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President-elect Donald Trump announced Thursday evening that his new pick for attorney general is Pam Bondi. Bondi previously served as Florida’s attorney general. "For too long, the partisan Department of Justice has been weaponized against me and other Republicans — Not anymore," Trump said in a post to Truth Social. The attorney general position would require confirmation by the Senate. Trump praised Gaetz on Truth Social after he withdrew, saying that Gaetz "has a wonderful future."

Persons: Donald Trump, Pam Bondi, Matt Gaetz, —, Trump, Pam, ” Bondi, Bondi, Hillary Clinton, “, Gaetz, Vance Organizations: of Justice, DOJ, Trump, Senate, Republican National Convention, Pennsylvania ” Locations: Bondi, “, Philadelphia

Former Rep. Matt Gaetz, R-Fla., on Thursday announced that he would withdraw his name from consideration to be President-elect Donald Trump's attorney general. In a post on TruthSocial, Trump praised Gaetz and said he had been doing "very well" in the confirmation process. "I greatly appreciate the recent efforts of Matt Gaetz in seeking approval to be Attorney General. Gaetz has vehemently denied those allegations and the investigation ended with the Justice Department electing not to charge Gaetz. The committee had been looking into the allegations against Gaetz on and off since 2021.

Persons: Matt Gaetz, Donald Trump's, Vance, Gaetz, Trump, Matt, “, ”, Joni Ernst, John Cornyn, Ernst, “ I’m, Grassley, ” Ernst, I’m, Cornyn, “ Everything’s, ” Cornyn Organizations: Trump, DOJ, Administration, Justice Department, Capitol, Sens, NBC News Locations: Washington, Gaetz, Iowa, Texas

Trump’s pick for defense secretary, Pete Hegseth, was accused of sexual assault. Trump himself has faced various sexual misconduct allegations, which he has denied, though he was found liable last year for sexual abuse in a civil trial over an alleged incident in the 1990s that he also denies. Now, after having won the presidency again, he’s spending early political capital to confirm appointees who have faced sexual misconduct allegations of their own. The allegations against Trump’s picksGaetz’s years of controversies have been thrust back into the spotlight now that he’s up for a Cabinet post. “It’s a very scary time for young men in America when you can be guilty of something that you may not be guilty of,” Trump told reporters.

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WASHINGTON — Members of the House Ethics Committee will meet behind closed doors Wednesday afternoon to discuss whether to publicly release a report detailing their sweeping investigation into former Rep. Matt Gaetz, President-elect Donald Trump’s pick for attorney general. Several Republicans and Democrats in the Senate have said they want to review the House report before a Judiciary Committee confirmation hearing for Gaetz next year. She argued that there is precedent for the Ethics Committee to publish reports after members of Congress have resigned. If the committee declines to make the Gaetz report public, any House member can try to force a vote to release it. In September 1996, House Democrats tried to force the Ethics Committee to release a report from an outside counsel about its investigation of then-Speaker Newt Gingrich, R-Ga.

Persons: Matt Gaetz, Donald Trump’s, Gaetz, Mike Johnson, Trump, “ I’ve, ” Johnson, “ Matt Gaetz, —, Michael Guest, Susan Wild, Joel Leppard, Leppard, ”, JD Vance, Pete Hegseth, Bill Boner, Boner, Boner’s, Buz Lukens, Newt Gingrich Organizations: WASHINGTON, Republicans, Democrats, Justice Department, NBC News, Trump, Capitol, Cabinet, Senate, Congress, “, Committee Locations: Florida, Nashville, Ohio

☆ Florida man allegedly had AR-15, silencers and list of Jewish and Black targets
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-20 | by ( Anthony Cusumano | Https | Media-Cldnry.S-Nbcnews.Com Image Upload Newscms Dennis-Romero-Circle-Byline-Template.Jpg | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +4 min

A Florida man arrested on suspicion of weapons violations on Halloween had a list of targets that included a congressman and locations he associated with Jewish and Black people, prosecutors allege. The Federal Public Defender of South Florida did not immediately respond to a request for comment. A customary walk-through of the home turned up evidence of firearms, including spent shell casings and a homemade target, Anton said. The alleged list of targets includes Rep. Jared Moskowitz, D-Fla., as well as locations the writer of the list characterized as draws for Jewish and Black people — a synagogue, a Jewish cemetery, a Jewish sandwich shop and parks and schools that were described using a derogatory term for Black people, according to Anton's filing. One entry on the list said, "Stalk Jewish parks," the proffer said.

