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'Statutory rape concerns': Ethics Committee member hints charges in Florida for Matt Gaetz

Rep. Glenn Ivey (D-MD), a member of the House Ethics Committee, said they released the report on former Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-FL) because it could be "important" to future employers. He also said the committee had "additional information" that could lead to criminal charges after the Justice Department initially decided not to proceed with a case against the Florida Republican.

In a Monday interview with CBS correspondent Scott MacFarlane, Ivey outlined what investigators found when they looked into Gaetz.

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Bill Clinton admitted to hospital after spiking a fever: report

Former President Bill Clinton was admitted to the hospital Monday after spiking a high fever, MSNBC reported.

According to a source close to the former president, it was not an urgent or life-threatening situation. Rather, Clinton was there "for testing and observation."

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'God wanted me to get that': Alex Jones falsely claims LeBron James 'fled the country'

Conspiracy theorist Alex Jones reported without evidence that NBA star LeBron James "fled the country" last week even though the Los Angeles Lakers star played Saturday night in California.

"I got a call Wednesday while I was hiking up a mountain," Jones said Monday. "And they said, it's confirmed that a bunch of the Hollywood people are actually leaving the country because of the investigations of P. Diddy, Epstein, the pedophile rings."

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Right-wing Trump ally demands all press and media be banned from White House — except one

Far-right commentator and ally of Donald Trump, Hugh Hewitt, is telling the incoming administration that they should bar all media from the White House except Fox News.

Speaking to the conservative Bethany Mandel on Monday, Hewitt cheered Peter Doocy, the White House correspondent for Fox News, as the only person who should remain. The Daily Caller also has a White House correspondent.

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'Sexual abuse, that's so much better': C-SPAN caller snaps as host denies Trump rape claim

A caller lobbed a sarcastic response at C-SPAN host Mimi Geerges after she corrected him by pointing out that President-elect Donald Trump was found liable for sexual abuse and not "rape."

During Monday's Washington Journal program, a Democratic caller from California named Joshua said he was concerned about Trump's nominations.

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'Christ got this': Steve Bannon cites Jesus to defend Matt Gaetz's alleged sex crimes

MAGA influencer Steve Bannon cited Jesus Christ to defend former Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-FL) after a House Ethics Committee report linked him to alleged sex and drug crimes.

On Monday, just days before Christmas, Bannon responded to an Ethics Committee report which accused Gaetz of purchasing illegal drugs and paying numerous women for sex — including a 17-year-old girl.

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'This has a Jeffrey Epstein flair to it': Ex-GOP lawmaker unloads on Matt Gaetz

Former Rep. Charlie Dent (R-PA) had little good to say about his ex-colleague Matt Gaetz (R-FL) after a damning House Ethics Committee report found what it described as "substantial evidence" that the Florida Republican "violated House Rules and other standards of conduct prohibiting prostitution, statutory rape, illicit drug use, impermissible gifts, special favors or privileges, and obstruction of Congress."

Appearing on MSNBC on Monday, Dent said that former congressman Gaetz would have a very hard time brushing off the allegations.

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Matt Gaetz report shows he paid $90K to 12 different women: NBC News

Matt Gaetz gave $90,000 to 12 women for a variety of listed reasons, a House Ethics Committee report into the former Florida congressman claimed on Monday.

The report followed an investigation into claims that Gaetz, "violated House Rules and other standards of conduct prohibiting prostitution, statutory rape, illicit drug use, impermissible gifts, special favors or privileges, and obstruction of Congress."

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Trump adviser on plot to take Greenland: 'We have not expanded our country in 70 years'

Corey Lewandowski, a senior adviser to Donald Trump, defended the president-elect's desire to take over Greenland by arguing his boss was a "real estate master."

During a Monday interview on Newsmax, Lewandowski outlined some of Trump's expansionist plans for his next administration.

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'Enough is enough': GOP lawmaker slams missing colleague found living in 'nursing home'

Rep. Tim Burchett (R-TN) attacked his Republican colleague, Rep. Kay Granger of Texas, for reportedly being found in an assisted living nursing home after she missed every vote since July 24.

During a Monday rant about a recent government funding bill, Burchett complained to Real America's Voice about spending to reconstruct Maryland's Francis Scott Key Bridge, which was destroyed in a disaster earlier this year.

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Matt Gaetz 'probably feared' he'd be expelled when he quit Congress: former GOP colleague

An ex-Republican said Monday that former Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-FL) would have likely faced expulsion from the House after it was revealed what a House Ethics Committee report into him contained.

Speaking to MSNBC, former Rep. Carlos Curbelo (R-FL) was reacting to details leaked from the report into allegations of that Gaetz violated "standards of conduct prohibiting prostitution, statutory rape, illicit drug use, impermissible gifts, special favors or privileges, and obstruction of Congress." The full report was due to be released Monday.

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'No guarantees': Proud Boys leader's mom shifts blame for injuries to police on Jan. 6

The mother of former Proud Boys leader Enrique Tarrio is pleading for mercy for her son, and shifting blame toward the police who were injured during the riots on Jan. 6 of 2021.

Tarrio is among up to nine members of the group who reportedly served as informants to the FBI. Tarrio was ultimately sentenced to 22 years in prison.

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'He's weak': Trump comment said to show one Dem attack is 'getting under his skin'

Donald Trump made a statement on Sunday that many critics interpreted as exhibiting his weakness.

President-elect Donald Trump used a speech to MAGA supporters to strongly push back on claims that billionaire Elon Musk had effectively taken over his presidency. While speaking to Turning Point USA's AmFest conference attendees on Sunday, Trump argued that "big companies" wanted him to cut regulations more than slashing taxes.

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