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Matt Gaetz

 
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Florida's 1st District
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805 E James Lee Blvd
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Crestview FL, 32539
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850-479-1183
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1170 Martin Luther King, Jr. Blvd.
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Fort Walton Beach FL, 32547
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News
11/14/2024 --clickondetroit
President-elect Donald Trump has chosen Todd Blanche, an attorney who led the legal team that defended the Republican at his hush money criminal trial, to serve as the second-highest ranking Justice Department official.
11/14/2024 --kron4
President-elect Trump is quickly testing the will of Senate Republicans, asking them to back controversial picks to his Cabinet such as Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and former Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.), while at the same time demanding they give him more power by easing recess appointments. His dual calls essentially demand loyalty from GOP senators to [...]
11/14/2024 --delcotimes
An old lesson of American government still applies: Lawmakers should have a chance to vet and vote on presidential appointees.
11/14/2024 --theepochtimes
The last time Florida held a special election to fill a House seat was in 2021, after the death of Democrat Alcee Hastings of House District 20.
11/14/2024 --nypost
Moderate Sen. Susan Collins confirmed Thursday that she intends to defend her seat and vie for a sixth term in what is widely expected to be a tough cycle for Senate Republicans.
11/10/2024 --kron4
President-elect Trump’s resounding victory last week threatens to further isolate his few remaining GOP critics on Capitol Hill. The shrinking group of Republicans who have bucked the president-elect underscores Trump’s dominance over the party and raises questions about how this GOP faction will navigate the new political reality in Washington. Only a handful of vocal Trump skeptics will remain in the [...]
11/09/2024 --foxnews
Democratic Rep. Jared Moskowitz of Florida said police informed him about a possible murder plot against him before the 2024 presidential election.
11/06/2024 --abcnews
The majority in the U.S. House hangs in balance
11/06/2024 --eastbaytimes
Tax cuts, securing the southern border and taking a ”blowtorch” to federal regulations are at the top of the agenda if the GOP sweeps the White House and Congress.
11/01/2024 --theepochtimes
Both tell supporters to get voters to the polls in tossup race to be won by the party that leaves no favorable ballot un-cast.
10/29/2024 --foxnews
Florida Republican Rep. Matt Gaetz's latest bill targets illegal aliens that attempt to unlawfully vote in U.S. elections, making it a felony punishable by fines and prison time.
10/16/2024 --foxnews
Rep. Matt Gaetz calls for DHS to release unredacted documents linking VP Harris to the "border czar" title, alleging White House interference.
10/09/2024 --dailycaller
'This is an unacceptable dereliction of your duty'
10/08/2024 --foxnews
Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz said the Electoral College should be abolished in favor of a national popular vote during a fundraiser in California.
10/08/2024 --dailycaller
An image on X claims to show a post from Republican Florida Rep. Matt Gaetz as related to Hurricane Helene. Call out their lies pic.twitter.com/LNtiqvB5E8 — Change The System 🪷💙 (@ChangeTheSyst14) October 1, 2024 Verdict: Misleading The post is two years old and refers to Hurricane Ian, not Hurricane Helene. Fact Check: Hurricane Helene has [...]
10/08/2024 --dailycaller
'Prescribing what is favored and disfavored speech'
10/08/2024 --foxnews
The Texas Attorney General has written to the Biden-Har­ris administration urging it to provide information on nearly half a million people who have not had their citizenship verified.
10/05/2024 --gazette
It was not all that long ago that the Republican Party stood for the rule of law and defended America’s most cherished institutions.
09/26/2024 --kron4
Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.) told the House Ethics Committee that he will “no longer voluntarily participate” in the panel’s probe into him, accusing it of leading a “political payback exercise” and calling it “uncomfortably nosy.” In a Thursday letter that Gaetz posted publicly on the social platform X, the Florida Republican ticked through a list [...]
09/23/2024 --theonion
Instagram launched “Teen Accounts” last week, a new effort aimed at protecting users between 13 and 17. Here are some of the features the social media giant has developed to protect minors on the platform. Beheading limits: Instagram will now nudge teen users once they’ve reached their 60 minutes of daily execution content. Grooming timer: [...]The post New Features Coming To Instagram’s ‘Teen Accounts’ appeared first on The Onion.
09/18/2024 --theepochtimes
Customs and Border Patrol officials referred suspect Ryan Routh to Homeland Security Investigations, but no action was taken, an official said on Capitol Hill.
09/11/2024 --foxnews
House Republicans granted anonymity to speak freely criticized former President Trump's performance against Vice President Kamala Harris on Tuesday.
09/11/2024 --kron4
Former President Trump and Republicans are pointing fingers in the aftermath of his debate with Vice President Harris that saw the Republican nominee frequently fall into traps set by his opponent and struggle to drive home the message his campaign had previewed. Trump and his allies hammered the moderators at host network ABC News, accusing [...]
