Former Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-FL) has withdrawn his name for consideration for attorney general amid growing controversy over sexual misconduct allegations.
"While the momentum was strong, it is clear that my confirmation was unfairly becoming a distraction to the critical work of the Trump/Vance Transition," Gaetz wrote on X.
"There is no time to waste on a needlessly protracted Washington scuffle, thus I'll be withdrawing my name from consideration to serve as Attorney General. Trump's DOJ must be in place and ready on Day 1."
President-Elect Trump acknowledged Gaetz' efforts in a statement on Truth Social:
I greatly appreciate the recent efforts of Matt Gaetz in seeking approval to be Attorney General.
He was doing very well but, at the same time, did not want to be a distraction for the Administration, for which he has much respect.
Matt has a wonderful future, and I look forward to watching all of the great things he will do!
It's unclear what's next for Gaetz, as he resigned from Congress after Trump picked him for consideration. Rubio's Senate seat?
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New threat emerges as atmospheric river combines with once-in-a-decade bomb cyclone on the West Coast A historically strong bomb cyclone killed at least two people and caused a mass power outage that could last for days after it slammed the Pacific Northwest and Canada’s British Columbia with destructive winds.
Now a new threat from the storm has arrived Wednesday as the bomb cyclone’s winds wind down: It’s combining with an atmospheric river to unleash life-threatening flooding rainfall over parts of the West Coast that will continue for the rest of the week.
More than 290,000 homes and businesses were without power Wednesday afternoon in Washington after hurricane-force winds bludgeoned the state’s energy infrastructure Tuesday, according to PowerOutage.us. More than 70,000 customers were without power in British Columbia, BC Hydro reported on its website.
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Scotland has coldest early winter night since 1998
Scotland has recorded its coldest early winter temperatures since 1998, as snow and ice covered areas of the country overnight.
Temperatures below -10C were recorded in some parts of northern Scotland, including Braemar in Aberdeenshire which reached a low of -11.2C. The last time -10.9C or lower was recorded on or before 19 November was in 1998.
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