The big moment Former congressman Matt Gaetz’s time as President-elect Donald Trump’s pick for attorney general has come to an end. It wound up lasting less than a Scaramucci.

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 ...

Gaetz's departure also refocuses the national spotlight on other controversial Trump Cabinet nominees, including Fox News host Pete Hegseth, who is now "by far the biggest headache" for the ...

TALLAHASSEE — Matt Gaetz’ knack for courting controversy has finally caught up with him. The rightwing firebrand, political prankster, steadfast Trump defender and party animal stepped down as ...

Gaetz played an outsized role last year in the removal of now-former U.S. Rep. Kevin McCarthy as House Speaker – a crusade that ultimately won the support of the chamber’s Democratic members ...

Former Representative Matt Gaetz is speculated to be considering a run in Florida's 2026 gubernatorial race, but polls suggest other Republicans have carved out early leads.

Will he stay in Congress? Will he take on another role in Trump's administration? What's the status of his ethics investigation?

GOP senators had signaled skepticism about Matt Gaetz as attorney general. Trump instead names another loyalist, former Florida Atty. Gen. Pam Bondi.

Matt Gaetz, Donald Trump's polarizing pick to be the next attorney general, has long been at the center of controversy.

Gaetz played an outsized role last year in the removal of now-former U.S. Rep. Kevin McCarthy as House Speaker – a crusade that ultimately won the support of the chamber’s Democratic members ...

Will he stay in Congress? Will he take on another role in Trump's administration? What's the status of his ethics investigation?

Matt Gaetz’s withdrawal marks an important moment in defining the limits of Donald Trump’s power in a second term with a more pliant Congress and Supreme Court than during his first term.