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READ: House Ethics Committee report finds Matt Gaetz paid underage girl for sex while in Congress
Read full article: READ: House Ethics Committee report finds Matt Gaetz paid underage girl for sex while in CongressThe House Ethics Committee has accused Matt Gaetz of โregularlyโ paying for sex, including with a 17-year-old girl, and purchasing and using illicit drugs all while the Florida Republican was a member of Congress.
House Ethics Committee accuses Gaetz of 'regularly' paying for sex, including with 17-year-old girl
Read full article: House Ethics Committee accuses Gaetz of 'regularly' paying for sex, including with 17-year-old girlThe House Ethics Committee has accused Matt Gaetz of โregularlyโ paying for sex, including with a 17-year-old girl, and purchasing and using illicit drugs as a member of Congress.
House Ethics Committee secretly voted to release Matt Gaetz ethics report, source says
Read full article: House Ethics Committee secretly voted to release Matt Gaetz ethics report, source saysThe House Ethics Committee has voted in secret to release the long-awaited ethics report into former Rep. Matt Gaetz.
What to know about Florida Rep. Matt Gaetz, Trump's pick to serve as attorney general
Read full article: What to know about Florida Rep. Matt Gaetz, Trump's pick to serve as attorney generalIn picking Rep. Matt Gaetz as his nominee for attorney general, President-elect Donald Trump is looking to install a fierce loyalist โ who has been seen as divisive even within his own party โ over some of the more established attorneys whose names had been mentioned for the nationโs top federal prosecutor post.
Ethics office says Reps. Newman, Lamborn may have broken law
Read full article: Ethics office says Reps. Newman, Lamborn may have broken lawA congressional ethics watchdog has concluded that U.S. Reps. Marie Newman of Illinois and Doug Lamborn of Colorado may have violated federal law, prompting reviews from the House Ethics Committee.
While embroiled in alleged sex scandal, Gaetz speaks to Trump supporters in Doral
Read full article: While embroiled in alleged sex scandal, Gaetz speaks to Trump supporters in DoralDuring his prepared speech for the summitโs Women For America First event, Rep. Matt Gaetz didnโt mention that he is embroiled in an alleged sex scandal.
Gaetz vows to fight, tries to stay on offensive amid scandal
Read full article: Gaetz vows to fight, tries to stay on offensive amid scandalFlorida Rep. Matt Gaetz, who is embroiled in a federal sex trafficking investigation, has denied wrongdoing and refused to resign โ or even lay low โ amid mounting political pressure.
Ethics panel affirms Rep. Gohmert fine over metal detector
Read full article: Ethics panel affirms Rep. Gohmert fine over metal detectorThe House Ethics Committee upheld a $5,000 fine against Gohmert on Tuesday, March 30, 2021, after he was accused of failing to submit to a full security screening when entering the chamber's floor last month. A letter by the Ethics committee rejecting an appeal by Gohmert was the first such letter it has issued under the new rules, suggesting he would be the first to pay the fine. When an officer told him he needed to be checked with a wand, he walked onto the floor anyway โto engage in my turn to debate,โ Gohmert wrote. In a two-paragraph letter, the Ethics panel wrote, โA majority of the committee did not agree to the appeal,โ the standard required to dismiss the fine. The Ethics committee consists of five Democrats and five Republicans, and the letter did not provide details of the vote.
Polls open: Election Day arrives in Florida
Read full article: Polls open: Election Day arrives in FloridaPolls opened at 7 a.m. Tuesday for Floridas Primary Election and they wont close until 7 p.m. local time. Florida is a closed primary state, meaning voters can only cast ballots for candidates running for the party in which they are registered. Its Primary Day and election workers are preparing to open the polls for in-person voting during a pandemic. She said she registered to vote the first chance she could and has voted in every election since, usually being in line when polls open on Election Day. As of June 30, Florida had nearly 4.9 million active Republican voters and more than 5.1 million active Democratic voters.
Vote by mail in Florida primary already far exceeds 2016
Read full article: Vote by mail in Florida primary already far exceeds 2016Florida has no statewide races on the 2020 ballot and voters are voting by mail in larger numbers, likely because of the coronavirus pandemic. Incumbent Republican U.S. Rep. Ross Spano is facing a primary challenge from Lakeland City Commissioner Scott Franklin. Republican U.S. Rep. Bill Posey is also facing a primary opponent in District 8, located on Florida's Space Coast. The vote by mail totals far exceed the 2016 primary, when fewer than 1.3 million people voted by mail, and ballots will continue to arrive at election offices through Tuesday. The state has nearly 3.8 million voters who either are not registered with a party or are registered with a minor party.