Wednesday, November 22nd, 2024 - Gaetz out, Bondi in & more on Trump 2.0; Bolsonaro indicted, ICC warrants; Hijab clinics outrage; Pope names digital saint
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Today’s Headlines: Matt Gaetz pulled out of the Attorney General race after just eight days, calling it a “distraction” as new allegations about a sexual encounter with a minor surfaced. Trump quickly named Pam Bondi, a former Florida AG and his impeachment lawyer, as the new nominee. Trump’s Defense Secretary pick, Pete Hegseth, is facing renewed scrutiny over past assault allegations, while Marjorie Taylor Greene will lead a cost-cutting subcommittee alongside Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy’s new department. Globally, Jair Bolsonaro was indicted for a 2022 coup attempt, the ICC issued war crime warrants for Netanyahu and others, and Iran announced “treatment” for women who defy hijab laws, as Iraq considers lowering the age of consent to nine. In a lighter note, Pope Francis is set to canonize Carlo Acutis, a millennial known as “God’s influencer,” as the first digital saint.

Resources/Articles mentioned in this episode:

• CNN: Gaetz withdraws from attorney general consideration after Trump told him he didn’t have the votes in the Senate) 

• CNN: EXCLUSIVE: Ethics committee told of second sexual encounter between Matt Gaetz and 17-year-old, sources say) 

• Reuters: Trump picks Pam Bondi for US Attorney General after Gaetz withdraws) 

• AP News: Police report reveals assault allegations against Hegseth, Trump's pick for defense secretary)

• NBC News: House Oversight Committee says it plans to form a subcommittee for Trump's 'Department of Government Efficiency')

• WSJ: Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy: The DOGE Plan to Reform Government)

• Axios: Charted: Harris' popular vote gap with Biden)

• CBS News: WORLD Former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro and aides indicted over alleged 2022 coup attempt)

• AP News: Top war-crimes court issues arrest warrants for Netanyahu and others in Israel-Hamas fighting)

• The Guardian: Iran announces ‘treatment clinic’ for women who defy strict hijab laws | Women's rights and gender equality)

• Fox News: Iraq law could lower a girl’s age of consent as an adult from 18 to 9: it ‘legalizes child rape’)

• NBC News: Pope set to give Catholic Church its first millennial and digital saint)

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