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The House Ethics Committee met Wednesday to discuss whether to publish a report into Donald Trump’s controversial choice for attorney general, Matt Gaetz, examining allegations against him that he paid for sex with a minor in 2017 that it investigated in 2022.
ABC News reports that the former Florida congressman sent two women who testified as part of the probe more than $10,000 in Venmo payments over two years, some of which they said were for sex. Gaetz has always denied the accusations.
After meeting for two hours, chair Rep Michael Guest told reporters: “There was no agreement by the committee to release the report.”
Gaetz was on Capitol Hill with Vice President-elect JD Vance and others on a mission to lobby Republican senators ahead of January’s confirmation hearings. Vance says Trump “deserves” a loyal cabinet for helping Republicans retake the Senate.
Trump has meanwhile made a further series of additions to his new cabinet, moving on Tuesday to nominate former WWE boss Linda McMahon as education secretary, TV’s Dr. Mehmet Oz as Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services Administrator, Cantor Fitzgerald CEO Howard Lutnick as commerce secretary, and Matthew Whitaker as NATO ambassador.
Tommy Tuberville tells Steve Bannon 2020 election was stolen in offensive rant about Joe Biden
Gustaf Kilander21 November 2024 07:00
Trump cabinet picks described as ‘world’s first nuclear-armed reality television show’
There’s a common trait that President-elect Donald Trump is clearly prizing as he selects those to serve in his new administration: experience on television.
Trump loves that “central casting” look, as he likes to call it.
Linda McMahon: How much does she actually know about education?
But how much education experience does she actually have?
Rhian Lubin takes a look at her qualifications:
Oliver O’Connell21 November 2024 05:30
VP-elect JD Vance faces flack from own party for helping Democrats push through Biden judicial nominees
Vance and President-elect Trump’s nominee to lead the State Department, Florida Senator Marco Rubio, were two of the GOP Senators who were absent.
Gustaf Kilander21 November 2024 05:00
Trump nominates Pete Hoekstra as ambassador to Canada
I am very pleased to announce that former Ambassador, and former Congressman, Pete Hoekstra, has been nominated as my United States Ambassador to Canada.
Pete is well-respected in the Great State of Michigan – A State we won sizably.
He represented Michigan’s 2nd District in Congress for nearly 20 years, where he was also Chairman of the House Intelligence Committee, and was a great help to our Campaign as Chairman of the Michigan Republican Party.
I overhauled the disastrous NAFTA Agreement, the worst Trade Deal in the History of the United States, which was switched to the USMCA (Mexico/Canada), which no one thought could be done.
We brought Trade with Mexico and Canada to a level playing field for our wonderful Farmers and Working Families. In my Second Term, Pete will help me once again put AMERICA FIRST.
He did an outstanding job as United States Ambassador to the Netherlands during our first four years, and I am confident that he will continue to represent our Country well in this new role.
Thank you, Pete!
Donald Trump
Gustaf Kilander21 November 2024 04:45
Pete Hegseth’s comments about women in the military met with outrage
Pete Hegseth, who Trump has nominated to be the next secretary of defense, has been widely derided for a lack of qualifications to lead the country’s largest federal agency and its 3 million service members and civilian staff members.
In a recent podcast appearance, Hegseth said the nation’s military “should not have women in combat roles” and that men are “more capable” in those positions.
Oliver O’Connell21 November 2024 04:30
Matt Gaetz has a new nickname courtesy of Jimmy Kimmel
Ariana Baio has the story.
Oliver O’Connell21 November 2024 03:30
Harris campaign accused of ‘malpractice’ for silence on Trump’s transgender attacks
Several prominent Democrats have slammed the Harris campaign’s decision to stay silent over Donald Trump’s transgender attack ads, including one who described the inaction as “malpractice.”
Oliver O’Connell21 November 2024 02:30
Alex Jones sues Sandy Hook families and ‘The Onion’ for ‘Frankenstein bid’ to buy Infowars
Conspiracy theorist and right-wing media personality Alex Jones sued on Monday to challenge the sale of his Infowars platform to the parent company satirical news outlet The Onion and the families of victims of the 2012 Sandy Hook mass school shooting.
Jones alleged in a filing in Texas bankruptcy court on Monday that “conspiratorial negotiation and agreement” involving his bankruptcy trustee and a “flagrantly non-compliant Frankenstein bid” led to the Sandy Hook families and Global Tetrahedron, The Onion’s parent company, winning an auction last week for the site.
Oliver O’Connell21 November 2024 02:00
Inside Trump and Musk’s controversial bromance
On Tuesday, Trump accompanied Musk to a SpaceX launch in Brownsville, Texas. Also in attendance was Tennessee Senator Bill Hagerty, a possible pick to be Trump’s Treasury secretary, according to Politico.
Josh Marcus21 November 2024 01:45