Persons: John Lapinski, Lapinski, Marc Anton, Anton, silencers, Jared Moskowitz, Moskowitz Organizations: Federal, Defender, Police, Assistant U.S, Palmetto State Armory Liberty, Palmetto State Armory, Black, Jewish, U.S . Marshals Service Locations: Florida, South Florida, Margate, Miami, Broward County , Florida

☆ Senate Democrats seek evidence from FBI sex-trafficking probe of Trump AG pick Matt Gaetz
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-20 | by ( Kevin Breuninger | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

Rep. Matt Gaetz, R-Fla., is seen outside a meeting of the House Republican Conference in the U.S. Capitol on Tuesday, January 3, 2023. The Senate Judiciary Committee asked the FBI on Wednesday for its "complete evidentiary file" of a prior investigation into the alleged sex trafficking of an underage girl by Matt Gaetz, who has been tapped as the next U.S. attorney general by President-elect Donald Trump. The Judiciary panel's request says that "the grave public allegations against Mr. Gaetz speak directly to his fitness to serve as the chief law enforcement officer for the federal government." The committee's Democratic majority, in a letter to FBI Director Chris Wray, noted that Gaetz's associate Joel Greenberg pleaded guilty in 2021 "to the sex trafficking charge for which Mr. Gaetz was also investigated." The 42-year-old Republican, who until last week represented a Florida district in the House of Representatives, has denied all wrongdoing.

Persons: Matt Gaetz, Donald Trump, Gaetz, Chris Wray, Joel Greenberg, Gaetz's Organizations: House Republican Conference, U.S, Capitol, FBI, Democratic, of Justice, Republican, DOJ Locations: Florida

Donald Trump and Rep. Matt Gaetz, R-Fla., at the Iowa State Fair in Des Moines in August 2023. That “seemed to matter” to the committee, Leppard said, adding that committee members were concerned about illegal drug use and payments for sex. On at least two occasions, Leppard said, his clients had sex with Gaetz outside Florida. The women were not paid for sex during the trips, but Gaetz paid for their flights, lodging and entertainment, Leppard said. The two women are private people, who have no political leanings and no motivation to take down Gaetz, Leppard said.

Persons: Matt Gaetz, Donald Trump’s, Joel Leppard, Orlando . Leppard, Gaetz, ”, Leppard, Donald Trump, Al Drago, “, Trump, Alex Pfeiffer, He’s, ” Pfeiffer Organizations: Justice Department, NBC, Fair, Bloomberg, Getty, The Justice, FBI, Gaetz, Republican U.S, Trump, Committee Locations: Florida, Orlando, Iowa, Des Moines, New York City, Bahamas

But the decline in support for Ms. Harris in some of the country’s most liberal areas is particularly notable. For example, in Fulton County, which contains most of Atlanta, Ms. Harris gained about 4,500 votes, but Mr. Trump gained more than 7,400. He similarly outran Ms. Harris where she made gains in Wake County, N.C., Lancaster County, Pa., and Montgomery County, Texas. In Milwaukee County in swing-state Wisconsin, Ms. Harris lost 1,200 voters compared with Mr. Biden’s total in 2020, while Mr. Trump gained more than 3,500. But he lost votes, as did Ms. Harris, in majority-Black counties, especially those in the South where turnout dropped overall.

