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Senate will block Trump's nomination of Matt Gaetz as attorney general, ex-Speaker Kevin McCarthy says
WASHINGTON — Former House Speaker Kevin McCarthy predicted that President-elect Donald Trump’s nomination of Matt Gaetz to be attorney general would be rejected by the Republican Senate next year.
“Gaetz won’t get confirmed, everybody knows that,” McCarthy said in an interview with Bloomberg Television at the Barclays Asia Forum in ...Read more
Sheriff takes $10,000 in bribes and promises convicted felon law enforcement job, feds say
A federal jury returned a guilty verdict against the former interim sheriff of a Mississippi county after federal prosecutors detailed how he solicited, and accepted, nearly $10,000 in cash bribes from a convicted felon.
Marshand Crisler, while the sheriff of Hinds County from August 2021 to December 2021, promised to reward the man in exchange...Read more
Car bombs. Massacres. A cartel turf war. Mexico's new president confronts a wave of violence
MEXICO CITY — Car bombs. Massacres. The slaying of a Roman Catholic priest.
A cartel war that has engulfed a major city. A mayor of another large city beheaded after he dared to call for peace.
Six weeks after taking office, Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum is contending with a nationwide wave of violence, and is facing increasingly ...Read more
New Congress brings churn in health policy leadership
WASHINGTON — Congress’ most influential health panels will see dramatic changes next year, with several advocates on specific issues like mental health, Medicare and drug pricing retiring or losing their reelection bids.
The biggest changes will be in store at the House Energy and Commerce Committee, whose wide-ranging jurisdiction includes...Read more
Florida's Matt Gaetz resigns House seat after Trump taps him for attorney general
WASHINGTON — President-elect Donald Trump has nominated Rep. Matt Gaetz of Florida to serve as U.S. attorney general, a surprising and highly controversial pick that could set up a confirmation battle in the Senate.
At a Wednesday evening press conference, U.S. House Speaker Mike Johnson told reporters that Gaetz had resigned from Congress �...Read more
Explosion at Brazil's Supreme Court leaves 1 person dead
One person died after a blast Wednesday night in front of Brazil’s Supreme Court in the capital Brasilia, forcing officials and staff to evacuate the building.
A man tried to enter the Supreme Court building with explosives strapped to his body, preliminary investigations show. The spokesman for the Federal District military police, Major ...Read more
Emboldened Trump returns to Washington to meet with Biden, announce controversial Cabinet picks
WASHINGTON — President-elect Donald Trump returned to the nation’s capital Wednesday for the first time since winning election, meeting with congressional leaders, sitting in the Oval Office with President Joe Biden and announcing a flurry of high-profile nominations for his Cabinet.
The visit to the White House and Capitol Hill offered a ...Read more
Nevada tribes awarded $5 million to enhance water security
The water systems of three Nevada tribes are getting a $5 million upgrade, the state’s two U.S. senators announced on Wednesday.
“Access to clean, safe drinking water is essential for every community, and that’s no different for Tribes across Nevada,” Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto, D-Nev., said in a statement. “I’m proud to have ...Read more
DOJ launches investigation into Michigan psychiatric hospitalizations
The Justice Department has opened a disability rights investigation into whether Michigan unnecessarily keeps adults with serious mental illness in state psychiatric hospitals in violation of the Americans with Disabilities Act, the department announced Wednesday.
The department said it will investigate whether Michigan provides adequate ...Read more
4 arrested after 'bear' claimed to damage vehicles in Southern California's Lake Arrowhead turns out to be person in bear suit
LOS ANGELES — Four Los Angeles-area residents were arrested Wednesday on suspicion of insurance fraud and conspiracy after allegedly falsely claiming a bear got into their vehicles and damaged them.
There was no bear, rather, a person in a bear costume was seen in video footage provided with insurance claims.
Dubbed “Operation Bear Claw,�...Read more
NJ teen charged with intentionally starting 52-acre wildfire, may be linked to another
A 14-year-old from New Jersey has been arrested and charged with arson for allegedly setting a fire that burned 52 acres of land and threatened homes in Evesham, police announced Wednesday.
Fire officials are also investigating a possible link between that fire, which occurred on Oct. 30 and took days to extinguish, and another much larger fire...Read more
MAGA loyalist Matt Gaetz is Trump's pick for attorney general. Will he be confirmed?
President-elect Donald Trump’s pick of Rep. Matt Gaetz for attorney general sent a clear signal through Washington on Wednesday that Trump intends for his Justice Department to take a sharp-elbowed, hyper-partisan approach to law and order — one that is both unquestioningly loyal to Trump and openly antagonistic toward his political ...Read more
Bob Lee's accused killer says tech executive 'went crazy on me'
SAN FRANCISCO — Technology executive Bob Lee’s accused killer told a jury he acted in self defense after Lee tried to attack him with a knife on a San Francisco street a year and a half ago, saying “he went crazy on me” after losing his temper.
Nima Momeni, defending himself at his murder trial, testified Wednesday that during a late ...Read more
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Gavin Newsom bashes Trump, seeks last-minute help from Biden during Washington trip
WASHINGTON — Gov. Gavin Newsom and California’s congressional Democrats met privately for an hour Wednesday to map out what they expect to be an ugly, uphill fight against President-elect Donald Trump’s anticipated efforts to roll back liberal policies in ...Read more
US House will remain Republican in 2025, narrowly
WASHINGTON — Republicans will maintain control of the House next year, a result made clear when The Associated Press called a 217th seat for Republicans, a Democrat conceded a key race loss and House Democratic leaders threw in the towel.
“House Democrats gave it our all, running aggressive, forward-looking and people-centered campaigns. ...Read more
Confusion mounts over Trump's defense secretary choice; Warren says the Senate must reject him
In classic Trump fashion, the nation learned who is in line to lead the world’s largest military apparatus via social media.
Former mid-level Army officer and current Fox News host Pete Hegseth is the president-elect’s nominee for secretary of defense.
If you’ve never heard of Hegseth you aren’t alone, and President Donald Trump’s ...Read more
Gov. Cooper gives pardon of innocence to NC pastor imprisoned 8 years for robbery he didn't commit
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Gov. Roy Cooper has pardoned a Pitt County pastor who served eight years in prison for a robbery he did not commit, offering the falsely accused preacher a rare declaration of innocence and making him eligible for $400,000 in state compensation.
The Rev. Darron Carmon was a 19-year-old college student with a clean record in ...Read more
Michigan House OKs economic development trio on R&D, startup grants, data center tax breaks
LANSING, Mich. — Michigan House lawmakers moved a series of economic development bills off the chamber floor Wednesday and on to the Senate, pushing forward a suite of legislation that would implement tax credits, tax exemptions and grants for businesses.
The bills would create a research and development tax credit, an innovation fund to ...Read more
'Motion to vacate' threshold will rise under House GOP accord
House Republican factions agreed Wednesday night on a change to the chamber’s rules that would make it tougher to oust the speaker in the manner that ex-Rep. Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., lost his job last year, and after some threatened the current speaker, Mike Johnson, with the same fate earlier this year.
The deal struck between members of ...Read more
Trump chooses Florida's Matt Gaetz for attorney general despite ongoing House investigation
WASHINGTON — President-elect Donald Trump has nominated Rep. Matt Gaetz of Florida to serve as U.S. attorney general, a surprising and highly controversial pick that could set up a confirmation battle in the Senate as the congressman continues to battle accusations of illicit drug use and sex trafficking.
At a Wednesday evening news ...Read more
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