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Lara Trump, daughter-in-law of US President-elect Donald Trump, has withdrawn her name from consideration for a seat in the Senate. She stepped down this month as co-chairwoman of the Republican National Committee (RNC), fuelling speculation that she might replace outgoing Senator Marco Rubio, a Florida Republican, whom Trump has nominated for secretary of state. But […]
Decision could tee up another battle over considerations of race in university admissions before US Supreme Court. A federal judge has rejected a challenge to the United States Naval Academy’s practice of considering race in admissions applications, ruling that a diverse military is in the national interest. In a decision on Friday, US District Court […]
NEW YORK — Chad Chronister, Donald Trump’s pick to run the Drug Enforcement Administration, said Tuesday he was withdrawing his name from consideration, becoming the second person selected by the president-elect to bow out quickly after being nominated for a position requiring Senate confirmation. NOTE: The video is from a previous report. Sheriff Chronister, the […]
Trump nominated Pam Bondi for attorney general on Thursday. Trump said he wants to refocus the Department of Justice on crime and safety. Matt Gaetz withdrew from consideration for the role earlier on Thursday. President-elect Donald Trump announced Thursday he would nominate Pam Bondi, former attorney general of Florida, for US attorney general after his […]
Former Florida Representative Matt Gaetz on Thursday announced he is withdrawing his name from consideration to serve as attorney general. In a statement on X, he confirmed he said his confirmation “was unfairly becoming a distraction to the critical work of the Trump/Vance Transition. There is no time to waste on a needlessly protracted Washington […]