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Labor leaders say Democrats need to rethink their approach to working-class voters. Former Fox News host Pete Hegseth’s attorney confirmed he paid a woman after she accused him of sexual assault. He also denied that the encounter between Hegseth and an unnamed woman, which she alleges happened in 2017, was sexual assault. 🏈 The Kansas City Chiefs’ undefeated season is no more as the Buffalo Bills beat their AFC rivals 30-21 at home. Bills quarterback Josh Allen threw for 262 yards with one touchdown and one interception as Buffalo improved to 9-2.

Persons: Pete Hegseth’s, Democratic Party ’ Donald Trump, Chip Somodevilla, Kamala Harris ’, ”, Brent Booker, ” Booker, Mike Johnson, Trump, Brendan Carr, Roy Rochlin, Donald Trump, “, Parlatore, Dick Schoof, Nora Achahbar, NFL Gregory Bull, Greg Rosenstein, hird, 🐆 Organizations: Labor, Former Fox News, Union, Democratic Party, ’ International Union of, ”, Trump, Federal Communications Commission, Justice Department, FBI, Trump Pentagon, Fox News, NBC News, Washington Post, Authorities, Hegseth, Getty Images, Dutch, NFL, Los Angeles Chargers, Cincinnati Bengals, Sunday, NBC Locations: Amsterdam, Netherlands, West Palm Beach, Fla, Biden’s, ’ International Union of North America, Afghanistan, Hegseth’s, Monterey , California, Anadolu, Getty Images Amsterdam, Moroccan

The Trump transition team did not immediately respond to a request for comment. Lebanon’s ancient heritage faces Israeli airstrikesRubble and destruction caused by an Israeli airstrike near the historic Roman temple in Baalbek, Lebanon, on Nov. 7. The war in Lebanon has killed more than 3,200 people and displaced more than a million others, according to Lebanese officials. The conflict has also taken a toll on the nation’s unique heritage at the crossroads of ancient Phoenician, Egyptian, Greek, Persian and Roman civilizations. The Israel Defense Forces’ latest attacks on northern Gaza’s besieged city of Beit Lahiya killed “about 100” people, Mahmoud Basal, a spokesperson for Gaza’s Civil Defense, told NBC News on Sunday.

Persons: “, Joe Biden, Matt Gaetz, Gaetz, Pete Hegseth, Timothy Parlatore, ” Parlatore, Hegseth, Marwan Naamani, amphitheaters, ’ citadels, Beit Lahiya, Mahmoud, Press Sen, Markwayne Mullin, Robert F, Kennedy Jr, I’ve, ” Mullin, Kristen Welker, Kennedy, Mullin, ”, Leila, aren’t, Mike Peditto, Martin Mejia Organizations: Trump, U.S, Trump Cabinet, Republicans, NBC, Justice Department, Republican, ZUMA, NBC News, United Nations, Israel Defense Forces ’, Civil Defense, Press, Department of Health, Human Services, “, Intelligence, American Society of Tropical Medicine, Hygiene Locations: Afghanistan, California, Baalbek, Lebanon, Mhaibib, Nabatiyeh, Gaza’s, Beit, Talara, Peru, Americas

While Gaetz’s ability to be confirmed appears on the rocks among Senate Republicans, President-elect Donald Trump’s team remains confident he will eventually be confirmed, even if it’s after an ugly battle. Gaetz and Trump attorney Todd Blanche are moving full speed ahead on trying to fill out the Justice Department, according to sources familiar with the planning. In his few terms in the House, Gaetz has often been embroiled in controversy. The attorney, John Clune, also called for the release of a House Ethics Committee report detailing the committee’s investigation into Gaetz, which has been ongoing for several years. Since the Truth Social post, Trump has not asked for any specific Cabinet pick, including Gaetz, to be confirmed via recess appointment.

