The Vance-Gaetz message to senators: Get him to a hearing
Senators exiting closed-door meetings with Matt Gaetz on Wednesday had a message: Just get the man to a hearing. Gaetz, Donald Trump's pick for attorney general, and Vice President-elect JD Vance (R-Ohio) met with GOP senators on Wednesday to discuss
Powerful GOP steering committee comes together
House Republicans named the members of their steering committee Wednesday, locking in a new group that holds power to set most committee assignments and committee chairs, significantly influencing how the conference as a whole operates. The 30 person body includes
Gaetz recess appointment could be unconstitutional, former DOJ official who wrote torture memos warns
The former Justice Department official who authored the post-9/11 “torture memos” cautioned that President-elect Donald Trump’s nomination of former Rep. Matt Gaetz to serve as attorney general “would plunge the DOJ into a political and legal quagmire” — and that
Rand Paul breaks with Trump on using military for mass deportations: ‘Huge mistake’
GOP Sen. Rand Paul denounced President-elect Donald Trump’s plan to deploy the military to carry out mass deportations of undocumented immigrants upon his return to office, saying it would be a “huge mistake” and a misuse of military personnel. “I’m
Judiciary Committee Dems request Gaetz files from FBI
Senate Judiciary Committee Democrats have officially requested the FBI file on Attorney General nominee Matt Gaetz. In a letter obtained by POLITICO sent to FBI Director Christopher Wray, Democratic members of Judiciary Committee requested the evidentiary file from law enforcement’s