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Gaetz's withdrawal highlights how incoming presidents often lose Cabinet nominees

Nov. 22, 2024 00:02 AM EST

MARTIN, Tenn. (AP) — Losing a Cabinet nominee to the confirmation process isn't unheard of for incoming presidents — including for Donald Trump when he was elected the first time. Matt Gaetz's decision to pull his name Thursday from consideration for attorney general — amid...

Editorial Roundup: United States

Nov. 19, 2024 20:58 PM EST

Excerpts from recent editorials in the United States and abroad: ___ Nov. 17 The Washington Post on a way forward for student loan relief Many Democrats thought President Joe Biden’s efforts to forgive vast swaths of student debt would...

What Republicans are saying about Matt Gaetz's nomination for attorney general

Nov. 14, 2024 15:41 PM EST

Former Florida Rep. Matt Gaetz’s nomination to be President-elect Donald Trump’s attorney general has created a remarkable amount of hesitation from Republicans, who are otherwise inclined to follow Trump’s wishes. Gaetz is unpopular with many fellow House Republicans for his...

Barrier-breaking Alaska congresswoman copes with personal tragedy as she faces tough reelection bid

Nov. 02, 2024 00:10 AM EDT

JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — Alannah Hurley still gets choked up recalling Democrat Mary Peltola’s election to Alaska’s only U.S. House seat in 2022. Hurley, like Peltola, is Yup’ik and called Peltola's election — in which she became the first Alaska Native in Congress — monumental for Hurley...