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What to know about Pam Bondi, Trump's new pick for attorney general

Nov. 21, 2024 21:28 PM EST

NEW YORK (AP) — Pam Bondi, the former Florida attorney general, was chosen Thursday by Donald Trump to serve as U.S. attorney general hours after his first choice, Matt Gaetz, withdrew from consideration after a federal sex trafficking investigation and ethics probe made his ability to be...

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

Nov. 21, 2024 21:24 PM EST

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...

The Latest: Matt Gaetz withdraws his name from consideration as Trump’s attorney general

Nov. 21, 2024 15:52 PM EST

Former Florida congressman Matt Gaetz has withdrawn as President-elect Donald Trump’s pick for attorney general following scrutiny over a federal sex trafficking investigation. The Republican's announcement came one day after meeting with senators in an effort to win their support...

A Mexican cartel leader arrested in the US faked his death and assumed a phony name, prosecutors say

Nov. 21, 2024 15:40 PM EST

WASHINGTON (AP) — A high-ranking leader of a Mexican drug cartel who lived in the U.S. under a phony identity after faking his own death has been arrested on federal charges, the Justice Department said Thursday. Cristian Fernando Gutierrez Ochoa — the son-in-law of the fugitive...

Justice Department finds a pattern of misconduct by police in Trenton, New Jersey

Nov. 21, 2024 15:07 PM EST

TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — Police in New Jersey’s capital have shown a pattern of misconduct, including using excessive force and making unlawful stops, the Justice Department said Thursday, in a report documenting arrests without legal basis, officers escalating situations with aggression and...

Several of Trump's Cabinet picks — and Trump himself — have been accused of sexual misconduct

Nov. 21, 2024 14:59 PM EST

WASHINGTON (AP) — While Matt Gaetzhas withdrawn from the nomination process for attorney general, President-elect Donald Trump has picked several other people for his Cabinet and key staff positions who have been accused of some form of sexual misconduct. Trump himself has long...

What you need to know about the proposed measures designed to curb Google's search monopoly

Nov. 21, 2024 12:37 PM EST

U.S. regulators are proposing aggressive measures to restore competition to the online search market after a federal judge ruled Google maintained an illegal monopoly for the last decade. The sweeping set of recommendations filed late Wednesday by the U.S. Department of Justice could...

US regulators seek to break up Google, forcing Chrome sale as part of monopoly punishment

Nov. 21, 2024 10:07 AM EST

U.S. regulators want a federal judge to break up Google to prevent the company from continuing to squash competition through its dominant search engine after a court found it had maintained an abusive monopoly over the past decade. The proposed breakup floated in a 23-page document...

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

Nov. 20, 2024 20:10 PM EST

WASHINGTON (AP) — House Ethics Committee Republicans voted Wednesday against releasing the panel’s long-running investigation into President-elect Donald Trump’s nominee for attorney general, former Rep. Matt Gaetz, the top Democrat on the panel said. The outcome, however, is...

Lawmakers are concerned about background checks of Trump's Cabinet picks as red flags surface

Nov. 20, 2024 16:18 PM EST

WASHINGTON (AP) — As senators prepare to consider President-elect Donald Trump's picks for his Cabinet, they may be doing so without a well-established staple of the confirmation process: an FBI background check. The Trump transition team has so far not signed the requisite...