Persons: Matt Gaetz, Donald Trump’s, Todd Blanche, Blanche, Trump, ”, JD Vance, Gaetz, Matt, ’, Mike Johnson, John Clune, ” Sen, Lindsey Graham, Johnson, “, John Cornyn, Sen, Kevin Cramer, Michael Guest, ” Cramer, Gaetz —, Democratic Sen, Richard Blumenthal, we’re, Tom Williams, Vance, Cramer Organizations: Republicans, Department of Justice, NBC, Trump, Justice Department, NBC News, Trump —, Capitol, House, ”, Democratic, …, Washington , D.C, Inc, Getty, Pennsylvania’s Senate, GOP, Truth Social Locations: America, Texas, Orlando, Washington ,, Pennsylvania’s

WASHINGTON — President-elect Donald Trump’s consistent campaign pledge to impose sweeping tariffs on products imported into the U.S. is likely to face stiff challenges in court and potentially pushback from Congress. There are potential legal limits to Trump’s authority, even though he has said he would unilaterally impose the increases. But a broad array of tariffs on allies “could cross the line,” especially as the Supreme Court has taken a generally pro-business stance in recent years, he added. During the Biden administration, the Supreme Court embraced a theory called the “major questions doctrine.” Biden’s ambitious plan to wipe out billions of dollars in student debt was one of the proposals the Supreme Court faulted. The Supreme Court declined to take up the issue.

Persons: Donald Trump’s, Trump, he’s, Joe Biden, ”, Alan Morrison, “, ” Morrison, ‘, ” Trump, Ed Brzytwa, Brzytwa, Sen, Rand Paul, Rick Scott, ” Scott, Petros Mavroidis, ’, Jennifer Hillman, Hillman, Biden, Matt Priest, “ We’ll, ” Priest Organizations: WASHINGTON, China . Industry, George Washington University Law School, Chicago Economic Club, National Bureau of Economic Research, Federal Reserve Board, Consumer Technology Association, “ Consumers, CTA, Fox News, Sunday, Republicans, Columbia Law School, Georgetown Law Center, of International Trade, Trump, Appeals, Federal Circuit, Supreme, Federal Communications, Federal Energy Administration, Footwear Distributors, Retailers of America Locations: U.S, Congress, China, United States, Ky, Canada

A woman told the House Ethics Committee that she saw Matt Gaetz, who is President-elect Donald Trump’s pick for the U.S. attorney general, have sex with a minor, her lawyer said Friday. “My client testified to the House Ethics Committee that she witnessed Rep. Gaetz having sex with a minor at a house party in Orlando in 2017,” Joel Leppard said. Then-Rep. Matt Gaetz, R-Fla., on Capitol Hill, on April 30. Chip Somodevilla / Getty Images fileLeppard said the woman he represents testified before the House Ethics Committee in April. A House Ethics Committee investigation was launched in April 2021.

Persons: Matt Gaetz, Donald Trump’s, “, ” Joel Leppard, Chip Somodevilla, Leppard, ” Leppard, “ Merrick, Garland, Gaetz, reauthorized, Mike Johnson, Trump Organizations: U.S, Republican U.S, Wednesday, Trump, Capitol, NBC News, ABC News, Florida Panhandle, Department of Justice, Republican, Republican Senate Locations: Orlando, Florida’s, Florida

The human head that washed ashore in South Florida this week belonged to a missing 19-year-old swimmer, police said Friday. Victor Enrique Castaneda Jr. went missing Saturday near the jetty area at South Pointe Drive, Miami Beach police said. The Miami-Dade County Medical Examiner on Friday confirmed remains found Tuesday near Key Biscayne belonged to Castaneda, police said. Police investigate after a human head washed ashore on Key Biscayne, Fla., on Tuesday. A beach worker Tuesday morning spotted a human head floating on the shoreline close to a small island near Key Biscayne, Miami-Dade police said.

