Matt Gaetz

Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.) on Wednesday declared the election of Rep. Mike Johnson (R-La.) as House speaker a sign of the strength of the “MAGA movement” in the GOP and the waning power of the “swamp.” After a three-week leadership void in the House, the GOP conference chose Mr. Johnson as their speaker nominee; he […]

In an interview with CNN on Saturday, Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.) expressed his confidence in Rep. Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) becoming the next speaker of the House, after more than 50 Republicans voted on Friday against supporting Mr. Jordan on the House floor. He also responded to the criticism leveled at him, saying that his motion […]

During a House Judiciary Subcommittee hearing on “Victims of Violent Crime in the District of Columbia” on Oct. 12, Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.) grilled Lindsey Appiah, D.C.’s deputy mayor for public safety and justice, over crimes in the city. “Didn’t you think the soft-on-crime policies are one reason?” Mr. Gaetz asked when Ms. Appiah answered […]

As Majority Leader Steve Scalise and Chairman of the Judiciary Jim Jordan are competing to win support for the House Speaker position — some are frustrated with Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.) for even putting other members in this situation.

House Republicans are seeking a new speaker after the House voted to vacate Kevin McCarthy as House speaker. Former Georgia congressman Jody Hice offers his thoughts on the appropriations bills and the future direction of the Republican Party.

Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) has been removed as House Speaker following a vote on Tuesday. Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.), who led the effort to topple Mr. McCarthy, spoke to reporters after the vote, criticizing Mr. McCarthy for his “failed speakership.” “Now we appear to be headed toward bargaining,” Mr. Gaetz said.

House Speaker Kevin McCarthy’s post has been removed as House speaker by a vote of the House of Representatives. Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.) pushed a motion to vacate the speaker’s seat, thereby ousting Mr. McCarthy. Rep. Henry Cuellar (D-Texas) was carjacked in Washington, D.C., on Oct. 2. The Texas Democrat was victimized when he was […]

Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) has been removed as House speaker by a vote of the House of Representatives on a motion to vacate the chair brought by a member of his own party. The unprecedented action plunges the House into what is certain to be a contentious speaker’s battle as it simultaneously battles the calendar […]

Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.) moved to oust House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) from his position recently, ensuring a house vote on the motion to vacate on Oct. 3. NTD spoke with Lawrence Wilson, a political reporter for The Epoch Times, for more on the chaos in the Republican-controlled house.  

Congressman Matt Gaetz has taken the GOP’s political squabbling up a notch by calling for a vote to oust House Speaker Kevin McCarthy. NTD has more on the move, as well as reactions from other lawmakers. NTD brings you the biggest takeaways from day one of former President Donald Trump’s fraud trial in New York. […]

Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.) on Monday filed a motion to vacate Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) as House Speaker, setting up a likely showdown vote in the lower chamber in the days ahead. Mr. Gaetz is a member of the hardline conservative GOP faction that has, for months, warned Mr. McCarthy it would introduce a motion […]

Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.) is expected to speak on the House floor on Oct. 2 about its speaker, Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.), after Republicans called for a vote to oust Mr. McCarthy following the passage of a stopgap funding bill that drew more support from Democrats than Republicans.

Reps. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.), Betty McCollum (D-Minn.), and Steve Womack (R-Ark.) debated over an amendment Mr. Gaetz proposed to cut U.S. funding to Ukraine, on the House floor on Sept. 27. The latter two opposed to the amendment.

At Wednesday’s House Judiciary Committee hearing, Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.) had a heated exchange with Attorney General Merrick Garland over President Joe Biden’s family business dealings. The hearing became chaotic at the end of Mr. Gaetz’s questioning.

Former President Donald Trump, former Fox host Tucker Carlson, GOP presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy, Reps. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.), Ana Paulina Luna (R-Fla.), Byron Donalds (R-Fla.), Harmeet Dhillon, Megyn Kelly, and Turning Point Action founder Charlie Kirk will speak at the Turning Point Action 2023 Conference Day One on July 15. Agenda: 3:45  p.m. ET, Charlie […]

Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.) endorsed former President Donald Trump as the “strongest” candidate among presidential hopefuls in 2024, following Trump’s strong showings in a recent poll. The poll, conducted by Harvard CAPS-Harris that queried 2,004 registered voters from May 17 to May 18, Trump defeated President Joe Biden by seven points and Vice President Kamala […]

A bipartisan group in Congress introduced a bill on May 2 that would prohibit members from trading stocks. Reps. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.), Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.), Brian Fitzpatrick (R-Pa.), and Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-Ill.) introduced the Bipartisan Restoring Faith in Government Act, which would “restrict trading and ownership of certain financial instruments by members of Congress and […]