The Guardian - 13 hours 9 min ago
Former Florida attorney general newest choice after Matt Gaetz determined he had become a distraction' President-elect Donald Trump says he will nominate former Florida AG Pam Bondi to be US Attorney General after first pick, Matt Gaetz, withdrew. After meeting with senators on Capitol Hill on Wednesday, Gaetz determined that his nomination was "becoming a distraction to the critical work" of the new Trump administration, he explained on X. Continue reading...
Chicago Tribune - 13 hours 10 min ago
President-elect Donald Trump on Thursday named Pam Bondi, the former attorney general of Florida, to be U.S. attorney general just hours after his other choice, Matt Gaetz, withdrew his name.
The Hill - 13 hours 14 min ago
President-elect Trump has named former Florida Attorney General Pam Bondi as his next nominee to the lead the Department of Justice. Bondi was a swift pick just hours after former Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.) withdrew himself from consideration for the role. "For too long, the partisan Department of Justice has been weaponized against me and...
ABC News - 13 hours 14 min ago
Trump says he will nominate former Florida AG Pam Bondi to be US Attorney General after first pick, Matt Gaetz, withdrew...
NBC News - 13 hours 16 min ago
President-elect Donald Trump announced on Thursday that his new pick for attorney general is Pam Bondi.
ABC News - 13 hours 30 min ago
The man who detonated a makeshift bomb outside of the Alabama attorney general's office has been sentenced to nine years in federal prison...
Fox News - 13 hours 32 min ago
Will scrutiny increase for Pete Hegseth, Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. and Tulsi Gabbard after attorney general nominee Matt Gaetz pulls his name from consideration?...
Newsweek - 13 hours 33 min ago
After Matt Gaetz withdrew his name from consideration for attorney general, Fox News host Harris Faulkner floated the idea he could serve in the Senate.
The Hill - 13 hours 34 min ago
Alyssa Farah Griffin, a former White House official under Trump, said Matt Gaetz's withdrawal as an attorney general nominee would only lead to further criticism about Pete Hegseth's appointment to lead the Department of Defense. "I think now that Matt Gaetz is out of the running, all of the Senate ties are focused on this...
Esquire - 13 hours 41 min ago
Trump's pick for attorney general was friendless among his fellow Republicans.
New York Times - 13 hours 48 min ago
Matt Gaetz appeared to have difficulty securing the votes in the Senate for confirmation as attorney general.
ABC News - 13 hours 51 min ago
The sudden withdrawal of Gaetz, Trump's pick for attorney general, amid opposition from the Senate GOP marks the first major setback for Trump as he fills his Cabinet.
ABC News - 13 hours 55 min ago
Even though Gaetz has withdrawn from consideration to be Trump's attorney general, Democrats will continue to try to force the Ethics Committee to release its report..
NY Post - 13 hours 59 min ago
Texas attorney general Ken Paxton is investigating a shadowy left-leaning advertising cabal over whether it participated in a "coordinated plan or conspiracy" to boycott "certain social media platforms," his office said Thursday.
Rolling Stone - 14 hours 30 sec ago
Matt Gaetz withdrew his name from consideration to be attorney general. Trump allies worried he had far too many skeletons in his closet...
ABC News - 14 hours 49 sec ago
In the span of eight days, Matt Gaetz went from a re-elected House member to an embattled attorney general pick who withdrew his nomination amid multiple scandals.
New York Times - 14 hours 7 min ago
Chris Carr, Georgia's attorney general, has twice won re-election to the position after his appointment in 2016.
Boston Herald - 14 hours 17 min ago
As the Hegseth nomination proceeds, Republicans appear to be betting that they won't face much backlash for publicly setting aside the allegations of sexual misconduct...
ABC News - 14 hours 17 min ago
Matt Gaetz withdrew his bid to serve as attorney general in the next Trump administration, but can he go back to his old job as a member of Congress?...
New York Times - 14 hours 20 min ago
Matt Gaetz on Capitol Hill on Wednesday.
Los Angeles Times - 14 hours 21 min ago
Former Rep. Matt Gaetz withdrew as President-elect Donald Trump's nominee for attorney general, saying he did not want to be a "distraction" for the Trump transition.
Advocate - 14 hours 22 min ago
Matt Gaetz withdrew Thursday as Donald Trump's nominee for U.S. attorney general amid allegations of sex with a minor, but he's far from the only Cabinet nominee who's faced sexual misconduct accusations.
The Economist - 14 hours 27 min ago
Will the Senate be brave enough to block Donald Trump's other outlandish nominees?...
The Hill - 14 hours 50 min ago
{beacon} Evening Report AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite First Trump pick sinks. Will there be a second? Former Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.) withdrew from consideration to be attorney general on Thursday, dealing a blow to President-elect Trump's efforts to install a top ally in a key government role. Gaetz has been hounded by allegations...