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Senate confronted with controversial Matt Gaetz confirmation

Senators and senators-elect barely had time to elect new leadership on Wednesday, giving South Dakota Sen. John Thune the role of majority leader, before that leadership was put to the test with the prospect of confirming controversial former Rep. Matt Gaetz, R-Fla., as the next United States attorney general.

Newsweek · 1d

Gaetz Could Get Confirmed Without the Senate: How Recess Appointments Work

Gaetz's confirmation as attorney general may be met with resistance from the Senate. But President-elect Trump may have a way to bypass lawmakers.

Washington Examiner on MSN · 15h

Kevin McCarthy predicts ‘Gaetz won’t get confirmed’ by Senate

When pressed on why he thinks Trump picked Gaetz for his attorney general nominee, McCarthy said it was a "good deflection" but did not elaborate further.

Yahoo20h

Will Matt Gaetz pass the Senate nomination process – or does he not need to?

Gaetz, a Trump loyalist and controversial figure in Congress ... “Any Republican Senator seeking the coveted LEADERSHIP ...

10hon MSN

Tuberville's push for Senate Republicans to rubber-stamp Gaetz is blatantly hypocritical

Some Senate Republicans have balked at Trump's picking Matt Gaetz to serve as his attorney general. And then there's Tommy ...

3hon MSNOpinion

Opinion: Matt Gaetz is the perfect crash test dummy for Trump's GOP Senate loyalty test

Donald Trump's history with attorneys general helps explain his slapdash decision to put Rep. Matt Gaetz on the job.

17hon MSN

Coons calls Gaetz’s nomination ‘deadly serious challenge’ to Senate

Sen. Chris Coons (D-Del.) on Wednesday said President-elect Trump’s choice of Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.) for attorney general ...

Courthouse News Service11h

As calls mount for House to release Gaetz ethics report, Senate Republicans keep their options open

The Senate will be tasked with confirming the former Florida congressman after being tapped by President-elect Trump to ...

Pensacola News Journal23d

Don Gaetz seeks to defeat Gulf Breeze News publisher Lisa Newell and return to Fla. Senate

Republican, businessman and former Florida Senate President Don Gaetz is taking on longtime Gulf Breeze News publisher Lisa Newell for Doug Broxson’s seat in the Florida State Senate District ...

Raw Story on MSN1d

Dem senator warns Trump proposal 'would be the end of the United States Senate'

A Democratic senator warned Wednesday that President-elect Donald Trump's push for recess nominations might spell the end ofthe U.S. Senate. Speaking with CNN's Jake Tapper after the announcement that ...

18h

Trump mulls next cabinet picks after rewarding loyalists Gaetz and Gabbard

Donald Trump appoints a series of allies to key posts, including Matt Gaetz as his pick for attorney general and Marco Rubio ...

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