Donald Trump made another pick for his administration.

Organic carrots are linked to a deadly outbreak of E. coli.

And if you've ever wanted to battle at the Coliseum, now's your chance.

That's some of what we'll get to on the seven from the Washington Post.

I'm Hannah Jewell.

It's Monday, November 18th.

Let's get you caught up with today's seven stories. Number one. Donald Trump picked Brendan Carr to be the next chairman of the Federal

Communications Commission. Carr is currently the senior Republican among the FCC's five commissioners.

Earlier this year, he laid out an aggressive agenda for the agency in Project 2025.

That's the controversial proposal for Trump's second term that was published by a conservative

think tank last year. And in recent days, Carr has vowed to take on what

he called a, quote, censorship cartel, which he says includes Facebook, Google, Apple, and Microsoft.

His appointment sets up the FCC to do battle against social media companies and TV broadcasters

that Republicans portray as too liberal.

Meanwhile, another of Trump's cabinet picks has drawn more scrutiny in recent days.

Pete Hegeseth is Trump's choice to lead the Department of Defense.

Documents obtained by the Post showed that he paid a woman who accused him of sexual assault as part of a non-disclosure agreement.

Hexeth has denied her claim.

Hexeth and Carr both need to be approved for these positions in a Senate vote.

Number two. President Joe Biden approved Ukraine's use of long-range U.S. weapons in Russia.

Until now, the U.S. has restricted Ukraine's use of certain weapons capable of striking deep inside Russia.

But, according to senior officials, Biden has now changed course.

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