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Trump chooses loyalist Pam Bondi for attorney general pick after Matt Gaetz withdraws

Trump chooses loyalist Pam Bondi for attorney general pick after Matt Gaetz withdraws

WASHINGTON (AP) -- President-elect Donald Trump said Thursday he will nominate former Florida Attorney General Pam Bondi to lead the Justice Department, turning to a longtime ally after his first choice, Matt Gaetz, withdrew his name from consideration amid scrutiny over sex trafficking allegations.

Trump chooses Pam Bondi for attorney general pick after Gaetz withdraws

Trump chooses Pam Bondi for attorney general pick after Gaetz withdraws

WASHINGTON (AP) -- President-elect Donald Trump on Thursday named Pam Bondi, the former attorney general of Florida, to be U.S...

Gaetz withdraws as Trump's pick for attorney general

Gaetz withdraws as Trump's pick for attorney general

Matt Gaetz withdrew Thursday as President-elect Donald Trump's pick for attorney general following continued scrutiny over a federal sex trafficking...

Police report reveals assault allegations against Hegseth

Police report reveals assault allegations against Hegseth

SANTA CRUZ, Calif. (AP) -- A woman told police that she was sexually assaulted in 2017 by Pete Hegseth after...

Trump's incoming chief of staff is a former lobbyist. She'll face a raft of special interests

Trump's incoming chief of staff is a former lobbyist. She'll face a raft of special interests

WASHINGTON (AP) -- As incoming White House chief of staff, one of Susie Wiles ' vexing challenges will be policing...

Republicans on House Ethics reject for now releasing report on Matt Gaetz

Republicans on House Ethics reject for now releasing report on Matt Gaetz

WASHINGTON (AP) -- House Ethics Committee Republicans voted Wednesday against releasing the panel's long-running investigation into President-elect Donald Trump's nominee...

Matt Gaetz meets privately with senators to shore up support as House Ethics decision looms

Matt Gaetz meets privately with senators to shore up support as House Ethics decision looms

WASHINGTON (AP) -- President-elect Donald Trump's choice for attorney general, Matt Gaetz, has launched an effort to personally secure his...



Trump chooses former acting Attorney General Matt Whitaker as NATO ambassador

Trump chooses former acting Attorney General Matt Whitaker as NATO ambassador

WASHINGTON (AP) -- Donald Trump says he has chosen former acting Attorney General Matt Whitaker to serve as U.S. ambassador...

Trump picks Dr. Oz to run Medicare and Medicaid, Linda McMahon for Education, Lutnick for Commerce

Trump picks Dr. Oz to run Medicare and Medicaid, Linda McMahon for Education, Lutnick for Commerce

WASHINGTON (AP) -- President-elect Donald Trump on Tuesday tapped billionaire professional wrestling mogul Linda McMahon to be secretary of the...

Trump interviewing candidates for FBI chief, Vance says in later-deleted social media post

Trump interviewing candidates for FBI chief, Vance says in later-deleted social media post

WASHINGTON (AP) -- President-elect Donald Trump is interviewing candidates for the role of FBI director, incoming Vice President JD Vance...

Trump chooses billionaire and key transition adviser Howard Lutnick for commerce secretary

Trump chooses billionaire and key transition adviser Howard Lutnick for commerce secretary

WASHINGTON (AP) -- President-elect Donald Trump chose Howard Lutnick, head of brokerage and investment bank Cantor Fitzgerald and a cryptocurrency...

Woman testified that she saw Matt Gaetz having sex with 17-year-old, attorney says

Woman testified that she saw Matt Gaetz having sex with 17-year-old, attorney says

WASHINGTON (AP) -- Two women told House Ethics Committee investigators that former Rep. Matt Gaetz, who has been tapped to...

Trump and Musk solidify their bond with Texas trip for rocket launch

Trump and Musk solidify their bond with Texas trip for rocket launch

WASHINGTON (AP) -- Donald Trump headed to Brownsville, Texas, on Tuesday to watch one of Elon Musk 's companies test...

