The House Ethics Committee did not come to an agreement after a closed-door meeting about whether to release its report detailing the years-long investigation into allegations of sexual impropriety by former Rep. Matt Gaetz.

“There was not an agreement by the committee to release the report,” Chairman Michael Guest, R-Miss., told reporters on Wednesday. Ranking committee member Rep. Susan Wild, D-Pa., noted there was no consensus among members on how to move forward. 

The deliberations come as Gaetz is being considered as the next attorney general under the incoming Trump administration. Read Full Story

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Brendan Carr, President-elect Donald Trump’s choice to lead the Federal Communications Commission, is threatening revocation of immunity that the four Big Tech giants enjoy due to their use of NewsGuard. 

NewsGuard is an internet fact-checking platform which works to undermine some conservative outlets and non-legacy media by labeling their news reports as “misinformation.” 

“Over the past few years, Americans have lived through an unprecedented surge in censorship. Your companies played significant roles in this improper conduct,” Carr wrote in a letter to Meta, Apple, Microsoft, and Google. Read Full Story

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Dozens of House Republicans demanded on Thursday that the Federal Emergency Management Agency explain why homes with pro-Trump campaign signs were skipped over during hurricane relief operations, and to fire anyone involved.

In a letter led by Rep. Vern Buchanan, Florida Republican, 54 House Republicans called on FEMA to address reports that an agency supervisor instructed staff to avoid giving storm assistance to homes displaying campaign signs for President-elect Donald Trump following Hurricanes Helene and Milton.

The lawmakers wrote that FEMA supervisor Marn’i Washington directed relief workers in Florida to avoid up to 20 homes with yard signs or flags that supported Trump from the end of October to early November, “leaving homeowners without the opportunity to qualify for FEMA assistance.” Read Full Story

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