours 7 min ago
Rep. Eric Swalwell (D-Calif.) criticized President-elect Trump's decision to elevate former Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.) to attorney general, calling it a "middle finger" to Democrats and "sane" Republicans. Swalwell, who sits on the House Judiciary Committee, joined CNN's Erin Burnett on Wednesday after the nomination sent shockwaves through Capitol Hill. She asked him what he...
Hollywood Life - 8 hours 10 min ago
Gaetz was selected as Donald Trump's new attorney general three years after Gaetz was placed under investigation for alleged sex trafficking. Here's what you need to know about the former Florida Rep.
Newsweek - 8 hours 17 min ago
Donald Trump's former national security advisor issued a damning assessment of the president-elect's top cabinet picks.
The Hill - 8 hours 40 min ago
Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) urged his fellow Republicans to "give Matt a chance" after President-elect Trump nominated former Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.) to lead his Justice Department (DOJ), sending shockwaves through Capitol Hill. With less than 70 days before Trump returns to the White House, he has begun assembling his team, Gaetz being one of...
The Hill - 8 hours 54 min ago
Sen. Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) sounded the alarm Wednesday after President-elect Trump tapped former Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.) to serve as his attorney general, calling the move a "red alert." "Listen, Matt Gaetz is dangerously unqualified. But that's not the worst of it," Murphy told CNN's Jake Tapper in an interview Wednesday. "Gaetz has been Trump's...
Fox News - 8 hours 56 min ago
Rep. Matt Gaetz, R-Fla., who President-elect Trump tapped to become Attorney General, resigned from the House before an ethics report could have dropped.
Forbes - 8 hours 57 min ago
Thursday's edition of Forbes Daily covers Tucker Carlson's Alp brand, bitcoin's record high, Trump's appointees, Matt Gaetz resigns, big accounts leave X and more.
NPR - 9 hours 1 min ago
President-elect Donald Trump has picked Matt Gaetz for attorney general. Here's what we know about him. And, a look at the possible consequences of eliminating the Department of Education.
Rolling Stone - 9 hours 4 min ago
A "close friend" of Trump's pick for attorney general wants a federal court to destroy witness statements about a 2017 sex party...
New York Times - 9 hours 26 min ago
Matt Gaetz may be Donald Trump's most surprising and contentious pick yet to join his cabinet.
Newsweek - 9 hours 36 min ago
Democrats are criticizing President-elect Donald Trump's decision to nominate Rep. Matt Gaetz as the next attorney general. Follow Newsweek's live blog.
Financial Times - 9 hours 37 min ago
Congressman threatened to abolish the justice department he has been nominated to lead...
NBC News - 9 hours 47 min ago
President-elect Donald Trump's choice of Florida Rep. Matt Gaetz to serve as attorney general sent shockwaves through the Justice Department and both sides of the political aisle Wednesday. Gaetz, who was the subject of a federal sex trafficking investigation that ended without charges, has regularly attacked the DOJ and the FBI. NBC's Laura Jarrett reports for TODAY.
The Independent - 9 hours 49 min ago
God help us,' Representative Maxwell Frost, a fellow Floridian, posted in response to the news...