New York prosecutors say they will oppose dismissing Trump's hush money conviction

New York prosecutors say they will oppose dismissing Trump's hush money conviction

NEW YORK (AP) -- New York prosecutors said Tuesday they'll oppose any effort to dismiss President-elect Donald Trump's hush money...

'Kissing the ring?' MSNBC 'Morning Joe' hosts meet with Trump to reopen lines of communication

'Kissing the ring?' MSNBC 'Morning Joe' hosts meet with Trump to reopen lines of communication

MSNBC hosts Joe Scarborough and Mika Brzezinski, fierce critics of President-elect Donald Trump, say they traveled to Mar-a-Lago for a...

Trump isn't yet U.S. president, but his plans for the war in Ukraine loom large over G20

Trump isn't yet U.S. president, but his plans for the war in Ukraine loom large over G20

The G20 summit in Rio de Janeiro, which begins on Monday, is already impacted by ever-evolving geopolitical events, regardless of...



Nightmare on Pennsylvania Avenue

Nightmare on Pennsylvania Avenue

And so, two months before the White House officially changes hands, the nightmare on Pennsylvania Avenue begins. If anyone thought...

Some Arab Americans who voted for Trump are concerned about his picks for key positions

Some Arab Americans who voted for Trump are concerned about his picks for key positions

LANSING, Mich. (AP) -- Just a week after winning a majority of the vote in several of the nation's largest...

Biden authorized Ukraine to strike Russia with U.S.-supplied long range missiles

    Biden authorized Ukraine to strike Russia with U.S.-supplied long range missiles

    President Joe Biden has authorized Ukraine to use U.S.-supplied long range missiles to strike Russia, Reuters reported, citing sources...

    Donald Trump Jr. say pushback against Cabinet picks proves they're the disrupters voters wanted

    Donald Trump Jr. say pushback against Cabinet picks proves they're the disrupters voters wanted

    PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) -- Donald Trump Jr. said Sunday that the team now around the president-elect knows how to...

    Trump's Pentagon pick paid woman after sex assault allegation but denies wrongdoing, his lawyer says

    Trump's Pentagon pick paid woman after sex assault allegation but denies wrongdoing, his lawyer says

    WASHINGTON (AP) -- Pete Hegseth, President-elect Donald Trump's pick for defense secretary, paid a woman who accused him of sexual...

    Gabbard's sympathetic views toward Russia cause alarm as Trump's pick to lead intelligence services

    Gabbard's sympathetic views toward Russia cause alarm as Trump's pick to lead intelligence services

    WASHINGTON (AP) -- Tulsi Gabbard, President-elect Donald Trump's choice to lead the U.S. intelligence services, in 2022 endorsed one of...

    Iranian official met with Musk in a possible step to ease tensions with Trump

    Iranian official met with Musk in a possible step to ease tensions with Trump

    WASHINGTON (AP) -- Iran successfully sought a meeting with Elon Musk, according to a U.S. official, one in a series...

    Speaker Johnson says Gaetz ethics report should not be released, rebuffing senators

    Speaker Johnson says Gaetz ethics report should not be released, rebuffing senators

    WASHINGTON (AP) -- House Speaker Mike Johnson said Friday that he will "strongly request" that the House Ethics Committee not...

    Trump Defense Secretary nominee Pete Hegseth was involved in investigation into 2017 sexual assault allegation

      Trump Defense Secretary nominee Pete Hegseth was involved in investigation into 2017 sexual assault allegation

      Pete Hegseth, Donald Trump’s pick for secretary of defense, was involved in a police investigation into an alleged sexual assault...



      Trump won more young voters, but many don't agree with him on issues: AP VoteCast

      Trump won more young voters, but many don't agree with him on issues: AP VoteCast

      WASHINGTON (AP) -- Americans ages 18 to 29 swung toward President-elect Donald Trump in this year's election, but they came...

      Trump chooses anti-vaccine activist Robert F. Kennedy Jr. as health secretary

      Trump chooses anti-vaccine activist Robert F. Kennedy Jr. as health secretary

      NEW YORK (AP) -- President-elect Donald Trump says he will nominate anti-vaccine activist Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to lead the...

