New Pick for AG, Will Google Break Up? & 'Glicked' in Theaters - Friday, November 22, 2024
The NewsWorthy
Erica Mandy
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🗓️ 22 November 2024
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The news to know for Friday, November 22, 2024!
What to know about Matt Gaetz's decision to step aside and withdraw his name from being President-elect Trump's pick for attorney general.
And why there's still some controversy about Trump's new pick for the top job.
Also, how the U.S. is responding to an international arrest warrant for Israel's prime minister.
Plus, the Justice Department's plan to get Google to break up parts of its company, which celebrity just had his conviction overturned, and have you heard of "Glicked"? The two movies hoping to be this weekend's version of "Barbenheimer."
Those stories and even more news to know in about 10 minutes!
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| 0:00.0 | Today is Friday, November 22nd. What to know about Matt Gates' decision to step aside and |
| 0:05.1 | withdraw his name from being President-elect Trump's pick for Attorney General, and why there's |
| 0:09.2 | still some controversy about Trump's new pick for the top job. Also, how the U.S. is responding |
| 0:14.2 | to an international arrest warrant for Israel's prime minister. Plus, the Justice Department's |
| 0:18.7 | plan to get Google to break up parts of its company, |
| 0:21.4 | which celebrity just had his conviction overturned. And have you heard of Glickett? The two movies |
| 0:26.3 | hoping to be this weekend's version of Barbenheimer. Those stories and even more news to know coming up. |
| 0:33.9 | Welcome, welcome to The Newsworthy. All the day's news in around 10 minutes. Fast, fair, fun, and on the go. I'm Erica Mandy. Thanks so much for being here. You're ready. Let's do this. |
| 0:48.6 | There's been a major shake-up to President-elect Trump's cabinet even before he takes office. Trump's controversial choice for |
| 0:54.6 | Attorney General, former Congressman Matt Gates, withdrew his name from consideration. |
| 0:59.3 | As you know, Gates has been facing a lot of scrutiny over allegations of sex trafficking, |
| 1:03.2 | drug use, and more. He has always said he did nothing wrong. But when he met with Republican |
| 1:07.5 | senators this week, Gates apparently found out he did not have enough support to be confirmed. So Gates decided to bow out, saying he did not want to be a |
| 1:15.5 | distraction to the incoming Trump administration. It's not clear what comes next for him, |
| 1:19.8 | since he resigned from Congress after being named the pick for AG nominee. For now, Gates just |
| 1:24.4 | says, quote, I look forward to continuing the fight to save our country, |
| 1:27.9 | just maybe from a different post. Meanwhile, the president-elect already has a new attorney general |
| 1:32.8 | choice in mind. Trump says he picked former Florida Attorney General Pam Bondi, who has been |
| 1:37.6 | working closely with him for years. She was one of his lawyers during his first impeachment trial. |
| 1:42.9 | She oversaw voting-related lawsuits after the |
| 1:45.2 | 2020 election, and she showed up to support Trump at his New York Hushmoney criminal trial. |
| 1:50.2 | Reports say Bondi could have an easier time getting confirmed than Gates since she has years |
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