Republican senators are warning that former Rep. Matt Gaetz’s (R-Fla.) nomination to serve as President-elect Trump’s attorney general is in serious trouble, even though Republicans will control 53 seats in the upper chamber next year. Gaetz will get a chance to make his case for why he should lead the Justice Department, but Republican senators…

Former Rep. Jason Chaffetz (R-Utah) weighed in on President-elect Trump’s decision to tap Fox News host Pete Hegseth as his Defense chief, suggesting he will be “easily confirmed.” “I dare any Republican senator to vote against him,” Chaffetz told Fox News’s Laura Ingraham. “That is not in their best interest.” “And we need to get…

Gaetz is one of a series of Cabinet nominees tapped by Trump last week who lack the resumes normally seen in candidates for high-level administration jobs. He would need to be con

Former Rep. Matt Gaetz has been calling Senate Republicans, asking for a “fair shake” as he faces a long road to confirmation as President-elect Donald Trump’s attorney general. Within hours of his nomination on Wednesday,

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,

The president-elect may have a strategic reason for nominating such an inflammatory candidate, The New York Times reported.

The U.S. House of Representatives Ethics Committee is expected to discuss next steps on Wednesday in its investigation into President-elect Donald Trump's attorney general pick Matt Gaetz, two sources with knowledge of the panel's plans said.