Even though he was reelected in November, former Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.) resigned from Congress to pursue his short-lived bid to be attorney general. But even his former Republican colleagues don't appear to be missing him.

The Florida Republican, who resigned his House seat during his short-lived bid for attorney general, has publicly flirted with the idea of showing up in Congress on Friday.

The former Florida rep resigned before the Ethics Committee's report about his statutory rape and illicit drug use was released The post Representatives Cheer as Matt Gaetz’s Exit From Congress Is Made Official on House Floor | Video appeared first on TheWrap.

A Democratic congressman is calling for the U.S. to decriminalize sex work nationwide in response to damning findings released by the House Ethics Committee about Matt Gaetz.Shri Thanedar of Michigan wrote in a Twitter post on Thursday that sex workers should be able to come to law enforcement when they are victims of abuse,

WASHINGTON — Former Rep. Matt Gaetz, R-Fla., sought an eleventh-hour restraining order Monday against the House Ethics Committee in an unsuccessful effort to halt the panel's release of a final report summarizing its investigation into him.

Applause erupted in the House chamber on Friday when a letter from Gaetz saying “he will not serve in the House in the 119th Congress” was read.

Matt Gaetz was the subject of much mockery Friday after the acting House clerk announced that “the honorable Matt Gaetz of the state of Florida” had sent a letter saying he would not serve in the 119th Congress.

The clerk is in receipt of a letter from the honorable Matt Gaetz of the state of Florida indicating that he will not serve in the House in the 119th Congress,” the clerk said. Some members on both sides of the room,