‘A Serious Blow to Trust in Our Government’: Dem Chair Rebukes Mayorkas, Wray for Skipping Senate Homeland Security Hearing 

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The Democratic chair of the Senate Homeland Security Committee criticized Department of Homeland Security secretary Alejandro Mayorkas and FBI director Christopher Wray for failing to testify at the committee’s annual public hearing on threats facing the United States. Mayorkas and Wray’s “refusal to speak publicly about their department’s work will only increase the concerns that

Matt Gaetz withdraws as attorney general nominee

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Washington — Former Florida Rep. Matt Gaetz announced Thursday that he is withdrawing his nomination for attorney general. President-elect Donald Trump tapped Gaetz to lead the Justice Department as the nation’s top law enforcement officer last week. He swiftly resigned his seat in the House and was on Capitol Hill with Vice President-elect JD Vance,

Matt Gaetz Withdraws From Trump Attorney General Consideration

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‘It is clear that my confirmation was unfairly becoming a distraction to the critical work’ of the Trump administration, Gaetz says. Former Florida congressman Matt Gaetz wrote Thursday he is withdrawing himself from consideration as President-elect Donald Trump’s choice for U.S. attorney general. “It is clear that my confirmation was unfairly becoming a distraction to