The House Ethics committee failed to reach an agreement on whether to release its report on Matt Gaetz, President-elect Trump’s embattled pick for Attorney General. It came just hours after Vice President-elect JD Vance made the rounds on Capitol Hill to build support for Gaetz. NBC’s Peter Alexander reports for TODAY.
The search for Vice President-elect JD Vance’s successor in the Senate is reinforcing a rift among Ohio Republicans, whose loyalties are divided between the establishment-friendly Gov. Mike DeWine and President-elect Donald Trump. DeWine, who endorsed against a Trump-backed candidate this year in the race for Ohio’s other Senate seat, will appoint someone to fill Vance’s seat at least until a 2026 special election for the final two years of the term Vance won in 2022.
Two lesser-known prospects offered enthusiastic and unequivocal endorsements. “I’d proudly support ALL of President Trump’s nominees,” state Rep. Jay Edwards wrote in a text message. “Any Republican that would hesitate on this question misunderstood the mandate the people delivered on November 5.” Mehek Cooke, an attorney who served in former Gov.
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