Donald Trump made another controversial pick for his incoming government.

That's where we're starting the seven from the Washington Post.

I'm Hannah Jewell. It's Thursday, November 14th.

Let's get you caught up with today's seven stories.

President-elect Trump named Matt Gates as his Attorney General.

Gates is an outspoken Trump ally and a fierce critic of the Justice Department.

Until yesterday, he was a Republican congressman from Florida.

And now he could become the first U.S. Attorney General in four decades who has never worked as a government attorney or judge. Gates has been under investigation by the House

over allegations of sexual misconduct and illegal drug use, and for accepting improper gifts.

Yesterday, he resigned from Congress ahead of the expected release of a report into

these allegations. But the House Ethics Committee could still release that report, perhaps as soon as

tomorrow. Gates' selection stunned people even within Trump's inner circle, and it drew some

skepticism from Republicans in the Senate. That means he could have a hard

time getting confirmed. John Bolton is a former U.S. ambassador to the United Nations. He's served

in every Republican White House, including Trump's, since Ronald Reagan was president. He expressed his

concerns about the nomination yesterday on NBC's Meet the Press

Now. Well, it must be the worst nomination for a cabinet position in American history. I think this

is something that falls well outside the scope of deference that should be given to a president

in nominating members of his senior team.

Gates is not only totally incompetent for this job, he doesn't have the character, he is a person

of moral turpitude, and notwithstanding how difficult it may be politically, this is a nomination

the Republican Party should oppose.

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