House Financial Services alum rejoins BGR Group
BGR Group is bringing back Matt Hoffman three years after he left the lobbying giant as Republican staff director on the House Financial Services Committee. As principal and new co-head of the firm's Financial Services practice group, Mr. Hoffman will focus on virtual currency and digital asset regulation, banking, capital markets, and the upcoming amendments […]
House committee investigating sexual misconduct at Veterans Affairs facility
Investigative documents shared with a Congressional committee reveal “disturbing and disgusting” sexual relationships and misconduct between employees at a Tennessee Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) facility, the committee chairman said Wednesday. It was announced that it had become. Rep. Mike Bost (R-Ill.), chairman of the House Veterans Affairs Committee, has been involved in sexual harassment, […]
Biden White House considering pre-emptive pardon for retired general who made secret phone calls to China: report
White House officials are reportedly considering granting a pre-emptive pardon to retired Gen. Mark Milley over concerns that President-elect Donald Trump's incoming administration will pursue the former chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. are. Milley, who served as the highest-ranking military officer in the United States during part of President Trump's first term, may […]
House torpedoes Democratic-led effort to release Ethics report on Matt Gaetz
House Republicans on Thursday blocked a Democratic-led effort to release the Ethics Committee's report on former Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.), sending the resolution back to the committee. The chamber's decision leaves the future of the Gaetz Ethics Commission report in doubt, with Democrats seeking to release the reports, which Republicans have repeatedly resisted. The issue […]
House Blocks Democrats’ Push To Release Matt Gaetz Ethics Report
The House of Representatives on Thursday rejected an attempt by Democrats to release an ethics report investigating sexual misconduct allegations against former Republican Rep. Matt Gaetz of Florida. Many Republicans have argued that the Congressional investigation into Gaetz should have ended with his resignation, following persistent demands by Democrats to release the report. According to […]
Trump names David Sacks as White House AI and cryptocurrency czar
President-elect Trump has named former PayPal chief operating officer David Sachs to be the White House's artificial intelligence (AI) and cryptocurrency czar. “In this important role, David will guide artificial intelligence and government policy. cryptocurrencytwo areas critical to the future of America's competitiveness,” President Trump said in an announcement Thursday night. “David will focus on […]
House Republicans defeat Democratic resolution to release Gaetz report
Republicans in the U.S. House of Representatives fired the shots. Supported resolutions Democrats have released a Congressional report on allegations against Florida Republican Congressman Matt Gaetz. 206 members opposed the resolution and 198 voted in favor of releasing the report. One Republican, Rep. Tom McClintock of California, voted in favor of his release. “That would […]
House Republicans vote to block release of Matt Gaetz ethics report | Matt Gaetz
The House of Representatives on Thursday voted 206-198 to block the release of the Ethics Committee's long-awaited report investigating former Florida Republican Rep. Matt Gaetz's alleged sexual misconduct and possible misconduct. . The report details allegations that Gaetz used illegal drugs, misused campaign funds, engaged in sexual misconduct with a 17-year-old girl, and obstructed a […]
Republicans shoot down House Dem’s bid to publicize Gaetz ethics report
The House of Representatives on Thursday night rejected a Democratic proposal to force former Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Florida) to release an ethics report. Rep. Sean Kasten, D-Ill., introduced a measure known as a “privilege resolution” to release the Gates report, forcing House leadership to introduce the resolution within two legislative days. House members voted to […]
House intel panel concludes ‘increasingly likely’ adversary behind mysterious Havana syndrome
It is “increasingly likely” that a violent foreign actor is behind the mysterious illness known as Havana syndrome, the House CIA Permanent Select Subcommittee concluded in an unclassified interim report released Thursday. A short, unclassified version of the report previously took aim at the United States. Intelligence Community Assessment (ICA) The assessment dismissed suggestions that […]