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Former federal prosecutor says Gaetz would fail background check for entry DOJ job

Former federal prosecutor Harry Litman said former Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.) would fail a background check for an entry-level role at the Department of Justice (DOJ), a department President-elect ...

Politics - The Hill - November 16

DOJ and FBI officials reach out to lawyers as potential Trump revenge prosecutions loom

Current and former senior DOJ and FBI officials are reaching out to lawyers in anticipation of being criminally investigated by the Trump administration, people with knowledge of their ...

Politics - NBC News - November 17

Priebus: Trump: 'made it very clear' Gaetz pick 'a big middle finger' to DOJ, FBI

Reince Priebus said that President-elect Trump made it "very clear" to him that the decision to nominate now-former Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.) for attorney general was a “big middle finger” to the ...

Politics - The Hill - November 18

The portfolio's biggest stock winners — and laggards — for the week

Every weekday, the Investing Club releases the Homestretch; an actionable afternoon update just in time for the last hour of trading.

Business - CNBC - 4 days ago

What Pam Bondi, Trump's new AG pick, has said about investigating DOJ prosecutors

Donald Trump's new attorney general pick Pam Bondi appears easily positioned to pick up the mantle on his goal of overhauling DOJ and his pledge for retribution.

Trump should fire DOJ staff who investigated his cases, GOP Sen. Eric Schmitt says

Sen. Eric Schmitt, R-Mo., on Sunday suggested that one of President-elect Donald Trump’s first priorities in his new term should be to fire any staff at the Justice Department who worked on cases ...

Republican Senator on DOJ political interference: 'I don’t think we know that one way or the other'

Sen. James Lankford (R-Okla.) said he doesn’t know “one way or another” if President-elect Trump and his new Department of Justice (DOJ) pick, Pam Bondi, will apply political interference from the ...

Politics - The Hill - 3 days ago

Trump election case is tossed after special counsel requests dismissal

A judge has dismissed Donald Trump's election interference case after Jack Smith asked her to toss the case due to a DOJ policy against prosecuting sitting presidents.

Canada braces for second Trump presidency

Defence spending and agricultural protections could raise tensions with the new US administration

World - Financial Times - November 8

China braces for second Trump term

While on the campaign trail, President-elect Donald Trump vowed to put large tariffs on Chinese goods to protect American manufacturing, which might threaten the Asian nation's already-slowing ...

Ella Emhoff, Stepdaughter of Vice President Kamala Harris, Has Made a Name Far From Washington

The stepdaughter of Vice President Kamala Harris, Ms. Emhoff has largely made a name for herself in New York’s creative scenes, far from Beltway politics.

Lifestyle - The New York Times - October 30

Bonmatí wins second straight Ballon d'Or Féminin

Aitana Bonmatí has retained the Ballon d'Or Féminin, seeing off competition from teammate Caroline Graham Hansen to win the award for the second straight year.

Sports - ESPN - October 29

McDonald’s suffers second straight decline in quarterly sales

US fast-food chain hit by weakness in international markets as it promotes more discount meals

Business - Financial Times - October 29

Draper cruises past Lehecka into Paris second round

British number one Jack Draper cruises through to the second round of the Paris Masters with a straight-set win over the Czech Republic's Jiri Lehecka.

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