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Can he rescind his resignation from congress? We need him there. Former Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-FL) formally withdrew his name for consideration for the Attorney General position in President-elect Donald Trump’s incoming administration, asserting Thursday there is “no time to waste on a needlessly protracted Washington scuffle.” “I had excellent meetings with Senators yesterday,” Gaetz said in post in X. “I appreciate their thoughtful feedback – and the incredible support of so many.” Gaez went on to say his nomination has become too much of a distraction, and therefore, he is withdrawing his name from consideration for the highly sought position. https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2024/11/21/matt-gaetz-withdraws-name-from-consideration-for-attorney-general-nomination/

I'm inclined to believe her version and I cannot believe he wasn't better vetted. Tim Parlatore, Hegseth’s attorney, vehemently denied the assault when it was first reported last week that a detailed memo of the claim had been sent to the Trump team. Parlatore said the sex was consensual, and that Hegseth later paid his accuser as part of a nondisclosure agreement in order to protect his reputation. Hegseth was never charged with a crime. In a new statement to Mediaite in light of the full police report, Parlatore said: “This police report confirms what I have said all along that the incident was fully investigated and police found the allegations to be false, which is why no charges were filed.” https://www.mediaite.com/politics/new-full-police-report-details-pete-hegseth-sexual-assault-allegation/ Report:

Never understood how it works (I think there may be a couple of types?) but I've been wondering why in the hell Alaska still hasn't called it's congressional race, yet. I did a search on and couldn't find anything on the current election (which R Nick Begich is winning) but found this from 2022. This is crazy: During the first round, only voters’ No. 1 preference on each ballot is counted. For a candidate to win during Round 1, they must win 50% of the votes. With 47.1% of the vote, Peltola is just short of the 50% required to win. According to The Hill, early votes submitted between the Friday before the election and Election Day must be given a full week to get counted after the election. Also, absentee votes start getting counted a week after the election, and are given 15 days to get counted. Alaska has until Nov. 23 to finish counting votes. Once all the votes are counted, if Peltola has not reached 50%, the candidate with the fewest votes is eliminated. If you voted for the eliminated candidate, your vote goes to your second-choice candidate. https://www.deseret.com/2022/11/16/23461460/why-alaskas-house-race-not-called/

Trump is in. Cue rioting lefties in 4... 3...