Get all your news in one place.

100’s of premium titles.
One app.

Start reading

Get all your news in one place.

100’s of premium titles. One news app.

Start reading

The Latest Breaking News from Matt Gaetz

Florida Sheriff Withdraws from Trump's DEA Nomination Amid MAGA Criticism for Not Being 'Republican Enough'

The sheriff withdrew three days after being nominated, becoming the second Trump cabinet pick to step down.

Latin Times

Trump’s DEA nominee backs out after Covid and immigration criticisms

Hillsborough County Sheriff Chad Chronister is second Trump nominee to withdraw from consideration, after Matt Gaetz

The Independent UK

Fox News largely ignores Pete Hegseth’s many scandals while Newsmax draws the line

While Fox News employs a familiar tactic when it comes to unflattering stories about the network or MAGA, Newsmax is directly calling on Trump to drop the former Fox News star’s nomination.

The Independent UK

From analysis to the latest developments in health,
read the most diverse news in one place.

Will Pete Hegseth answer questions about his history with women — or will he take the other option?

ANALYSIS: At the bare minimum, Hegseth is headed for one of the most uncomfortable and public grillings by a Senate panel in recent history, writes John Bowden

The Independent UK

Rep. Casten Pushes For Release Of Gaetz Ethics Report

Rep. Casten pushes for House vote on releasing Ethics Committee report on former congressman Matt Gaetz, facing skepticism of GOP support.

Top News

Ted Cruz launches raunchy attack on ‘Morning Joe’ hosts over meeting with Trump

Texas senator says MSNBC hosts are ‘desperate for relevance’ and that they were ‘kissing a little bit lower’ than the ring at the Trump meeting

The Independent UK

Ted Cruz, Rick Scott Top List of Senators Backing Trump Nominee Pete Hegseth Despite New Allegations

Cruz and Scott came out in full support of Hegseth, who faces multiple sexual assault allegations, to become the new Defense Secretary after a private meeting.

Latin Times

Read news from The Economist, FT, and more,
with one subscription

Trump’s next attorney general pick meets with key GOP senators - Roll Call

Donald Trump’s pick for attorney general, Pam Bondi, met Monday with senior Republican members of the Senate Judiciary Committee.

Roll Call

‘Morning Joe’ plays Kash Patel’s vow to ‘come after’ media on repeat as he’s picked for FBI director role

“We will go out and find the conspirators, not just in government but in the media,” Patel said in a 2023 podcast with Steve Bannon, who claimed he was “absolutely dead serious.”

The Independent UK

A Trump cabinet full of alleged sexual predators? Here’s why it makes perfect sense

Reading the news about United States president-elect Donald Trump’s picks for cabinet positions, one might wonder why so many of his choices include men accused of sexually abusing women and girls, such as Elon Musk, Matt Gaetz, Pete Hegseth and Robert F. Kennedy Jr., as well as a woman alleged…

The Conversation

How GOP won: The gerrymander, again

Sure, both sides do it — but Republicans have ruthlessly redrawn the maps to bake in a nearly unbeatable advantage

Salon

Scottish firm invests in AI weapons firm founded by US billionaire

A SCOTTISH firm has given financial backing to an AI weapons start-up founded by a US tech billionaire who has links to Donald Trump.

The National (Scotland)

Trump cabinet criticized as hodgepodge team unified only by ‘absolute fealty’ to him

Political analysts say president-elect ‘cannot resist chaos’ as he preps administration across ideological spectrum

The Guardian - US

Trump must not dodge FBI checks on cabinet picks, say two former Senate counsels

Some people in Trump’s corner are suggesting allowing private investigators to vet high-level nominees instead of the FBI

The Independent UK

Get all your
news in one place.

100’s of premium titles.
One news app.

The Guardian - US

Trump cabinet picks shaped by new power centers in his orbit

Boris Epshteyn, Susie Wiles and JD Vance hold outsized influence in the president-elect’s administration selections

The Independent UK

Matt Gaetz raises eyebrows with bizarre response to Trump’s Thanksgiving Day rant

Former congressman’s comments came as Trump bashed ‘Radical Left Lunatics’ on social media

Reason

Florida Drug Deaths Rose Dramatically as Pam Bondi Did Her 'Incredible Job' of Reducing Them

The attorney general nominee's record as a drug warrior epitomizes the predictably perverse consequences of prohibition.

Salon

Trump Cabinet picks face bomb threats

Rep. Elise Stefanik and former attorney general nominee Matt Gaetz were among the targets

Get all your
news in one place.

100’s of premium titles.
One news app.

The Independent UK

Trump transition says Cabinet picks, appointees were targeted by bomb threats, swatting attacks

President-elect Donald Trump's transition says several of his Cabinet picks and appointees have been targeted by bomb threats and “swatting attacks."

The Independent UK

Trump cabinet picks including Matt Gaetz targeted by bomb threats and swatting

Gaetz and Elise Stefanik among those targeted at their homes in incidents being investigated by the FBI

The Independent UK

The five Republican senators who could thwart Trump’s agenda and nominees

Trump’s nominees will now need to be confirmed by the Senate, which Republicans control with a 53-seat majority

The Guardian - US

Trump’s picks for new administration are focus of bomb threats and ‘swatting’

Pete Hegseth, Elise Stefanik and Matt Gaetz are among those who were either confirmed or reported to be targeted

Salon

Trump's hatchet woman

Bondi, the former attorney general of Florida, is the perfect Trump choice for this particular gig

Salon

Experts alarmed at Bondi's revenge plot

Though less problematic than Matt Gaetz, Pam Bondi made a series of "incredibly dangerous" comments

Salon

Boebert’s Cameo sparks ethics concerns

Boebert's stint on the personalized video site may have violated rules as she's still an active member of Congress

1 2 3 4 5

People

From analysis to the latest developments in health,
read the most diverse news in one place.

Organisations

the Justice Department

Read news from The Economist, FT, and more,
with one subscription

Topics

Places

Fourteen days free

Download the app

One app. One membership.
100+ trusted global sources.