House members applauded an official announcement on Friday that former Republican Representative Matt Gaetz will not return to Congress this term. Newsweek reached out to One America News Network, which airs The Matt Gaetz Show, for comment from Gaetz via email on Friday.

Gaetz announced he was resigning his seat in November after President-elect Donald Trump picked him to be his attorney general. However, allegations of sexual misconduct dogged Gaetz’s nomination, and he ultimately withdrew his name from consideration.

The former congressman was the focus of a House Ethics panel report accusing him of “regularly” paying for sex and using drugs, which helped doom his short-lived nomination for attorney general.

Former U.S. Representative Matt Gaetz said he is "starting to think about running for governor" in 2026 in his home state of Florida. "I have a compelling vision for the state,” Gaetz told the Tampa Bay Times.

Former firebrand Rep. Matt Gaetz, who instigated the House GOP toppling of former Speaker Kevin McCarthy last year, declared that resistance to House Speaker Mike Johnson “is now

The House erupted into applause when the House announced former Rep. Matt Gaetz would officially be stepping down from his Florida seat and would no longer be a member of the 119th Congress.

FLORIDA MAN has my vote! Godspeed From Titusville. You have my and my family’s votes here in the Space Coast, Matt!👍 As if Florida wasnt already weird enough...

Why did President-elect Donald Trump pick then Rep. Matt Gaetz to be the next attorney general back in November? Gaetz, a Florida Republican, is no legal heavyweight. He's never run an organization

Member-elect Matt Gaetz of Florida was absent from roll call because he resigned before the end of the last Congress. In November, President-elect Donald Trump chose Gaetz as his nominee for attorney general but Gaetz,

The Gaetz scandal isn’t just about Gaetz. It’s also about those who thought it’d be sensible to elevate the Republican to the attorney general’s office.

The former congressman's comments come weeks after the House Ethics Committee released a bombshell report claiming he paid for sex with a 17-year-old

The Senate Judiciary Committee has scheduled two days of confirmation hearings next week for President-elect Donald Trump's pick for attorney general.