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President-elect Donald Trump has chosen Florida Congressman Matt Gates to become the next

U.S. Attorney General.

From member station, WFSU, Tristan Wood, has the story.

Gates is a Trump loyalist and frequent critic of the current Justice Department

for bringing criminal charges against the president-elect. Gates's appointment is being met with

condemnation from Democrats and left-of-center legal groups, who call him unqualified and question his

impartiality. But it's also being hailed by many Republicans, including Florida GOP chair Evan Power.

I think that the same has been, if you need a job done, you send a Florida man or woman.

So we're getting our fair share there.

Gates is the fourth Republican from Florida to be tapped for a role in the Trump administration.

For NPR News, I'm Tristan Wood in Tallahassee.

Florida Senator Marco Rubio has been nominated to become Secretary of State in the second Trump administration.

Rubio would be the first Latino American to hold that post if he's confirmed.

He was President-elect Trump's rival and critic during the 2016 campaign.

Although several House races remain undecided, the Associated Press is now

reporting that Republicans control the chamber. As NPR's Barbara Sprunt reports, House Republicans

had already nominated their current Speaker to serve another term. Mike Johnson first won the gavel last

fall after Republicans ousted then Speaker Kevin McCarthy.

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