Persons: Victor Enrique Castaneda Jr, Castaneda Organizations: Miami Beach, Dade, Dade County Medical, Police, Biscayne, NBC, Dade police Locations: South Florida, South Pointe, Miami, Dade County, Key Biscayne, Castaneda, Fla, Florida

☆ The House GOP is more aligned with Trump than ever: From the Politics Desk
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-15 | by ( The Politics Desk | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +9 min

In today’s edition, national political reporter Ben Kamisar examines how House Republicans are growing increasingly aligned with Donald Trump. Plus, "Meet the Press" moderator Kristen Welker looks back at how Trump's Cabinet announcements from right yers ago compare to now. The House GOP is more aligned with Trump than everBy Ben KamisarPresident-elect Donald Trump and the GOP believe Americans delivered them a mandate last week when they handed the party unified control of Washington. Newly elected Senate GOP leader John Thune certainly isn’t a Trump antagonist, but he’s a descendent of the institutional Republican Party. It’s a dynamic worth keeping tabs on, especially as Senate Republicans begin the process of vetting Trump’s Cabinet picks.

Persons: Ben Kamisar, Donald Trump, Kristen Welker, Trump, ” Rep, Troy Nehls, Kyle Stewart, “, John Thune, Trump’s, Sen, John Barrasso, Donald Trump’s, ”, — Trump, Marco Rubio, Matt Gaetz, Pete Hegseth, Robert F, Kennedy Jr, Doug Burgum, Tulsi Gabbard, James Mattis, John Kelly, Jeff Sessions, —, Steve Bannon, Gaetz, Mike Johnson, Elon Musk, Vivek Ramaswamy, Todd Blanche, Doug Collins, 🗞️, Jo Organizations: NBC, White House, Capitol, Republicans, GOP, Trump, NBC News, ”, Senate, Republican Party, Press, State Department, Justice Department, Defense Department, Department of Health, Human Services, Interior Department, Pentagon, Department of Homeland Security, RFK Jr, Department, Former Trump, Republican, Health, Elon, Department of Veterans Affairs, Sena Locations: Washington, Texas, Pennsylvania, Gaetz, California, Iraq

In the closing weeks of the presidential campaign season, Sen. John Fetterman did something different than other Democrats. NBC NEWS: As you’re looking in the rearview mirror a little bit at the 2024 election, do you think Democrats need to change how they talk to voters? NBC NEWS: What is your biggest concern moving forward, and what’s kind of the biggest thing that you think Democrats need to address? NBC NEWS: So to bounce off that, has there been a conversation among Democrats that’s essentially what you’re talking about? How do you think Democrats should handle this development?

Persons: Sen, John Fetterman, Joe Rogan’s, Kamala Harris, Fetterman, “ It’s, ” Fetterman, “, Trump, Matt Gaetz, Robert F, Kennedy Jr, “ I’ve, ”, that’s, —, it’s, Kennedy, Reagan, Elon, I’ve, we’ve, Bob Casey, …, It’s, They’ve, I’m, Hey, that’s what’s, Gaetz, That’s, — FETTERMAN, you’re, he’ll, Trump’s, Musk, Vivek Ramaswamy, Biden, Dave McCormick, McCormick, Hillary, Clinton, you’ve, I’ll, ” I’m Organizations: Republicans, of Health, Human Services, NBC, Democratic, Democratic Party, Republican, America, Senate, Greens, Pennsylvania Senate Locations: ”, Lincoln, Pennsylvania, Allegheny, Pittsburgh, ‘

WASHINGTON — House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., said Friday that he would "strongly request" that the House Ethics Committee not release a report detailing its investigation into former Rep. Matt Gaetz, R-Fla. “I’m going to request, strongly request, that the Ethics Committee not issue the report.”There is precedent for releasing ethics reports after or on the same day that a lawmaker resigns from Congress. Johnson declined to say whether he spoke to Trump about the Ethics report. Tom Rust, a spokesperson for the Ethics Committee, declined to comment on Johnson's remarks. "There is bipartisan support for the Senate Judiciary Committee having access to this information," Sorbe said.

Persons: Mike Johnson, Matt Gaetz, Gaetz —, Donald Trump, —, Johnson, Michael Guest, “, ” Johnson, “ I’m, Bill Boner, Buz Lukens, Tom Rust, they’d, Dick Durbin, Josh Sorbe, shouldn't, Sorbe, Durbin, Gaetz Organizations: WASHINGTON, Washington , D.C, Trump, Mar, NBC, Committee Locations: Ohio, Washington ,

President-elect Donald Trump said Thursday he will nominate Todd Blanche, one of his criminal defense lawyers, to be deputy attorney general. The statement noted that Blanche has experience working for the Justice Department — something former Rep. Matt Gaetz, R-Fla., Trump's choice for attorney general, does not have. Blanche was Trump's lead lawyer when he stood trial on charges of falsifying business records related to a hush money payment this year. If Blanche's nomination is confirmed before Gaetz's, he could serve as acting attorney general while Gaetz goes through the process. He will also nominate D. John Sauer, who argued Trump's successful immunity case before the Supreme Court, for solicitor general.

Persons: Donald Trump, Todd Blanche, Todd, Trump, Blanche, Justice Department —, Matt Gaetz, Trump's, Juan Merchan, Aileen Cannon, Jack Smith's, Smith ., Tanya Chutkan, Gaetz's, Gaetz, Emil Bove, Emil, John Sauer, John, Antonin Scalia, Sauer's Organizations: Justice Department, Justice, of New York United, of New York United States Attorney’s, Trump, State, Manhattan, White House, U.S, Smith . U.S, Senate, National Security Unit, United States Supreme, Supreme, MAGA Locations: Southern, of New York United States, ., Florida, Missouri

After Republican President-elect Donald Trump’s dramatic performance with Latino voters, a coalition of Democratic-leaning Latino groups is grappling with the shift and trying to reconcile it with the policies they say many Hispanics support. Along with UnidosUS, Latino-focused advocacy groups such as Voto Latino, Somos Votantes, Hispanic Federation and La Brega y Fuerza Fund sponsored a poll of Latino voters. The coalition rejected national exit poll findings showing that Trump won the majority of Latino men — 55% — to Harris’ 43%. Edison Research, which conducts national exit polling for NBC News and other news organizations, surveyed 2,750 Latino voters nationally. Thirty-seven percent of male participants in exit polling identified as white, while 6% identified as Latino in the Latino groups’ poll.

Persons: Donald Trump’s, —, Clarissa Martinez de Castro, Kamala Harris, ” Martinez de Castro, ”, Somos, Donald Trump, Anna Moneymaker, Martinez de Castro, Trump, Harris, Matt Barreto, “, Rob Farbman, Latinas, Joe Biden, Starr County, Gary Segura, ” Segura, Barreto, Carlos Odio, Vanessa Cardenas, ” Cardenas Organizations: Republican, Democratic, Democratic Party, Latino, UnidosUS, Republicans, Hispanic Federation, Brega, Fund, American Civil Liberties Union, Advancing Justice, Climate Power, Nations Development Institute, Trump, Harris ’, BSP Research, African American Research, Harvard University, American, NBC, Edison Research, NBC News, Edison, Biden, Dade, Equis Research, America’s Locations: Doral, Fla, Miami, Florida, South Texas, Rio Grande, Starr, U.S

☆ Tampa Bay Rays will play their home games at the Yankees' spring training field
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-14 | by ( The Associated Press | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +4 min

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — The Tampa Bay Rays will play their 2025 home games at the New York Yankees’ nearby spring training ballpark amid uncertainty about the future of hurricane-damaged Tropicana Field, Rays executives said on Thursday. “It is singularly the best opportunity for our fans to experience 81 games of major league Rays baseball,” Sternberg said. “As difficult as it is to get any of these stadiums up to major league standards, it was the least difficult. Once known as Legends Field, Steinbrenner Field opened in 1996 on Tampa’s north side. The Tampa Tarpons, one of the Yankees minor league teams, play their home games at Steinbrenner Field during the summer.

Persons: Stuart Sternberg, Steinbrenner, it’s, ” Sternberg, Rob Manfred, George M, Brian Spurlock, ” Manfred, Hurricane Milton, Brian Auld, ” Auld, ’, George Steinbrenner, Hal Steinbrenner, Sternberg, “, ” Hal Steinbrenner, Milton, ” Organizations: Tampa Bay Rays, New York Yankees, Tropicana, Rays, Major League Baseball, ” Baseball, Getty, League Baseball’s, Hurricane, Historic Gas Plant, American League East, Yankee, Tampa, MLB, Colorado Rockies, Yankees, Steinbrenner, Hurricanes Locations: PETERSBURG, Fla, —, Tampa, Florida, Tampa Bay, Tampa , Fla, St . Petersburg, Bronx, Tampa’s

☆ Latino mobile home park residents denounce conditions, allege discrimination
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-14 | by ( Albinson Linares | Albinson Linares Is A Reporter For Noticias Telemundo Based In Mexico City. | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +13 min

The sewage is exposed to the air and causes a lot of nausea and headaches,” said Veronica Isabel Dahlberg, executive director of HOLA Ohio, a nonprofit group assisting Latino state residents, which has advised mobile home park residents who sued. It is very expensive,” said Yvonne Maldonado, a co-director of Manufactured Housing Action, a nonprofit group that focuses on such communities. “We have recently seen private equity enter the manufactured housing market," PESP housing research coordinator Madeline Bankson said. During hurricanes, the National Weather Service has said, 72% of deaths occur in homes, and of those, 54% occur in mobile homes. She also urged mobile home park residents to organize their communities and if there are complaints, to do it as a group, which is more effective.

Persons: Mariano Jacobo Piñón, ”, Vicente Hernández, Ricardo Rodríguez, Veronica Isabel Dahlberg, Mariano Jacobo Piñón's, ” Rodríguez, Melissa Solomon, Jones, Patrick J, Condon, Yvonne Maldonado, Maldonado, Ana Eugenia Báez, Báez, Andrea Chiriboga, Flor, Ascentia, Marko Vukovich, ” Vukovich, Esther Sullivan, Eva Marie Uzcategui, Madeline Bankson, Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac, Jeanne Shaheen, Richard Blumenthal, John Fetterman, ” Shaheen, Banks, Juan Pablo Garnham, Garnham Organizations: Fairgrounds United, Perry Mobile Home, Noticias Telemundo, Jones Estates Fairgrounds, Jones Estates Perry LLC, Jones Estates, Department of Housing, Urban, Survey, Residents, People Center, Foxridge, Colorado Mobile, Private, University of Colorado, Home Parks, The Washington, Getty, Prosperity, Federal Housing Administration, “, Telemundo, Princeton, National Weather Service Locations: Lake County , Ohio, Mexico, Ohio, Hernández, Lake County, Mobile, U.S, New York, Colorado, Foxridge, Arapahoe County , Colorado, Denver, Sarasota , Fla, Sens

“President Trump is going to hit the Justice Department with a blowtorch, and Matt Gaetz is that torch,” Steve Bannon, Trump’s former White House strategist, told NBC News. Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, said she didn't think Gaetz was "a serious nomination for the attorney general." From bitter experience, Trump knows that he needs an attorney general he can trust implicitly, and it might be worth the political capital to battle for Gaetz's confirmation. Little happened in Trump’s first term that angered him as much as Attorney General Jeff Sessions’ decision to recuse himself and appoint a special counsel to investigate whether there were links between his 2016 campaign and Russia. In Gaetz, Trump would get an attorney general who has said Trump won the election that year, as well as an iconoclast who shares his willingness to upset the status quo.

