1 hour ago Trump’s pick of Pam Bondi for attorney general doesn’t end transition drama – live updates

Trump’s contentious choice of Pam Bondi came after Matt Gaetz withdrew his nomination; attention remains on Pete Hegseth as controversies come to lightHegseth wrote of military taking sides in ‘civil war’Profile: Who is Pam Bondi?Trump’s cabinet and White House picks – so farIf confirmed by the Senate, Pam Bondi will assume the nation’s highest law enforcement role under Donald Trump’s administration as attorney general. The Guardian’s Abené Clayton reports on Bondi’s background:The Senate will not vote on four of Joe Biden’s appellate court nominees in order to hasten the processes of other nominations.Former health secretary Tom Price says he expects Trump to implement block grants for Medicaid. Continue reading...

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2 hours ago Trump’s AG pick Pam Bondi rescued a dog from Hurricane Katrina. Its owners then sued her for ‘stealing’ it

President-elect’s latest nominee was once embroiled in a bizarre canine custody battle

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4 hours ago Who is in Donald Trump's new top team? Pam Bondi replaces Matt Gaetz alongside Elon Musk and Robert F Kennedy

President-elect shuffles his pack ahead of January inauguration

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5 hours ago Inside Trump’s phone call to Gaetz that ended his attorney general nomination

‘You don’t have the votes. These senators aren’t moving,’ president-elect is said to have told Gaetz hours before his withdrawal

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5 hours 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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6 hours 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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14 hours ago Trump’s new AG pick didn’t pursue lawsuit against Trump University – after he donated $25k to her campaign

Former Florida official has lengthy record of high-profile prosecutions, as well multiple moments of ethical scrutiny

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14 hours ago Trump announces Pam Bondi to replace Matt Gaetz as his pick to be attorney general

Donald Trump moved quickly to find a new candidate for attorney general on Thursday, announcing the former Florida A.G. Pam Bondi as his pick.

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14 hours ago Trump names Pam Bondi as attorney general pick after Gaetz steps aside

Ex-Florida attorney general is longtime Trump ally and was one of his lawyers during first impeachment trialDonald Trump announced that he would nominate for attorney general Pam Bondi, the former Florida state attorney general, hours after the former representative Matt Gaetz withdrew in the face of opposition from Senate Republicans who had balked over a series of sexual misconduct allegations.The move to name Bondi reflected Trump’s determination to install a loyalist as the nation’s top law enforcement official and marked another instance of Trump putting his personal lawyers in the justice department. Continue reading...

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