Fighter pilot, decorated combat veteran Jeff Witt announces bid to fill Florida House seat vacated by Gaetz
First appearance on Fox: Jeff Witt, a fighter pilot and decorated military veteran, announced Monday that he is a Republican vying for former U.S. Rep. Matt Gaetz's seat representing Florida's 1st Congressional District. He announced that he would participate in the election vowing to fight to strengthen the military. ,” Fox News Digital has learned […]
Matt Gaetz Doesn’t Plan to Take His Seat in Next Congress
Former U.S. Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Florida) will not return to Congress after declining to be President-elect Donald Trump's attorney general nominee. Gaetz resigned from the 118th Congress, but after winning reelection earlier this month, he could technically be sworn in and return to his seat in the 119th Congress. But on Friday, he told Turning […]
FACT CHECK: Can Ron DeSantis Choose Who Fills Matt Gaetz’s Vacant Seat?
Post shared on social media Florida Governor Ron DeSantis claims he can fill the vacancy left by Florida Republican Congressman Matt Gaetz. Verdict: False This seat must be filled through a special election process. Fact check: The House Ethics Committee has not decided whether to make public its investigation into the allegations against Gaetz, but […]
Republicans take back Alaska’s House seat, solidifying the GOP’s slim majority
Republican candidate Nick Begich on Wednesday officially ousted incumbent Democratic Rep. Mary Peltola from Alaska's only House seat, boosting Republicans' narrow majority in the chamber. begich won Mr. Peltola received 51.3% of the vote, and Mr. Peltola received 48.7%. Mr. Peltola first flipped a seat in 2022 after Alaska introduced ranked-choice voting. This would allow […]
GOP Rep Flips House Seat – GOP Extends Majority
The Pro-Trump News homepage sees 60 new headlines every 24 hours. Click here to take a look. Republican challenger Nick Begich defeated incumbent Democratic Rep. Mary Peltola to win Alaska's only House seat. Just the News reported: On Wednesday, Republican challenger Nick Begich defeated incumbent Democratic Rep. Mary Peltola to win Alaska's only U.S. House […]
GOP Challenger Unseats Dem Incumbent To Win Alaska’s Lone House Seat
Nick Begich, the Republican candidate for the Alaska House majority seat, defeated incumbent Democratic Alaska Rep. Mary Peltola, according to the Associated Press. Associated Press called The race was held late Wednesday night, with Begic expected to win with 48.4% of the vote to Peltola's 46.4%. Peltola conceded the race Wednesday night. tell Supporters took […]
Trump-district House Democrat loses Alaska seat to political scion
According to the Associated Press, conservative Republican Nick Begich will win a close race for Alaska's only House seat. Mr. Begich defeated his primary rival, Rep. Mary Peltola (D-Alaska). He is the first Alaska Native in Congress and one of only five House Democrats currently representing districts won by President-elect Trump in 2020. With this […]
Vulnerable 21-term Dem projected to hold on to seat that could decide House control
Democratic Rep. Marcy Kaptur defeated her Republican challenger in northwest Ohio, winning a 22nd term and continuing to hold on to her seat in one of the most closely watched races in the country. The race was called at 1:02 p.m. Wednesday, and Mr. Kaptur defeated Ohio Rep. Derek Melin, according to the Associated Press. […]
DeSantis sets timetable for naming Rubio Senate successor amid calls for a Trump to fill the seat
Florida Governor Ron DeSantis says he will likely decide on a successor to Sen. Marco Rubio by early January, emphasizing that the governor's office has already begun vetting multiple potential candidates. President-elect Donald Trump last week formally announced that he would nominate Rubio, a three-term senator from Florida and the ranking Republican on the Senate […]
Lara Trump says she hasn't talked to DeSantis about filling Rubio's seat
Republican National Committee co-chair Lara Trump said Monday that she has not spoken to Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) about filling Sen. Marco Rubio's (R-Fla.) seat. . “Well, listen, this is obviously up to the governor, and I thought the governor's post about X was very appropriate,” radio host Lara Trump said on WABC 770 […]