      Why the new U.S. administration won't have much time for us

      Why the new U.S. administration won't have much time for us

      A few days before the 2019 federal election, I received calls from the embassies of G20 countries. I was a...

      U.S. election mayhem was fuelled by Musk, money and misinformation

      U.S. election mayhem was fuelled by Musk, money and misinformation

      Mark Hanna, an unscrupulous Republican backroom operator in the late 19th century, once succinctly summed up all he’d learned about...

      Trump drops a cabinet-level clusterbomb with Gaetz, Gabbard as latest picks

      Trump drops a cabinet-level clusterbomb with Gaetz, Gabbard as latest picks

      The gasps echoing across Washington on Wednesday proved that Donald Trump retains the capacity to shock. That's just what he...

      Trump’s Team of … Reprisals?

      Trump’s Team of … Reprisals?

      Trump team … Assemble! Usually, obsession with team building is reserved for the world of sports, not politics. There are...

      Gaetz pick shows value Trump places on loyalty  -  and retribution  -  as he returns to Washington

      Gaetz pick shows value Trump places on loyalty - and retribution - as he returns to Washington

      WASHINGTON (AP) -- Donald Trump has had few defenders in Congress as reliable as Matt Gaetz, who has thundered at...

      Matt Gaetz once faced a sex trafficking investigation by the Justice Department he could now lead

      Matt Gaetz once faced a sex trafficking investigation by the Justice Department he could now lead

      WASHINGTON (AP) -- President-elect Donald Trump's pick for attorney general, Rep. Matt Gaetz of Florida, was once embroiled in a...

      Elon Musk says he and Trump have 'mandate to delete' regulations. Ethics laws could limit Musk role

      Elon Musk says he and Trump have 'mandate to delete' regulations. Ethics laws could limit Musk role

      In picking billionaire Elon Musk to be "our cost cutter" for the U.S. government, President-elect Donald Trump won't be the...

      Trump picks Matt Gaetz for attorney general, Marco Rubio for Secretary of State

      Trump picks Matt Gaetz for attorney general, Marco Rubio for Secretary of State

      WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) -- President-elect Donald Trump chose Rep. Matt Gaetz of Florida to serve as his attorney...

      Trump picks Matt Gaetz for attorney general, Marco Rubio for Secretary of State

        Trump picks Matt Gaetz for attorney general, Marco Rubio for Secretary of State

        President-elect Donald Trump chose Rep. Matt Gaetz of Florida to serve as his attorney general on Wednesday, bypassing more experienced...

        Trump’s team wants Trudeau out in favour of the populist Poilievre
        Trump picks ex-Rep. Tulsi Gabbard as director of national intelligence, Rubio for Secretary of State

        Trump picks ex-Rep. Tulsi Gabbard as director of national intelligence, Rubio for Secretary of State

        WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) -- President-elect Donald Trump has chosen Tulsi Gabbard, a former Democratic member of Congress and...

        Trump picks Sen. Marco Rubio as his Secretary of State

        Trump picks Sen. Marco Rubio as his Secretary of State

        WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) -- President-elect Donald Trump named Sen. Marco Rubio of Florida as his nominee for secretary...

        Trump makes a victor's return to Washington and pledges a 'smooth' transition of power from Biden

        Trump makes a victor's return to Washington and pledges a 'smooth' transition of power from Biden

        WASHINGTON (AP) -- Donald Trump made a victor's return to Washington on Wednesday, visiting the White House for a lengthy...

        Republican John Thune of South Dakota is elected the next Senate majority leader

        Republican John Thune of South Dakota is elected the next Senate majority leader

        WASHINGTON (AP) -- Republicans have elected South Dakota Sen. John Thune as the next Senate majority leader, completing a momentous...

        Read the room. Know your audience. Get a grip

        Read the room. Know your audience. Get a grip

        Are there any direct lessons from president-elect Donald Trump’s recent win in the United States for Canadian political parties? Perhaps...

        Trump's appointees have criticized Trudeau, warned of border issues with Canada

        Trump's appointees have criticized Trudeau, warned of border issues with Canada

        Donald Trump's second administration is filling up with some of his most loyal supporters and many of the people landing...