Shortly after former Rep. Matt Gaetz, R-Fla., announced that he was taking himself out of the running for attorney general in President-elect Donald Trump’s second term, Republican strategist and Capitol Hill veteran Brendan Buck shared an image on X of ...

There was some question as to whether Gaetz, who resigned from the House after Trump chose him for attorney general, would want to be sworn into the next Congress.

Ginger Luckey Gaetz has chimed in publicly after her husband, Matt Gaetz, withdrew his attorney general nomination and announced he won't rejoin Congress.

Names were getting quickly floated after the Florida Republican’s bid sank, and the president-elect moved quickly.

Some have wondered if Gaetz could technically still take up his office in the new congress in January, but his comments Friday ends that speculation.

Trump worked to fill out his cabinet, after picking Florida’s Pam Bondi to replace Matt Gaetz as his nominee for attorney general. The Senate majority leader Chuck Schumer is staying strategically silent over Trump’s cabinet picks.

Matt Gaetz went from a reelected House member to an attorney general pick in President-elect Donald Trump's second administration to ultimately bowing out before a Senate confirmation hearing. Here is a timeline of the roller coaster of events for the embattled ex-congressman.

Matt Gaetz announced Thursday that he is withdrawing his nomination for attorney general. His decision came amid an investigation by the House Ethics Committee for alleged sexual misconduct and illicit drug use.

Jimmy Kimmel said the scandal-ridden ex-congressman’s withdrawal was “exciting news for Judge Jeanine Pirro, who will be our next attorney general.”