Before Matt Gaetz withdrew from his Attorney General nomination today, Morning Joe was furiously kibitzing over how he could be unraveled over allegations of having sex with a minor and attending drug-fueled parties.If they couldn't obtain the House Ethics Committee report, the Senate would conduct its own investigation, bringing live witnesses to testify as to Gaetz's activities--something t...

* House Speaker Chris Welch and Senate President Don Harmon have both told their chambers to be prepared to return January 2-7 for a lame duck session. As you will recall, Gov. Pritzker and the two Democratic legislative leaders have talked about “Trump-proofing” the state, starting in lame duck session. In response, [...]

Senate Republicans won the first round of their fight for power with Trump, as the president-elect's attorney general nominee Matt Gaetz withdrew from consideration.

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Cruz, while understanding the decision, also expressed regret over the lack of a full Senate hearing, which he believes Gaetz deserved.

Department of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas and FBI Director Christopher Wray refused to testify publicly Thursday before the Senate Homeland Securit...

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It was clear from the outset that the Joint Resolutions of Disapproval from Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) would not pass. The trio of bills, brought to a vote on Wednesday night, would have stopped $20 billion in weapons from being sent to Israel. Every single Republican in the Senate voted against Sanders, as expected. A […]

Some think Gaetz could reclaim his seat in Congress. Others believe the Governor should appoint him to replace Marco Rubio in the Senate.The post Florida politicos react to Matt Gaetz withdrawing from Attorney General consideration appeared fir...

A senior Trump official has issued a threat to Senate Republicans: support and confirm the Cabinet and administration nominees Donald Trump is choosing or face a primary challenge funded by the worlds richest person, Elon Musk, according to a new report from...

The FBI and DHS have said they would be willing to brief the Senate on national security conditions in a classified setting.

Senate Republicans were breathing a deep sigh of relief Thursday afternoon after former Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.) announced he would withdraw his bid to serve as attorney general, acknowledging that allegations of sexual misconduct against him have become a distraction. Sen. Roger Wicker (R-Miss.), the incoming chair of the Senate Armed Services Committee, welcomed Gaetzs...