Matt Gaetz

The endorsement caused several Republicans who publicly expressed interest in running, like Escambia County Republican State Representative Michelle Salzman, to pull out of the race.

Although Pam Bondi was Trump’s second choice for the job, Bondi has been his long-time ally and is likely to calm Republicans in and out of Florida who were concerned about his previous selection.

President-elect Donald Trump has tapped four Florida Republicans to high-level roles in his administration. None of them have gotten as much national attention as his decision to select now-former Panhandle Republican Congressman Matt Gaetz to be the U.S. Attorney General.

The panhandle Republican and Trump loyalist serves on the House Judiciary Committee. He has been a frequent critic of the current Justice Department for bringing criminal charges against Trump.

Joel Greenberg's arrest led to a federal investigation of his friend, U.S. Rep. Matt Gaetz, into whether he paid a 17-year-old girl for sex.

Rep. Matt Gaetz and challenger Rebekah Jones argued over the best health care for service members and veterans in the military-heavy, deeply conservative 1st Congressional District in Florida's Panhandle during the campaign's only debate.

An appeals court Monday overturned a ruling that would have blocked Democrat Rebekah Jones from running for a Northwest Florida congressional seat. The panel rejected a ruling by a Leon County circuit judge that said Jones was ineligible to run because she had not been a member of the Democratic Party for 365 days before qualifying for the race.

North Florida Congressman Matt Gaetz has inserted himself into Georgia Governor Brian Kemp’s decision on who to name to a vacant U.S. Senate Seat. Gaetz…

Gov. Brian Kemp intends to appoint businesswoman and Republican donor Kelly Loeffler to fill the seat held by Sen. Johnny Isakson, who plans to retire Dec. 31 for health reasons.

WASHINGTON (AP) — The House Ethics Committee is investigating whether a Florida congressman tried to intimidate Michael Cohen before the former personal…