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A CNN conservative commentator wrote off Matt Gaetz's political future as the House Ethics Committee prepares to release a report on its investigation into shocking allegations against the former lawmaker.

The panel voted in secret earlier this month to reverse its previous decision on the report, which will reveal findings from a congressional investigation into allegations that Gaetz paid for sex with teenage girls, used illicit drugs and shared lewd images with colleagues on the House floor, and Republican strategist Brad Todd told "CNN This Morning" that this would be a nail in the coffin of his political career.

A former federal prosecutor poured cold water on House Republicans’ claims that former Rep. Liz Cheney (R-WY) broke the law for her work on the Jan. 6 committee – and suggested that a GOP report released this week “crosses the line.”

“There is nothing there,” Elie Honig explained during an appearance on CNN’s “NewsNight” when asked if Republicans made a case for any crimes on Cheney’s part in the report released Tuesday.

CNN panelists shouted on Wednesday night during a lively discussion over the GOP's ill-fated spending bill, which was torpedoed by President-elect Donald Trump and his close ally Elon Musk.

During the discussion, Democratic strategist Maria Cardona told the panel on "NewsNight" that Republicans showed they have "no ability to govern" following news that House Speaker Mike Johnson's (R-LA) temporary spending bill, which would've funded the federal government through mid-March — was resoundingly rejected by the incoming administration.

Donald Trump’s incoming border czar doubled down on the president-elect’s promise to end birthright citizenship when he returns to the White House and said Wednesday night he doesn't believe it is even constitutionally protected.

Former Immigration and Customs Enforcement chief Tom Homan, who Trump picked as his next border policy adviser, received immediate pushback during a CNN appearance when he suggested that the 14th Amendment – specifically the Citizenship clause – isn’t actually enshrined in the Constitution.

A Republican senator unloaded on House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) on Wednesday night on Fox News, accusing Johnson of saddling Donald Trump with a ticking time bomb set to explode in March.

Sen. Josh Hawley (R-MO) unleashed a tirade on the right-wing network, demanding to know, "Why would you saddle Donald Trump with this terrible spending bill before he even gets into office?"

Former Rep. Adam Kinzinger (R-IL) trolled President-elect Donald Trump on Wednesday as he weighed in on the politics surrounding the collapse of the House spending bill – and made clear who he thinks will really be in charge of the federal government when Trump returns to the White House.

Kinzinger said Wednesday’s derailment of the temporary spending bill made clear what the next four years of “President Elon” – backed by “Vice President Trump” – will look like.

A former Trump administration official tried to downplay President-elect Donald Trump's demand to jail members of Congress who investigated the Jan. 6 attack — but CNN's Jim Sciutto repeatedly confronted him with the clip of him saying just that.

Trump, who has also indicated he will pardon most of the people who stormed the Capitol on his behalf that day, specifically demanded former Rep. Liz Cheney (R-WY), Rep. Bennie Thompson (D-MS), and others "go to jail" in an interview with Kristen Welker.

A Democratic insider who previously served as the January 6 Committee spokesperson fought back against a “cherry-picked” report by House Republicans that attempted to discredit the committee’s investigation – and targeted former Rep. Liz Cheney (R-WY) for retribution.

President-elect Donald Trump has long railed against people involved in investigating the day a mob of MAGA supporters stormed the Capitol, suggesting during the campaign that Cheney and others should be jailed.

A Vermont Democratic lawmaker tore into a right-wing lawyer during a Wednesday afternoon hearing of the House Judiciary Subcommittee on the Constitution after he compared FBI agents to the German secret police under Nazi Germany.

The lawyer in question, Steve Crampton, is a former candidate for Mississippi Supreme Court and senior counsel for Thomas More Society, a Catholic-affiliated public interest law group known for its litigation against abortion rights and LGBTQ rights. The hearing concerned the FBI arresting anti-abortion activists who blocked entrances to clinics, a federal crime under the FACE Act — which has outraged many Republicans.

Lawmakers are considering killing a stopgap bill that would fund the federal government through mid-March — and avert a holiday shutdown — after an Elon Musk X post sent "shockwaves" through Capitol Hill.

Chad Pergram, senior congressional correspondent for Fox News, reported on air that lawmakers may try to "pull this interim spending bill off the floor." Instead, they may go with a "clean bill" — though he noted it wasn't immediately clear what that entails.

Rep. Jim Jordan (R-OH) went off-topic at a hearing on access to reproductive clinics to accuse the FBI of "spying" on Americans as they rioted at the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021.

Jordan made the remarks Wednesday as the House Judiciary Committee was discussing the FACE Act, a law that protects access to abortion and pregnancy care clinics.

Moments after Rep. Tim Burchett (R-TN) went on a rant complaining about the release of what is reported to be a highly damaging House Ethics Committee report on ex-Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-FL), he butted heads with CNN host Jim Acosta about Donald Trump wanting to have ex-Rep. Liz Cheney (R-WY) investigated.

Speaking about a Truth Social post Trump wrote in the middle of the night, Acosta asked, "Obviously, you know that there was a House Republican report on January 6th. It recommends that there be a criminal investigation into Liz Cheney. Do you think there should be a criminal investigation into Liz Cheney, one of your former colleagues?"

CNN's Pamela Brown was taking no nonsense when she interviewed Rep. James Comer's (R-KY) Wednesday after the star witness in the Joe Biden impeachment probe pleaded guilty to lying to federal investigators.

Alexander Smirnov, the Ukraine-born former FBI informant who dished up dirt on the president and his family, admitted to two counts of making false statements and creating a false and fictitious record for information provided to federal agents.