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Trump picks Pam Bondi for US Attorney General after Gaetz withdraws
(Reuters) - U.S. President-elect Donald Trump on Thursday nominated former Florida Attorney General Pam Bondi to be Attorney General of the United States, moving swiftly to replace former nominee Matt...
Nov 21, 2024
Police report details 2017 sexual assault allegations against Pete Hegseth
By Idrees Ali and Phil Stewart WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A woman filed a sexual assault complaint in 2017 against Pete Hegseth, President-elect Donald Trump's nominee to take charge of the Pentagon, acco...
Nov 21, 2024
Trump gains ability to fill four appellate judge seats under US Senate deal
By Nate Raymond (Reuters) - U.S. Senate Democrats and Republicans clinched a late-night deal on Wednesday that clears the way for votes on a group of President Joe Biden's nominees for federal trial c...
Nov 21, 2024
Marjorie Taylor Greene to work with Musk's new government efficiency panel
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Republican Marjorie Taylor Greene said on Thursday she will chair a U.S. House of Representatives panel on government efficiency, working with billionaire Elon Musk and Vivek Ra...
Nov 21, 2024
Trump attorney general pick Matt Gaetz drops bid in face of Senate opposition
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Hardline Republican Matt Gaetz withdrew his name from consideration as President-elect Donald Trump's attorney general, in the face of opposition from the Senate Republicans whos...
Nov 21, 2024
EU to cajole Trump on trade while readying tariff retaliation
By Philip Blenkinsop BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The European Union should seek constructive engagement on trade with the incoming Trump administration, but be ready to hit back in a coordinated way at the U...
Nov 21, 2024
In New Mexico, a Democratic stronghold battling poverty and fentanyl backs Trump
By Andrew Hay and Jorge Garcia SOCORRO, New Mexico (Reuters) - Past a pawn shop and thrift store in the working-class section of Socorro, New Mexico, Jose Benavidez stood on the porch of his trailer a...
Nov 21, 2024
Trump likely to expand 'school choice,' a longstanding conservative goal
By Andy Sullivan WASHINGTON - President-elect Donald Trump is poised to enact a dramatic expansion of "school choice" programs next year that would make it easier for hundreds of thousands of parents ...
Nov 21, 2024
Lutnick's China ties draw fire after Trump taps him to lead US in trade, tariffs
By Alexandra Alper WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Investment banker Howard Lutnick's exposure to China came into sharp relief on Wednesday, after Republican President-elect Donald Trump tapped him to lead the...
Nov 20, 2024
Trump likely to pick Johns Hopkins surgeon, COVID mandate critic Makary for FDA, sources say
By Stephanie Kelly and Nathan Layne (Reuters) - U.S. President-elect Donald Trump will likely choose Johns Hopkins surgeon and writer Martin Makary to lead the Food and Drug Administration, two source...
Nov 20, 2024
