Gaetz and a former Florida tax collector reportedly made electronic payments to women for encounters that included sex and the drug ecstasy.
Author: William Cummings, USA TODAY
Live politics updates: 2 House Democrats ask FBI to investigate Trump’s call to Georgia election official
Trump and Biden head to Georgia Monday, a day after recordings surfaced of the president pressuring an official to flip the state’s vote in his favor.
Live politics updates: 10 ex-defense secretaries denounce idea of involving military in election
The group includes prominent figures such as Dick Cheney and Donald Rumsfeld, as well as Mark Esper and Jim Mattis, who served under Trump.
Live politics updates: Several prominent Republican senators skip NDAA vote
Several prominent, pro-military GOP senators skipped the vote to override President Donald Trump’s veto of the National Defense Authorization Act.
Pelosi and McConnell say they will get COVID-19 vaccine in the coming days; all of Congress eligible
“I truly hope all Kentuckians and Americans will heed this advice and accept this safe and effective vaccine,” McConnell said.
‘Extraordinary’: Mitt Romney slams White House ‘silence and inaction’ in response to cyberattack
“Not to have the White House aggressively speaking out and protesting and taking punitive action is really, really quite extraordinary,” Romney said.
Live politics updates: Early in-person voting begin in Georgia runoff election
The GOP incumbents are favored to hold their seats, though their victory is far from certain given President-elect Joe Biden’s victory in Georgia.
‘Epitome of COVID-19 irresponsibility’: Giuliani potentially exposed lawmakers, others in multiple states
Giuliani’s COVID-19 infection could mean many people were exposed to the virus as Trump’s attorney spent much of last week crisscrossing the country.
Live politics updates: Civil rights leaders to discuss appointees with Biden; Biden picks for DOD, Justice expected this week
Leaders of civil-rights organizations plan to meet with President-elect Joe Biden and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris to discuss diversity.
Facing empty lectern, Jon Ossoff calls David Perdue a ‘coward’ for skipping another Georgia Senate debate
Ossoff said it “shows an astonishing arrogance and sense of entitlement” for Perdue to “believe he shouldn’t have to debate at a moment like this.”