Trump picks former Florida AG Pam Bondi for attorney general after Matt Gaetz withdraws – CBS News Watch CBS News President-elect Donald Trump has named Pam Bondi, Florida’s former attorney general, as his new pick for attorney general after Matt Gaetz took himself out of the running. The former congressman’s withdrawal followed weeks of intense
Police report released in sexual assault claim against Pete Hegseth – CBS News Watch CBS News A police report that details a 2017 allegation of sexual assault against Pete Hegseth, President-elect Donald Trump’s pick for defense secretary, was released Wednesday. In the report, a woman claims she was sexually assaulted by Hegseth in a Northern
After former Rep. Matt Gaetz withdrew himself from consideration for attorney general, President-elect Donald Trump announced Thursday evening that he was selecting Pam Bondi, Florida’s former attorney general, as his replacement. “I am proud to announce former Attorney General of the Great State of Florida, Pam Bondi, as our next Attorney General of the United
Washington — Rep.-elect Sarah McBride, a Delaware Democrat who is set to become the first transgender member of Congress, characterized a GOP effort to restrict bathroom use as an attempt “to get headlines.” “Everything was fine until some members of the small Republican conference majority decided to get headlines and to manufacture a crisis,” McBride told
Washington — Former Fox News host Pete Hegseth, President-elect Donald Trump’s pick for defense secretary, met with senators on Capitol Hill on Thursday as new details emerged about an alleged sexual assault that took place in 2017. Hegseth was accompanied in his meetings by Vice President-elect JD Vance, an Ohio senator, as they seek to
Three-term Democrat concedes to Dave McCormick in Pennsylvania Senate race L: Dave McCormick R: Pa. Sen. Bob Casey (Jeff Swensen; Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images) Sen. Bob Casey (D., Pa.) conceded to Republican challenger Dave McCormick, cementing an election result that the Associated Press called three weeks ago but Casey refused to acknowledge. “I just called Dave
Agency offered ‘effective stress management techniques’ days after Trump’s win Antony Blinken (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images) A senior member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee is calling for a briefing after the Biden-Harris State Department hosted a series of in-house therapy sessions in the wake of President-elect Donald Trump’s victory. Rep. Darrell Issa (R., Calif.), who