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  • House Ethics Committee won’t release Gaetz report for now

    House Ethics Committee won’t release Gaetz report for now

    The House Ethics Committee announced that it has not reached a decision on whether to release its report on former Rep. Matt Gaetz for now, after a Wednesday meeting in which the panel’s members voted on whether to make its findings public. The committee consists of five Republicans and five Democrats. Committee chair Rep. Michael…

  • Ethics report release might not derail Gaetz confirmation in Senate

    Ethics report release might not derail Gaetz confirmation in Senate

    IE 11 is not supported. For an optimal experience visit our site on another browser. Now Playing Chuck Todd: Ethics report release might not derail Gaetz confirmation in Senate 05:32 UP NEXT Ethics Committee member Rep. DeSaulnier : ‘I believe in transparency’ 06:16 House Ethics panel has ‘no agreement’ on releasing Matt Gaetz report 02:36…

  • RFK Jr.’s McDonald’s photo op part of Trump’s pattern to embarrass former rivals

    RFK Jr.’s McDonald’s photo op part of Trump’s pattern to embarrass former rivals

    This is an adapted excerpt from the Nov. 19 episode of “The Beat with Ari Melber.“ Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is a known critic of processed foods. In the past, he’s even likened a fast-food diet to poison. But now, as he continues jockeying for the job of health and human services secretary in the next…

  • House Ethics panel has ‘no agreement’ on releasing Matt Gaetz report  

    House Ethics panel has ‘no agreement’ on releasing Matt Gaetz report  

    IE 11 is not supported. For an optimal experience visit our site on another browser. Now Playing House Ethics panel has ‘no agreement’ on releasing Matt Gaetz report 02:36 UP NEXT ‘Another loyalty test’: Trump urging GOP Senators to support Gaetz as AG 09:40 What comes next for Gaetz? House Ethics Committee to meet over…

  • Trump judge calls out possible ‘blanket’ pardons for Jan. 6 defendants

    Trump judge calls out possible ‘blanket’ pardons for Jan. 6 defendants

    Donald Trump has said that he would pardon Jan. 6 defendants as president, but one of his own judicial appointees is expressing disapproval of widespread clemency for such defendants across the board. The Washington Post reported that U.S. District Judge Carl Nichols said Tuesday: “Blanket pardons for all Jan. 6 defendants or anything close would…

  • Trump rages at Republicans over Biden’s successful judicial confirmations

    Trump rages at Republicans over Biden’s successful judicial confirmations

    Donald Trump and his MAGA allies are fuming over Democrats’ ability to confirm federal judges in the period before the president-elect returns to the White House in January. In a post on his social media platform, Truth Social, on Tuesday, Trump urged Republicans to “hold the line” against President Joe Biden’s judicial picks in the…

  • Fmr. FBI official says Biden, Senate Judiciary should demand FBI background check on Gaetz

    Fmr. FBI official says Biden, Senate Judiciary should demand FBI background check on Gaetz

    VP-elect JD Vance is holding meetings with GOP Senators and Trump’s Attorney General Pick Matt Gaetz today as the House Ethics Committee debates releasing a report looking into allegations of sexual misconduct against Gaetz. Fmr. Rep. John Yarmuth, “Bulwark Podcast” host Tim Miller, and Fmr. Assistant FBI Counterintelligence Director Frank Figliuzzi discuss the latest developments…

  • NYC Mayor Eric Adams schmoozes with Trump at UFC event

    NYC Mayor Eric Adams schmoozes with Trump at UFC event

    New York City Mayor Eric Adams essentially kissed Donald Trump’s ring at a UFC event over the weekend that effectively doubled as a MAGA rally. Rep. Ritchie Torres, D-N.Y., touted Elon Musk and kvetched over liberals’ justifiable criticism of the tech billionaire. Colorado’s Democratic governor, Jared Polis, sang the praises of conspiracy theorist Robert F.…

  • How Nancy Mace went from LGBTQ ally to anti-trans culture warrior

    How Nancy Mace went from LGBTQ ally to anti-trans culture warrior

    Rep. Nancy Mace, R-S.C., is making waves after introducing a resolution explicitly targeting her transgender colleague, Rep.-elect Sarah McBride, D-Del., that would bar McBride and other transgender women who work in the Capitol from accessing women’s restrooms or other gender-based facilities.  House Speaker Mike Johnson on Wednesday announced his support for the resolution in a…

  • Jose Ibarra found guilty on all counts in murder of Laken Riley

    Jose Ibarra found guilty on all counts in murder of Laken Riley

    IE 11 is not supported. For an optimal experience visit our site on another browser. UP NEXT BREAKING: Trump defense demands hush money case dismissal based on presidential immunity 06:07 What happens to Jan. 6 riot cases if Gaetz is confirmed as AG? Legal panel previews. 06:27 ‘Hold the line’: Nobel laureate says Americans should…

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