Former Republican Representative and attorney general nominee Matt Gaetz was quizzed by Bill Maher on accusations that he had paid for sex and engaged in sex with an "underage girl." Newsweek has reached out to a representative for Gaetz outside of normal working hours for comment.

Maher's interview with Matt Gaetz comes weeks after the former representative resigned from Congress and launched his own show and podcast.

Matt Gaetz has pleaded his innocence once again. During a guest appearance on the Sunday, January 26, episode of Bill Maher's "Club Random" podcast, the former congressman addressed claims he paid women — including a 17-year-old high school student — to sleep with him.

Republicans are eager to find replacements for former GOP Reps. Matt Gaetz and Michael Waltz in Tuesday’s special congressional primaries in Florida to add some breathing room to their slender majority in the U.

Beyond starting a new podcast and hosting a show on OANN, Gaetz has also hinted at running for Florida governor in 2026, as Gov. Ron DeSantis (R-FL) is term-limited. Gaetz said he and his family will “think and pray” about this possibility, adding that they have “plenty of time” to come to a decision .

Matt Gaetz and Andrew Tate, both of whom have been facing sexual misconduct allegations, recently praised one another on social media.

Undaunted, the weekend before Christmas, Trump throws a fresh stunner into the headlines. He declares he wants the US to retake the Panama Canal, which President Jimmy Carter put under the control of Panama in a 1977 deal that guaranteed neutral, international access to the waterway.

Republican Rep. Tim Burchett said that an admiral told him of an unidentified craft moving at incredible speeds in the sea.

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Comedian Bill Maher and former Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.) got into a heated exchange over President Trump’s efforts to overturn the result of the 2020 election. “If you’re talking about