Republicans have won enough seats to control the U.S. House, completing the party’s sweep into power and securing their hold on U.S. government alongside President-elect Donald Trump

President-elect Donald Trump sent shockwaves through Washington on Wednesday when he named Matt Gaetz, former Congressman from Florida, as his pick for attorney general. Gaetz resigned from the House of Representatives following the announcement.

The Florida congressman would be the first U.S. attorney general in four decades who never worked as a government attorney or judge.

Gaetz had been under investigation over allegations that he was part of a scheme that led to the sex trafficking of a 17-year-old girl. The committee said in June it was investiga

In a surprising move, Matt Gaetz resigned from Congress following President Trump’s pick of the Florida representative for attorney general. Gaetz’s resignation has stirred reactions across the political spectrum,