ABC News - 51 min 24 sec ago
President-elect Donald Trump has 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...
Daily Signal - 52 min 47 sec ago
President-elect Donald Trump wasted little time in naming another attorney general after former Florida Rep. Matt Gaetz withdrew his name earlier Thursday. Trump named Pam... Read More The post BREAKING: Trump Names Former Florida AG Pam Bondi Attorney General appeared first on The Daily Signal .
NPR - 1 hour 1 min ago
After former Rep. Matt Gaetz withdrew from consideration, President-elect Donald Trump named Pam Bondi, a former attorney general of Florida, as his next pick for U.S. attorney general.
The New Yorker - 1 hour 2 min ago
There are many more manic Thursdays to come.
BBC - 1 hour 5 min ago
Public pressure is growing to release a congressional ethics report into Gaetz's conduct.
The Independent - 1 hour 10 min ago
Pam will refocus the DOJ to its intended purpose of fighting Crime, and Making America Safe Again,' Trump wrote in a statement on Thursday evening...
NBC News - 1 hour 13 min ago
After days of doubts about his chances of being confirmed, former Rep. Matt Gaetz withdrew from consideration as attorney general in the Trump administration. Gaetz, who has denied allegations he had sex with a 17-year-old girl, said he did not want to be a distraction to the incoming administration. NBC News' Gabe Gutierrez reports.
Forbes - 1 hour 14 min ago
Matt Gaetz has withdrawn from consideration as attorney general and was replaced by Pam Bondi, as Trump plans to make RFK Jr. his secretary of health and human services and Pete Hegseth his defense secretary, while placing Tulsi Gabbard, Kristi Noem and Stephen Miller in other key posts.
Newsweek - 1 hour 16 min ago
Trump nominated former Florida Attorney General Pam Bondi as U.S. attorney general after Gaetz withdrew from consideration.
New York Times - 1 hour 17 min ago
Matt Gaetz, center, with his wife, Ginger, at Mar-a-Lago, President-elect Donald J. Trump's private club, this month.
The Guardian - 1 hour 18 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 - 1 hour 20 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 - 1 hour 23 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 - 1 hour 23 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 - 1 hour 25 min ago
President-elect Donald Trump announced on Thursday that his new pick for attorney general is Pam Bondi.
Fox News - 1 hour 41 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 - 1 hour 42 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 - 1 hour 43 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 - 1 hour 50 min ago
Trump's pick for attorney general was friendless among his fellow Republicans.
New York Times - 1 hour 57 min ago
Matt Gaetz appeared to have difficulty securing the votes in the Senate for confirmation as attorney general.
Nation Review - 2 hours 2 min ago
Before diving into another fiasco reminiscent of the Matt Gaetz nomination, he and his transition team need to think this through carefully.
Newsweek - 2 hours 3 min ago
The former congressman met Luckey at Trump's Mar-a-Lago Club in March 2020, and they eloped in August 2021.
Rolling Stone - 2 hours 9 min 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 - 2 hours 10 min 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.