Matt Gates's nomination for Attorney General is attracting fresh controversy.

That's where we're starting The Seven from the Washington Post.

I'm Hannah Jewell.

It's Tuesday, November 19th.

Let's get you caught up with today's seven stories.

An attorney said two women testified that Matt Gates paid them for sex.

Donald Trump picked the former Florida Congressman to be his attorney general last week.

But Gates had been under investigation by the House Ethics Committee over allegations of sexual misconduct.

House Speaker Mike Johnson said last week that he will urge that committee to suppress its report on Gates. But Joel Leppard, a lawyer for two women who were witnesses in the House inquiry,

went public with details from the investigation. In an interview that aired yesterday on ABC News, Leopard told reporter Juju Chang that one of his clients saw Gates having sex with a minor at a party.

At this particular event, what did your client witness?

So she testified in July of 2017 at this house party.

She was walking out to the pool area and she looked to her right and she saw Representative Gates having sex with her friend who was 17.

Both of your clients testified that they were paid by Representative Gates to have sex.

That's correct.

The house was very clear about that and went through each. They essentially

put the Venmo payments on the screen and asked about them. And my clients repeatedly testified,

what was this payment for? That was for sex. Gates has denied the allegations. But even before

these claims came to light, his nomination was already facing major pushback. Several Republican senators have

raised doubts that he would be able to get the 50 votes needed to be confirmed.

Number two. Trump allies have discussed making big changes to Medicaid and food stamps.

When Trump returns to the White House in January,

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