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President-elect Donald Trump has selected former Florida Attorney General Pam Bondi to be his U.S. Attorney General.

The announcement came just hours after former Florida Congressman Matt Gates withdrew from consideration.

NPR's Ryan Lucas reports.

In a statement announcing his decision, Trump notes that Bondi was a local prosecutor in Florida

before she served as the state's attorney general.

Trump says Bondi is tough and smart and will refocus the Justice Department on fighting crime

and making America safe.

Trump has known Bondi for years.

She spoke at the Republican National Convention in 2016 and later was an attorney

on Trump's legal team during his first impeachment. Trump named Bondi as his choice for the top

Justice Department job after his controversial first choice, Matt Gates, withdrew on Thursday. Gates said

his confirmation was becoming a distraction for the Trump transition and that there was no time for a drawn-out battle over it, so he pulled his name from consideration.

Ryan Lucas NPR News, Washington.

Pennsylvania incumbent Democratic Senator Bob Casey has conceded defeat to his Republican rival David McCormick.

There were only about 16,000 votes separating them.

The tight margin had triggered an automatic recount by Pennsylvania law.

The National Weather Service says an atmospheric river is still pummeling the Pacific Northwest.

More than 200,000 customers still don't have power, and most of them are around Seattle.

The heavy rain is drenching northern California.

From member station KQED, Suki Lewis reports the city of Eureka is worried about flooding.

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