Persons: Donald Trump, Trump, Matt Gaetz, Steve Bannon, Trump’s, Pete Hegseth, Tulsi Gabbard, Tom Homan, Kristi Noem, Mount Rushmore, James Mattis, Mattis, John Kelly, Kelly, who'd, Hegseth, Donald J, ”, Max Stier, Gaetz, Kamala Harris, Sen, Lisa Murkowski, Kevin Cramer, Jeff Sessions, I’m, ” Trump, Robert Mueller, William Barr Organizations: WASHINGTON, Justice Department, Defense, Justice, White, Department, White House, NBC News, Fox News, Democrat, Trump, South Dakota Gov, National Guard, Partnership for Public Service, Senate, Republicans, FBI, CDC, ATF, DOJ, NBC, Washington Locations: Afghanistan, Iraq, Alaska, Russia

Pete Hegseth, President-elect Donald Trump’s pick for secretary of defense, has said that he believes women should not serve in combat and that he wants to see the military purged of “woke” officials who support diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives. Neither Fox News nor Trump’s transition team immediately responded to requests for comment about Hegseth’s on-air remarks about the military. Hegseth was an Army National Guard infantry officer, serving tours in Afghanistan and Iraq and at Guantánamo Bay, Cuba. “I’m straight up just saying that we should not have women in combat roles,” Hegseth said on the podcast. “Who?” Sen. Bill Cassidy, R-La., said on Capitol Hill when he was asked Tuesday evening about Trump’s picking Hegseth.

Persons: Pete Hegseth, Donald Trump’s, “, ”, Trump’s, Hegseth, Trump, Pete, Shawn Ryan, CQ Brown, ” Hegseth, hasn’t, Qassam, Edward Gallagher, “ They’re, Gallagher, Richard Spencer, Daniel Penny, Penny, Jeffrey Prosperie, ” Prosperie, Matt Gaetz, Sen, Marco Rubio, Democrat Tulsi Gabbard, I’m, he’s, Gretchen Carlson, Hegseth’s, Brian Kilmeade, ” Sen, Bill Cassidy, “ I’m, Mike Rounds Organizations: Fox News, Trump, “ Fox & Friends, Fox, Army National Guard, Defense Department, Joint Chiefs of Staff, Air Force, Pentagon, U.S, Navy SEAL, Marine, Associated Press, Democrat, Weekend Fox, Defense, Friends, Hegseth’s Fox News, Senate, Capitol Locations: America, Afghanistan, Iraq, Guantánamo Bay, Cuba, U.S, Iran, New York City, Marco Rubio of Florida

☆ Matt Gaetz, Trump’s pick for attorney general, had been a subject of a sex trafficking investigation
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-14 | by ( Https | Media-Cldnry.S-Nbcnews.Com Image Upload Newscms Tom_Winter_Nbc_News.Jpg | Tom Winter | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +4 min

Matt Gaetz, President-elect Donald Trump’s pick to run the Justice Department, has previously been investigated over allegations of sex trafficking of a 17-year-old girl — a federal probe that ultimately did not yield criminal charges. Rep. Matt Gaetz, R-Fla., at the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee on July 16. Greenberg pleaded guilty in May 2021 to several crimes, including the sex trafficking of a 17-year-old girl. Stephen Alford, 62, of Fort Walton Beach, Florida, said he could help the Matt Gaetz secure a presidential pardon, authorities said. Matt Gaetz has said the allegations stemmed from the extortion plot.

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WASHINGTON — A triumphant President-elect Donald Trump huddled with House Republicans before their leadership elections Wednesday and threw his support behind Speaker Mike Johnson, a key ally, as the GOP prepares for unified control of government next year. Trump, the 45th and future 47th president, got multiple standing ovations from rank-and-file Republicans at the meeting. After the event with Republicans, Trump headed to the White House for a meeting with President Joe Biden. House Appropriations Committee Chairman Tom Cole, R-Okla., said Trump's meeting with Republicans was less about specific policy proposals and more of a "rah-rah address." Even before Trump's endorsement, Republicans were expected to nominate Johnson to continue as speaker in the 119th Congress.

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