74 minutes ago Trump cabinet latest: Pam Bondi, impeachment trial lawyer, tapped as new attorney general pick after Gaetz

Former Florida congressman withdrew from consideration saying his candidacy was ‘becoming a distraction’ as more details of House Ethics Committee investigation into his past leaked

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1 hour ago Trump cabinet latest: Pam Bondi tapped as new attorney general pick after scandal

Former Florida congressman withdrew from consideration saying his candidacy was ‘becoming a distraction’ as more details of House Ethics Committee investigation into his past leaked

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3 hours ago ‘We didn’t intend to create outrage’: Huggy Bear on radical politics, riot grrrl – and causing chaos on live TV

They said they’d exist for three years, then split. And that’s what the British punks did, winning love and notoriety for their feminist, queer worldview. Thirty years on, a new book tells their story‘You should be able to heckle if there’s something sexist on live TV.” In the staff room at the Lloyd Park Children’s Charity in Walthamstow, where he has worked for 30-odd years, Huggy Bear’s guitarist/vocalist Chris Rowley is reflecting on his band’s appearance on a 1993 episode of post-pub Channel 4 show The Word. Their performance of combustible anthem Her Jazz – three minutes of needling feedback, Cro-Magnon riffing and Niki Eliot’s impassioned howl of “You’re old and out of touch!” – was genuinely anarchic on a Friday night “youth” show that typically passed off stage-managed sensatio...

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10 hours ago Donald Trump announces Pam Bondi as new attorney general choice after Matt Gaetz steps aside – live

Former Florida attorney general is longtime Trump ally and was one of his lawyers during first impeachment trialTrump names Pam Bondi as attorney general pick after Gaetz steps asideThe reactions to Matt Gaetz’s surprise withdrawal of his attorney general nomination are coming in.First up is California’s Democratic representative Eric Swalwell, who took to X and wrote:“As I said repeatedly last week, Matt Gaetz is never, ever becoming Attorney General.Like ever.”“I had excellent meetings with senators yesterday. I appreciate their thoughtful feedback – and the incredible support of so many. While the momentum was strong, it is clear that my confirmation was unfairly becoming a distraction to the critical work of the Trump/Vance Transition.There is no time to waste on a needlessly protra...

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13 hours ago Matt Gaetz withdraws from consideration to be Trump’s attorney general

Gaetz’s withdrawal comes amid intense scrutiny of allegations of sexual misconduct against cabinet nomineeUS politics live – latest updatesMatt Gaetz, the former Florida congressman, withdrew from consideration to serve as Donald Trump’s attorney general on Thursday, amid intense scrutiny of allegations of sexual misconduct, ending the brief nomination of one of Trump’s most controversial cabinet picks.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...

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16 hours ago House committee reportedly told of second sexual encounter between Matt Gaetz and 17

Gaetz withdrew his attorney general nomination and said the process was ‘unfairly becoming a distraction’ to Trump transitionMatt Gaetz withdraws from consideration to be Trump’s attorney generalThe reactions to Matt Gaetz’s surprise withdrawal of his attorney general nomination are coming in.First up is California’s Democratic representative Eric Swalwell, who took to X and wrote:“As I said repeatedly last week, Matt Gaetz is never, ever becoming Attorney General.Like ever.”“I had excellent meetings with senators yesterday. I appreciate their thoughtful feedback – and the incredible support of so many. While the momentum was strong, it is clear that my confirmation was unfairly becoming a distraction to the critical work of the Trump/Vance Transition.There is no time to waste on a need...

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17 hours ago Pete Hegseth says he was ‘completely cleared’ in 2017 sexual assault case – live

Trump’s defense secretary pick arrives on Capitol Hill for meetings with Vance and Republican senatorsPolice report details sexual assault allegations against Pete HegsethPete Hegseth, who arrived on Capitol Hill moments ago ahead of his visit with JD Vance and Republican senators, has repeated his denial of the 2017 sexual assault allegations against him.Addressing reporters on Thursday morning, Donald Trump’s nominee for defense secretary said:“As far as the media is concerned, it’s very simple. The matter was fully investigated, and I was completely cleared, and that’s where I’m gonna leave it.” Continue reading...

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18 hours ago AOC calls Republican Capitol bathroom ban targeting Sarah McBride ‘disgusting’

Ocasio-Cortez accused Republican Nancy Mace of trying to ‘make a buck and fundraise’ with her anti-trans restrictionsUS politics live – latest updatesRepresentative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez has defended Representative Sarah McBride and criticized House Republicans’ efforts to ban trans people from using bathrooms on Capitol Hill that match their gender identity.The new restrictions, introduced by Republican representative Nancy Mace and supported by the GOP speaker of the House, Mike Johnson, bans transgender people, including congressional members, officers and employees, from using the single-sex bathrooms and other facilities in the Capitol and House office buildings that correspond to their gender identity. Continue reading...

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22 hours ago Peter Kay tells BBC Radio 2 Breakfast host Zoe Ball off for being ‘too politically correct’ in rare interview

Comedian Peter Kay told BBC Radio 2 Breakfast presenter Zoe Ball off for being “too politically correct” during a rare live interview.

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