09/11/2024 --nbcnews
Donald Trump projected confidence after the debate, saying it was his "best" yet. But many of his allies were frustrated that he let Kamala Harris provoke him.
09/10/2024 --forbes
ABC News is set to host the debate Tuesday at 9 p.m.
09/10/2024 --orlandosentinel
By The Associated Press Kamala Harris and Donald Trump are gearing up to take the stage for Tuesday night’s debate in Philadelphia, where they’ll fight to sway 2024 election voters on the biggest stage in U.S. politics. The event, at 9 p.m. Eastern, will offer Americans their most detailed look at a campaign that’s dramatically [...]
09/03/2024 --dailycaller
'Outrageous partisan poison pills is a nonstarter'
09/02/2024 --columbian
SAN SALVADOR, El Salvador — When El Salvador’s autocratic president, Nayib Bukele, celebrated his inauguration this summer, guests of honor included Donald Trump Jr., Tucker Carlson and Rep. Matt Gaetz, the firebrand Republican from Florida.
08/30/2024 --foxnews
Some Trump allies in Florida revealed their plans for voting on Amendment 4, which would enshrine the right to an abortion into the state's constitution.
08/30/2024 --greeleytribune
Foreign policy experts say cozying up to autocrats helps legitimize them, and robs the U.S. of moral authority on the world stage.
08/30/2024 --necn
A proposal to put golf courses in a Florida state park — which has landed Gov. Ron DeSantis in hot water politically — involved two of the biggest names in professional golf history: Tiger Woods and Jack Nicklaus.The proposal to build courses at Jonathan Dickinson State Park in Southeast Florida is now put on hold after bipartisan pushback and protests across the state. But had the idea received state approval, and both Woods and Nicklaus would have been involved in course-design work.“There were actually going to be at least two courses; one would be a Tiger course and one would be a Jack course,” Eugene Stearns, an attorney who represents Nicklaus, told NBC News.He said Nicklaus, who has designed more than 300 courses across the world, would have done the work free of charge had the proposal become a reality. “For Jack, it was a charitable issue,” Stearns said. The proposal — which was first reported by the Tampa Bay Times — was part of changes to nine state parks that also included the addition of amenities like pickle ball courts and new lodges. Golf courses, however, were the biggest point of controversy from the proposal.A DeSantis administration official said the plans were not finalized and they expected pushback. But things spiraled too quickly before they were ready when they were made public.“We kind of lost the narrative on this one,” said a DeSantis administration official. “Leaks did not help.”DeSantis never said he backed the plan, and he has stated he never “approved” it. It came out of an agency whose head the governor appoints.The backlash ran the political spectrum, from Democrats to environmental groups to most state Republicans, including Sens. Rick Scott and Marco Rubio, along with Rep. Matt Gaetz.“I know you love our Florida environment. We campaigned together on saving the environment in 2018. I saw your sincerity firsthand, up close,” Gaetz posted on X, directing his comments to DeSantis. “Please use your excellent leadership skills to kill this anti-Florida Man initiative. Keep our parks natural.”There has also been pushback to past attempts to put golf corses in Florida state parks, with the general idea that people in the state are opposed to any additional development in those areas.TGR Design, Wood’s Florida-based golf course design company, did not respond to multiple requests seeking comment, but four sources, including the DeSantis administration official, confirmed that it was involved in the early stages of the proposal.The proposal was spearheaded by Folds of Honor, an Oklahoma-based non-profit organization that helps veterans. It uses golf, among other things, to raise scholarship money for families of members and first responders who were killed or disabled.The group, which has floated the idea of golf courses in Florida state parks in the past, issued a statement last week confirming its involvement. It said the plan was to bring “world class” golf to Southeast Florida and donate proceeds to military and first-responder families.The statement from the group was shared and amplified by nationally-known conservative firebrand Dan Bongino, who said the group personally assured him the proposal was not returning. “My good friends at ‘Folds of Honor’ have also assured me that they do not plan to move forward on this project,” Bongino, who lives in the area, wrote on social media. “They are great people, doing great things. They just didn’t understand the local passion for JD Park.”A second lesser-known group, Delaware-based Tuskegee Dunes Foundation, earlier posted on a newly-created website that it was also behind the proposal, but it has since backed away.“We have received clear feedback that Jonathan Dickinson State Park is not the right location,” the group posted. “We did not understand the local community landscape and appreciate the clarity. We will not pursue building in the beloved Jonathan Dickinson State Park.”Little is known about that group, which shared an Oklahoma address with Folds of Honor, but the group in January did hire two Florida lobbyists, including Ryan Matthews, the former head of the state’s Department of Environmental Protection, which is the agency that would have had broad authority to move forward with the plan and whose leader DeSantis appoints.DeSantis’ communications team initially supported the idea, even as public pushback grew.In a statement last week, DeSantis press secretary Jeremy Redfern said that it was something former President Teddy Roosevelt, a well-known conservationist, would have supported.“Teddy Roosevelt believed that public parks were for the benefit and enjoyment of the people, and we agree with him,” Redfern said. “No administration has done more than we have to conserve Florida’s natural resources, grow conservation lands, and keep our environment pristine. But it’s high time we made public lands more accessible to the public.”On Wednesday, though, DeSantis distanced himself from the proposal.“It was not approved by me. I never saw that,” he told reporters. “A lot of that stuff was just half-baked, and it was not ready for prime time.”This story first appeared on NBCNews.com. More from NBC News:Parataekwondo athlete Zakia Khudadadi wins first medal for the Refugee Paralympic TeamCarlos Alcaraz loses to Botic van de Zandschulp in U.S. Open, ending 15-match Grand Slam win streakThe internet’s favorite tech reviewer is also an elite ultimate frisbee player
08/26/2024 --foxnews
Reps. Mike Kelly, R-Pa., and Jason Crow, D-Colo., are leading the official probe, which is being paralleled by an unsanctioned group of lawmakers and experts.
