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    Press Play with Madeleine Brand

    Scandal-plagued, self-described ‘Firebrand’ Matt Gaetz keeps winning

    Leading the GOP coup against House Speaker Kevin McCarthy and a sex scandal have defined Matt Gaetz’s tenure in Congress . Yet the Florida Republican maintains influence with his party’s standard-bearer, Donald Trump.

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    By Madeleine Brand • Apr 16, 2024 • 1 min read

    Leading the GOP coup against House Speaker Kevin McCarthy and a sex scandal have defined Matt Gaetz’s tenure in Congress. Yet the Florida Republican maintains influence with his party’s standard-bearer, Donald Trump.

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    The full episode

    2 of 4
    ‘The Plant Doctor’ gives advice on propagating ferns, begonias, and more
    1. 0:00USC cancels speech from Muslim valedictorian, citing security threats
    2. 9:40Scandal-plagued, self-described ‘Firebrand’ Matt Gaetz keeps winningYou’re reading this
    3. 20:59Janelle James isn’t at all like the incompetent principal she plays on TV
    4. 35:14‘The gift that keeps on giving’: How to propagate your houseplants
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