The disgraced former Florida representative now faces the blunt reality of his own political irrelevance. T he normal rules of public disgrace may no longer apply to Donald Trump. But at least some expectation of good behavior remains, it seems, for a politician in Trump’s orbit.

Here’s what else you need to know to Get Up to Speed and On with Your Day. The House Ethics Committee found evidence that former Rep. Matt Gaetz paid tens of thousands of dollars to women for sex or drugs on at least 20 occasions,

The much-anticipated report follows years of investigation into allegations against Gaetz, including that he paid for sex in Florida, where prostitution is illegal.

MSNBC’s Lawrence O’Donnell analyzes the new details about the allegations against Matt Gaetz revealed in the House Ethics Committee report, a report that is “as much a report on Donald Trump as it is on Matt Gaetz.

Legal experts have told Newsweek that former Florida Congressman Matt Gaetz could be charged with taking drugs and having sex with a minor. It follows a House Ethics Committee report alleging that the Republican potentially committed crimes, including statutory rape. Statutory rape occurs when a person is too young to legally give consent to sex.

Gaetz on Monday tried to block the report's official release, filing for a restraining order in Washington, D.C., federal court.

Alyssa Farah Griffin was not thrilled with Donald Trump ‘s attorney general pick, Matt Gaetz. According to The View co-host and former Trump staffer, she once caught the controversial politician trying to feed her former boss a “malicious” conspiracy theory.

Weekend Update took aim at Donald Trump, Matt Gaetz and RFK Jr. as politics dominated 'Saturday Night Live's' faux newscast.

Donald Trump is signalling his incoming administration’s readiness to expand U.S. territory, with recent out-of-nowhere snipes at Panama and Greenland.After seemingly joking about Canada becoming the “51st” state,

Steve Bannon urged the former congressman to return to Congress, calling the report a “nothingburger.” Former Rep. Matt Gaetz’s reputation and political prospects may take a nosedive in the wake of the release of the House Ethics Committee’s report, but several MAGA figures are standing by the Florida Republican.

The Ethics Committee report on Gaetz relied on information from a source even the DOJ had previously found to be lacking credibility.