08/26/2024 --kron4
Dueling Monday events focused on the assassination attempt against former President Trump highlighted the challenge that the official House task force investigating the attack could have in keeping the effort bipartisan and apolitical. In its first in-person and public official action, members of the bipartisan task force toured the Butler, Pa., Farm Show site where [...]
08/26/2024 --abcnews
Party faces a leadership standoff as the November election looms.
08/26/2024 --latimes
Trump and his allies have continued to court foreign autocrats, including several who would likely not get such treatment in a Democratic White House.
08/22/2024 --dailycamera
Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz accepted his party’s vice presidential nomination, and repeated claims he has made before about the Republican ticket.
08/22/2024 --troyrecord
The DNC presents Fox News Channel with a delicate challenge — how to cover a party suddenly enthused about its election chances when much of its audience has a different political view.
08/22/2024 --reporterherald
Vice President Kamala Harris will close out the Democratic National Convention when she accepts her party’s historic presidential nomination.
08/22/2024 --foxnews
Rep. Matt Gaetz introduces the ALIEN Act to let federal judges award damages to victims harmed by illegal immigrants, amending the 1952 Immigration and Nationality Act.
08/22/2024 --rollcall
Welcome to At the Races! Each week we bring you news and analysis from the CQ Roll Call campaign team. Know someone who’d like to get this newsletter? They can subscribe here. By Mary Ellen McIntire, Daniela Altimari and Niels Lesniewski Editor’s note: At the Races will not come out on Aug. 29. It will return [...]The post At the Races: Can ‘joy’ give Democrats the House gavel? appeared first on Roll Call.
08/21/2024 --foxnews
When you turn on the TV to see what’s going on in Chicago or tune in to the speeches from Gov. Tim Walz and VP Kamala Harris, look at the stage and the audience and you’ll see America.
08/21/2024 --huffpost
After eight House GOP members helped oust Kevin McCarthy last fall, he vowed revenge. It didn’t turn out the way he planned.
08/21/2024 --troyrecord
To date, the only McCarthy target to lose renomination was Virginia Rep. Bob Good, who was also opposed by Trump because he initially endorsed Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis for president.
08/18/2024 --kron4
Key primary races will kick off in Alaska, Florida and Wyoming next week as the 2024 primary cycle wraps up. In Florida, a noteworthy Senate race is about to be solidified. Meanwhile, Rep. Matt Gaetz (R) battles a challenger backed by his political nemesis, former Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R), while Democrats duke it out in [...]
08/18/2024 --orlandosentinel
By BRENDAN FARRINGTON TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Compared with the wild twists and turns of the presidential election, Florida’s primary Tuesday will be relatively tame. The only statewide race on the ballot is for the Senate seat held by Republican Rick Scott, who will learn who he’ll face in November. Local races will be the [...]
08/18/2024 --washingtontimes
Compared with the wild twists and turns of the presidential election, Florida's primary Tuesday will be relatively tame. The only statewide race on the ballot is for the Senate seat held by Republican Rick Scott, who will learn who he'll face in November.
08/17/2024 --orlandosentinel
Former UF President Ben Sasse stepped down unexpectedly in July, citing concerns about his wife’s health. But nine current and former administrators and top donors say there was more to the story.
08/17/2024 --huffpost
As Kamala Harris considers the FTC chair's fate, Khan's effort to ban noncompete agreements highlights how anti-monopoly policy affects ordinary people.
08/13/2024 --foxnews
Republicans are getting to work selecting a challenger to United States Sen. Amy Klobuchar in the blue-leaning Midwestern state of Minnesota.
 
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