President-elect Donald Trump said Thursday he will nominate former Florida Attorney General Pam Bondi to lead the Justice Department, turning to a longtime ally after his first choice, Matt Gaetz, wit

Two days before Christmas, and not long after former Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.) withdrew as President-elect Donald Trump’s nominee for attorney general, the bipartisan House Ethics Committee released the report of its investigation into the former congressman’s conduct.

Former Representative Matt Gaetz is considering running for office again ... has said he plans to release the report publicly. Cannon’s ruling states that Garland, the Justice Department, Smith, and “all of their officers, agents, and employees ...

Undaunted, the weekend before Christmas, Trump throws a fresh stunner into the headlines. He declares he wants the US to retake the Panama Canal, which President Jimmy Carter put under the control of Panama in a 1977 deal that guaranteed neutral, international access to the waterway.

Bondi was named to the attorney general position after Trump's first pick, former Florida Rep. Matt Gaetz, withdrew from consideration.

IF THESE WERE “NORMAL” TIMES, Pam Bondi almost certainly would not be confirmed as attorney general. But these are far from normal times, and with her leading the Department of Justice under a re-elected Donald Trump, the times are likely to get a whole lot less normal.

The confirmation process for President-elect Donald Trump's incoming Cabinet is underway. After a Tuesday hearing with Trump's defense secretary nominee, Pete Hegseth, several other key members of the incoming administration went before the committees overseeing the agencies that Trump wants them to run.

Donald Trump has nominated Florida Senator Marco Rubio to be his secretary of state, while he has chosen lawyer Pam Bondi for attorney general.

Pam Bondi faces tough questions about her loyalty to President-elect Trump during the Senate Judiciary Committee hearing

Senate hearings are scheduled this week for several of Trump's picks for the Cabinet. Many nominees have met with senators individually. Now, they will go before the committees overseeing the agencies that Trump wants them to run. A hearing began Tuesday for Pete Hegseth, Trump’s pick for defense secretary.

GOP primary vote on the horizon, 10 candidates are in the race to replace Matt Gaetz as Florida's District 1 congressman.

On Thursday, attorney general nominee Pam Bondi returned for her second day before the Senate Judiciary Committee. Treasury secretary pick Scott Bessent and interior secretary nominee Doug Burgum had their own hearings Thursday morning. Here's a look at today's schedule: