Trump set to pick RFK Jr to lead Health and Human Services

Thursday, November 14, 2024

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Donald Trump is set to pick Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to lead Health and Human Services, the school Nex Benedict attended failed to protect students from harassment according to investigators, and Steve Bannon called The Onion 'deep state gestapo' as he and Alex Jones watched Infowars be taken offline.

Top stories

1 | Trump set to pick RFK Jr to lead Health and Human Services as they vow to 'make America healthy'

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2 | School where Nex Benedict attended failed to protect students from harassment, investigation finds

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3 | Steve Bannon calls The Onion 'deep state gestapo' as he and Alex Jones watch Infowars be taken offline

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4 | Frontier airlines passenger left with disfigured genitals after scalding tea was spilled on him, lawsuit claims

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5 | Residents in several states are walloped with winter weather and are warned about dangers when traveling

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The Big Question 

Donald Trump's nomination of Matt Gaetz for attorney general has stunned many in the Republican party.

If Trump gets his way, the former Florida representative will become the top law enforcement officer in the United States – a position that the president-elect could utilize to seek revenge on his opponents and enemies.

Even though Republicans have clinched a majority in the Senate, given the strong reaction to Gaetz's potential appointment, it is not guaranteed he will be confirmed as attorney general.

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Lindsey Vonn has announced that she will be coming out of retirement to rejoin the U.S. Ski Team intending to race again at age 40 – six years after her last Olympics.

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QUOTE OF THE DAY

"Let me begin the show by uttering some words that I never contemplated using together before. And those words are: U.S. Attorney General Matt Gaetz."

CNN anchor Jake Tapper was among those to express his shock at some of the picks for Donald Trump's coming administration, describing the top item as words he had "never contemplated using before."

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