Following Matt Gaetz’s withdrawal from consideration, Donald Trump appoints a new candidate for attorney general. Putin claims that the West should take note of Russia’s onslaught on Ukraine. Additionally, a substance that was previously unknown in some tap water is detected.
What to know today is as follows.
A whirlwind day for Trump s attorney general picks
Matt Gaetz is not there. Additionally, Donald Trump, the president-elect, has a fresh choice for the position of attorney general.
Hours after Gaetz withdrew his name from consideration due to mounting scrutiny over sexual misconduct charges, Trump announced longtime ally Pam Bondi as his new nominee for the position.
According to the website of the lobbying firm Ballard Partners, where Bondi is a partner and oversees the firm’s regulatory compliance group, she served as Florida’s attorney general from 2011 to 2019. If confirmed, Bondi will set the direction for federal investigations and prosecutions and serve as the head of the Justice Department, which is home to the FBI, the Drug Enforcement Administration, and the Bureau of Prisons.
Additionally, Bondi has a lengthy history of supporting Trump. She participated in attempts to reverse the 2020 election results and was a member of Trump’s defense team during his initial impeachment hearing.Learn more about Bondi’s relationship with Trump.
Gaetz said on X that his confirmation was unjustly taking attention away from the important work of the Trump/Vance Transition when he announced his withdrawal from consideration. Gaetz’s head was hung over an unpublished House Ethics Committee probe, and the specifics of two women’s accusations were starting to surface. According to a senior Senate staffer, Gaetz’s candidacy was ultimately destroyed by the ethics findings and resistance from Senate Republicans.
Some Senate Republicans and Justice Department officials were relieved by the news, according to sources, who felt uneasy about having to cast floor votes for Gaetz. According to a DOJ official, “I now know what will be the first feather on my gratitude handprint turkey this Thanksgiving.”Learn more about Gaetz’s decision to withdraw.
More Trump transition and politics coverage:
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Gaetz s withdrawal
illustrates the roadblocks Trump could face
as he tries to convert his campaign of retribution into a governing coalition.
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Could Gaetz decide to keep his House seat?
It s complicated.
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Senate Republicans
had mixed responses
after the release of a police report detailing sexual assault allegations against Pete Hegseth, Trump s pick to lead the Defense Department.
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Trump and his transition team are
turning to a Project 2025 personnel database
to help staff his next administration despite previously disavowing the conservative policy blueprint.
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The search for Vice President-elect JD Vance s successor in the Senate
is reinforcing a rift
among Ohio Republicans whose loyalties are divided between Trump and establishment-friendly Gov. Mike DeWine.
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Sen. Bob Casey
conceded the race for Pennsylvania s Senate seat
to his Republican opponent, Dave McCormick.
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Transgender Americans are
rethinking where to live
, their medical care and more in the face of another Trump presidency.
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Democrats are reckoning with their first loss in Nevada at the presidential level in 20 years but are
confident they can bounce back
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Putin s ominous warning to the West
Russian President Vladimir Putin claimed that after Ukraine fired longer-range missiles supplied by the United States and the United Kingdom to strike targets within Russia, he ordered an attack using a new intermediate-range ballistic missile. Putin added that nations supplying Ukraine with arms can also be singled out.
According to a deputy Defense Department official, the attack yesterday employed an experimental kind of intermediate-range ballistic missile with a novel kind of lethal capabilities. Analysts claimed Russia’s employment of such a missile, which can carry a nuclear payload and strike far beyond Ukraine, is a signal to Ukraine, Washington, and other NATO nations.
A newly identified chemical in some U.S. drinking water
According to a recent study, around one-third of Americans have been drinking tap water that contains an undisclosed chemical byproduct. Scientists are now worried about whether this chemical could be harmful.
This material is known as chloronitramide anion. A brief lesson in chemistry: When chlorine and ammonia are mixed to create chloramine, which is frequently used in municipal water treatment systems to eradicate bacteria and viruses, chloronitramide anion is created. Although the byproduct was found almost 40 years ago, scientists have just lately been able to identify it, according to researchers.
Despite the fact that water systems include hundreds of disinfection byproducts, one advocate claimed that this one merits examination due to its apparent widespread use. Conclusions regarding its toxicity, however, are probably years away.
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DEA searches of passengers at airports
have been halted
after the Justice Department s internal watchdog raised concerns about civil rights violations and potential racial profiling.
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The Illinois Supreme Court
overturned actor Jussie Smollett s conviction
in a case that accused him of falsely reporting a hate crime to Chicago police.
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Former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro was among 37 people
charged in an attempted coup d etat
after the 2022 election, which Bolsonaro lost.
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A Wisconsin man who faked his own death in a staged kayaking accident
is alive and well
, likely in Uzbekistan and now in talks with officials hoping to bring him home.
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Max Verstappen has a chance to
clinch the Formula 1 world championship
this weekend in Las Vegas, while a three-way battle for the constructors championship is brewing.
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Denzel Washington brings his charm to Gladiator II
Admittedly, Denzel Washington is not very knowledgeable about fashion. However, he was aware that Macrinus, his character in Gladiator II, should be radiant from head to toe. In an interview, Washington told us, “I was given a lot of tools in the toolbox with the rings, the chains, the earrings, all the stuff they brought to me.” Additionally, I kept wanting more and more.
Viewers may anticipate seeing Washington’s trademark Denzel smile and Training Day-style line delivery in Gladiator II, which opens in theaters today, as part of a character who is much more than just a villain. Washington discussed his most recent work with Ronda Racha Penrice.Michelle Garcia, editorial director of NBC BLK
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