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Michael Kaplan / CBS News:
Matt Gaetz ethics report says his drug use and sex with a minor violated state laws — Former Rep. Matt Gaetz, a Florida Republican who briefly stood to become President-elect Donald Trump's nominee to be attorney general, was found by congressional ethics investigators to have paid numerous women …
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CNN:
House Ethics report finds evidence Matt Gaetz paid thousands for sex and drugs including paying a 17-year-old for sex in 2017 — The House Ethics Committee found evidence that former Rep. Matt Gaetz paid tens of thousands of dollars to women for sex or drugs on at least 20 occasions …
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House Committee on Ethics:
Statement of the Committee on Ethics Regarding Representative Matt Gaetz — On December 23, 2024, the Committee on Ethics (Committee) released the attached Report regarding allegations relating to Representative Matt Gaetz. — The Committee previously noted that there has been a significant …
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Olivia Beavers / Politico:
Ethics report alleges Gaetz paid 17-year-old for sex — Investigators also said the Florida Republican solicited prostitutes, used illegal drugs, took improper gifts and tried to obstruct their probe. — A yearslong House Ethics Committee investigation into former Rep. Matt Gaetz found …
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New York Times:
Trump Transition Live Updates: Ethics Panel Draft Report Accuses Gaetz of ‘Regularly’ Paying for Sex and Using Drugs — Where Things Stand — A draft report by the House Ethics Committee accused former Representative Matt Gaetz, Republican of Florida, of regularly paying for sex …
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NBC News:
Former Rep. Matt Gaetz seeks restraining order to halt release of House Ethics report — The committee was expected to soon release the report about the former GOP lawmaker. — WASHINGTON — Former Rep. Matt Gaetz, R-Fla., sought a restraining order Monday against the House Ethics Committee …
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The Hill:
Gaetz sues Ethics Committee in last-minute bid to block release of report — Former Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.) on Monday filed a lawsuit against the House Ethics Committee in a last-minute attempt to block the panel from releasing its report on the Florida Republican.
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Josh Meyer / USA Today:
Matt Gaetz ethics report finds ‘substantial evidence’ he participated in statutory rape, prostitution
Matt Gaetz ethics report finds ‘substantial evidence’ he participated in statutory rape, prostitution
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Ryan Nobles / NBC News:
House Ethics Committee releases report on its investigation into former Rep. Matt Gaetz
House Ethics Committee releases report on its investigation into former Rep. Matt Gaetz
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The Hill:
Gaetz Ethics report finds ‘substantial evidence’ of statutory rape, drug use
Gaetz Ethics report finds ‘substantial evidence’ of statutory rape, drug use
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John Solomon / Just The News:
House Ethics draft report accuses Gaetz of statutory rape of 17-year-old, drug use and obstruction
House Ethics draft report accuses Gaetz of statutory rape of 17-year-old, drug use and obstruction
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The White House:
Statement from President Joe Biden on Federal Death Row Commutations — I've dedicated my career to reducing violent crime and ensuring a fair and effective justice system. — Today, I am commuting the sentences of 37 of the 40 individuals on federal death row to life sentences without the possibility of parole.
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Associated Press:
Biden gives life in prison to 37 of 40 federal death row inmates before Trump can resume executions — President Joe Biden announced on Monday that he is commuting the sentences of 37 of the 40 people on federal death row, converting their punishments to life imprisonment just weeks …
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Sam Fossum / CNN:
Biden commutes most federal death row sentences to life in prison before Trump takes office — President Joe Biden announced Monday that he is taking 37 people off federal death row to serve out life sentences behind bars — a decision that leaves only three federal prisoners awaiting execution …
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Michelle Stoddart / ABC News:
Biden commutes sentences of nearly all federal death row inmates
Biden commutes sentences of nearly all federal death row inmates
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Chris Geidner / Law Dork:
Breaking: President Biden commutes most federal death sentences
Breaking: President Biden commutes most federal death sentences
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Aishvarya Kavi / New York Times:
Biden Commutes 37 Death Sentences Ahead of Trump's Plan to Resume Federal Executions
Biden Commutes 37 Death Sentences Ahead of Trump's Plan to Resume Federal Executions
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Elizabeth Pritchett / Fox News:
Biden commutes sentences of 37 federal death row inmates in final month of presidency
Biden commutes sentences of 37 federal death row inmates in final month of presidency
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ACLU:
ACLU Celebrates President Biden's Historic Federal Death Row Commutations
ACLU Celebrates President Biden's Historic Federal Death Row Commutations
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Steven Nelson / New York Post:
Biden commutes death sentences of child killers and mass murderers 2 days before Christmas
Biden commutes death sentences of child killers and mass murderers 2 days before Christmas
Jess Bravin / Wall Street Journal:
Biden Commutes Sentences of 37 Death Row Inmates
Biden Commutes Sentences of 37 Death Row Inmates
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Steve Benen / MSNBC:
By stepping on rakes, Trump ruins his own ‘honeymoon’ phase — The president-elect had one demand for the bill to prevent a government shutdown. He didn't get it. The result made him look weak at an inopportune time. — It's not uncommon for a president-elect to enjoy a “honeymoon” …
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Rachael Bade / Politico:
Trump's big Mike Johnson decision — A messy Capitol Hill endgame has the president-elect pondering a change in House leadership. — After the House passed a shutdown-averting spending bill Friday, a very relieved Speaker Mike Johnson proclaimed to reporters that President-elect Donald Trump was “certainly happy about this outcome.”
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Stephen Collinson / CNN:
Trump bristles at Musk's rocketing profile as Democrats play on the president-elect's vanity
Trump bristles at Musk's rocketing profile as Democrats play on the president-elect's vanity
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Peter Nicholas / NBC News:
Trump addresses Elon Musk's growing political influence: 'He's not going to be president'
Trump addresses Elon Musk's growing political influence: 'He's not going to be president'
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Reuters:
Greenland is not for sale, its leader says in response to Trump — Greenland is not for sale, its elected leader said on Monday, responding to comments made by U.S. President-elect Donald Trump regarding the “ownership and control” of the vast Arctic island that has been part of Denmark for over 600 years.
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Rebecca Falconer / Axios:
Trump suggests he wants to buy Greenland
Trump suggests he wants to buy Greenland
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Sean O'Driscoll / Newsweek:
Trump Organization Accused of Tax Evasion in Panama: What We Know — has started a quarrel with Panama over the fees it's charging American ships to use the Panama Canal, while the Trump Organization is fighting a court case over taxes in the central American country. — What to Know
Kate Riga / Talking Points Memo:
Anti-Abortion Officials Continue Deputizing Angry Men To Turn Over Their Partners In New Legal Foray — A 20-year-old woman in Collin County, Texas arrives at the emergency room to address severe bleeding. A health care provider tells the man she's with that the woman had been nine weeks pregnant.
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