Tag: general
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Gaetz meeting with senators about attorney general job in face of misconduct allegations
Gaetz meeting with senators about attorney general job in face of misconduct allegations – CBS News Watch CBS News Matt Gaetz is on Capitol Hill Wednesday meeting with senators as he tries to shore up support for his bid to be attorney general. President-elect Donald Trump says he’s not reconsidering his choice of Gaetz for…
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Trump, Vance phoning senators to push Gaetz as attorney general
Trump, Vance phoning senators to push Gaetz as attorney general – CBS News Watch CBS News President-elect Donald Trump is doubling down on his choice for attorney general. Trump is calling senators to push his pick of former Rep. Matt Gaetz, even while he considers making recess appointments. CBS News’ Nancy Cordes and Fin Gómez…
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Senators express doubt Matt Gaetz will be confirmed as attorney general
Senators express doubt Matt Gaetz will be confirmed as attorney general – CBS News Watch CBS News Can former Rep. Matt Gaetz pass a Senate confirmation? One Republican senator told CBS News chief Washington correspondent Major Garrett he wouldn’t bet his house on it. Kadia Goba, political reporter for Semafor, and Brakkton Booker, national political…
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Oklahoma attorney general says state schools superintendent cannot mandate students watch prayer video
The Oklahoma attorney general’s office responded after the state’s education superintendent sent an email this week to public school administrators requiring them to show students his video announcement of a new Department of Religious Freedom and Patriotism. In the video, he prays for President-elect Trump. Ryan Walters, a Republican, announced the new office on Wednesday and on Thursday sent…
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Former U.S. attorney explains why he calls Matt Gaetz the “anti-attorney general”
Former U.S. attorney explains why he calls Matt Gaetz the “anti-attorney general” – CBS News Watch CBS News President-elect Donald Trump nominated former Rep. Matt Gaetz as his attorney general. Former U.S. attorney and assistant deputy attorney general Harry Litman joins CBS News to discuss his column calling Gaetz the “anti-attorney general” and what to…
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Trump’s pick of Matt Gaetz for attorney general draws criticism
Trump’s pick of Matt Gaetz for attorney general draws criticism – CBS News Watch CBS News Matt Gaetz immediately resigned from the House on Wednesday following the surprising announcement that he was President-elect Donald Trump’s selection for attorney general. His resignation, however, came ahead of a scheduled vote by the House Ethics Committee this week…
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Can Gaetz get Senate confirmation to be Trump’s attorney general?
Can Gaetz get Senate confirmation to be Trump’s attorney general? – CBS News Watch CBS News Former Florida Rep. Matt Gaetz will have to be confirmed by the Senate before he becomes President-elect Donald Trump’s attorney general. Some members of Congress are already having strong reactions to Trump’s pick. CBS News’ Olivia Rinaldi reports. Also,…
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Durbin on Gaetz ethics report as Congress reacts to Trump’s attorney general pick
Durbin on Gaetz ethics report as Congress reacts to Trump’s attorney general pick – CBS News Watch CBS News Illinois Sen. Dick Durbin, the Senate’s majority whip, is calling for the preservation of the report and any documentation pertaining to the House Ethics Committee inquiry into Florida Rep. Matt Gaetz. CBS News’ Scott MacFarlane has…
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Shock in Washington, D.C., after Trump taps Gaetz for attorney general
Shock in Washington, D.C., after Trump taps Gaetz for attorney general – CBS News Watch CBS News President-elect Donald Trump continued to build his incoming administration on Wednesday, announcing a surprise pick of Rep. Matt Gaetz of Florida for attorney general. CBS News’ Fin Gómez, Ed O’Keefe and Scott MacFarlane have more on how lawmakers…
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Gaetz misconduct probes under renewed scrutiny after attorney general nod
Gaetz misconduct probes under renewed scrutiny after attorney general nod – CBS News Watch CBS News President-elect Donald Trump has selected longtime ally, Rep. Matt Gaetz of Florida, to serve as his next attorney general. CBS News investigative producer Michael Kaplan joins “America Decides” to examine the misconduct allegations against Gaetz, which he has denied.…