A ‘Hail Mary’: Trump looks for workarounds to install Gaetz without Senate
While J.D. Vance and his staff survey where senators stand on Gaetz, Trump and his allies suggest they could find other ways to push his picks through.
Senate Republicans deliver a message to Trump: Gaetz's confirmation is in jeopardy
Matt Gaetz, has little chance of being confirmed, according to multiple Senate Republican and people around Trump. And they’re privately hoping Trump doesn’t make them walk the plank. That message, according to people who were granted anonymity to discuss the sensitive issue,
Gaetz is quietly lobbying Republican senators ‘to give him a shot’ as Trump’s attorney general
Former Rep. Matt Gaetz is quietly urging GOP senators to give him a chance to prove himself suitable to be attorney general amid growing calls from top Republicans to access a House Ethics Committee report expected to detail allegations of sexual misconduct involving the ex-congressman.
Gaetz May Not Be Confirmed, Trump Admits. He’s Pushing Him and Others Anyway.
The president-elect is taking a flood-the-zone approach to his cabinet nominations, betting that the Senate won’t dare to turn them all down.
Trump 'all in' on Gaetz and urging GOP senators to back him
President-elect Trump is urging Republican senators to back Matt Gaetz as Attorney General. Washington Post national editor Philip Rucker and Republican strategist Susan Del Percio join Peter Alexander to discuss.
Trump Is Privately Pressing Senators To Confirm Matt Gaetz: Reports
The president-elect may have a strategic reason for nominating such an inflammatory candidate, The New York Times reported.
Trump calling senators directly to lobby for Gaetz’s confirmation as attorney general
President-elect Donald Trump is doubling down on his efforts to ensure former Rep. Matt Gaetz is confirmed as attorney general, calling some senators directly to discuss the Florida Republican and ask for their support,
Donald Trump Making Calls to Push Matt Gaetz Confirmation Through: Report
Some Republicans have hinted that Gaetz could be facing an uphill battle in being confirmed as U.S. attorney general.
How Republican Dave McCormick’s Senate campaign ended Pennsylvania’s Casey dynasty
Pennsylvania Republicans took to the polls in the May 2022 primary and nominated celebrity physician Dr. Mehmet Oz their ...
Anti-Israel protesters arrested in Senate office building
At least three anti-Israel protesters appeared to be arrested during a demonstration inside the Philip A. Hart Senate Office Building in Washington, D.C., on Tuesday.
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Washington Commanders Stadium News: RFK bill passes Senate committee, keeping hope alive for team’s return to D.C.
W ashington D.C. and the Washington Commanders got a win in the Senate today. The city has been trying to get the federal ...
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Local Washington officials brace for 4 years of playing defense against Donald Trump
During Trump’s turbulent first four years in office, he and the local government publicly sparred multiple times — in tones ...
How Trump — with or without the Senate — could install his Cabinet nominees
The move by the president to adjourn Congress to make recess appointments would create a new precedent, experts say, ...
Could Trump Hire Gaetz Without Senate Approval? A Recess Appointment Primer
The Constitution allows the president to circumvent the Senate and install appointees while the chamber is in recess, an ...
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RFK Stadium bill passed by Senate committee, clearing hurdle for Commanders' potential D.C. return
Washington D.C. is one step closer to making a play for the Washington Commanders and the team's return to the former ...
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Washington is in a record traffic-safety crisis, especially from impaired driving | Opinion
Several other states have implemented roadside oral-swab testing (which detects six drugs and alcohol) on suspected impaired ...
Who Could Replace Marco Rubio in the Senate? Ron DeSantis Gives Update
Florida Governor Ron DeSantis will be tasked with filling Rubio's Senate seat if he is confirmed as Trump's Secretary of ...
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Everything you need to know about Pennsylvania’s Senate recount battle
Sen.-elect David McCormick walks through a corridor before meeting with Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) and ...
Could Trump bypass Congress if Senate Republicans don’t push through his Cabinet picks?
How far can Donald Trump go to push through some of his controversial Cabinet picks, like former Rep. Matt Gaetz?
Trump escalates test of strength over Gaetz pick
Donald Trump is creating a show of force that will help define his new term as he tries to leverage Matt Gaetz into the ...