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,

Speaking with British former politician Rory Stewart and political strategist Alastair Campbell on an episode of the pair's podcast— The Rest is Politics-Leading, Clinton suggested that complacency and a loss of trust in the establishment contributed to Trump's win.

The former president weighed in on whether Joe Biden should “preemptively pardon” his wife before Trump’s return to the White House.

Trump’s popularity has climbed, though he's still less popular than former Presidents Biden, Obama, Bush and Clinton were at this point in their transitions.

Bill Clinton will be back home for Christmas. The former president was released from the hospital Tuesday after being treated for the flu.

Former US president Bill Clinton has been discharged from a Washington hospital after he was admitted with a fever. Mr Clinton, who will be at home for Christmas, is being treated for the flu, Angel Urena, his deputy chief of staff, said in a statement about his release.

Bill Clinton is undergoing testing at Georgetown University Hospital where he was hospitalized Monday for a fever, according to the 42nd president’s deputy chief of staff.

President Joe Biden is prepared to veto legislation that would create new federal judgeships for President-elect Donald Trump to fill, marking his 13th veto.

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Bill Clinton has been discharged from the hospital after an overnight stay Monday where he was treated for flu symptoms. On Tuesday, Clinton’s deputy chief of staff, Angel Ureña, gave an update on the former president’s health by posting on X.

NIGHTLY FLIX — There was more than enough to keep keen political observers entertained this year outside of the cinema. The election year shaped up as one for the ages, with assassination attempts, a calamitous presidential debate and a midstream switch of candidates that felt ripped from Hollywood.