New reporting on Trump’s choice to be the nation’s next top intelligence official. Plus, Trump’s second choice for attorney general is winning praise from key Senate Republicans who will consider her confirmation. We take a closer look at Pam Bondi and what the former Florida attorney general would bring to the Justice Department.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Matt Gaetz is out and Donald Trump’s search for the next United States attorney general is back on. We have new reporting on a phone call with Trump that prompted Gaetz to withdraw. Plus, a newly released police report reveals graphic details about a 2017 sexual allegation against Trump’s pick for defense secretary.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Republicans on the House Ethics Committee vote to block the release of the panel’s report on Matt Gaetz. Trump’s embattled choice for attorney general has been on Capitol Hill trying to shore up support among GOP senators. Plus, the United States just reopened its embassy in the Ukrainian capital where fears of a significant air attack by Russia briefly prompted it to close.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

President-elect and Elon Musk are standing by for the splashdown of the most powerful rocket ever built. We are tracking the SpaceX test flight as well as Elon Musk’s growing influence over Trump and his incoming administration. Plus, someone gained unauthorized access to confidential files including a deposition from a woman who said she had sex with Matt Gaetz when she was 17-years-old.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

A new account of damning testimony against Trump’s pick for attorney general, Matt Gaetz. The lawyer for two women questioned by the House Ethics Committee says one of them told the panel she personally witnessed Gaetz having sex with a minor. We break down what the lawyer said and the potential impact of Gaetz’s confirmation.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Donald Trump has his eye on yet another controversial firebrand to take on a critically important role. Sources say Trump is considering one of his fiercest allies Kash Patel to become the next FBI director. Plus, House Speaker Mike Johnson is pushing back on calls to release an ethics investigation into Trump’s choice for attorney general, Matt Gaetz.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

President-elect Trump chooses RFK Jr. to be his Health and Human Services secretary. Public health officials are sounding the alarm over RFK Jr.’s anti-vaccine activism and other provocative views after Trump vowed to let him go wild. Plus, pressure is building for the House of Representatives to release its ethics report on Matt Gaetz as the now former congressman faces a tough confirmation fight to become Trump’s attorney general.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

President-elect Trump chooses controversial congressman and MAGA-firebrand Matt Gaetz to be the attorney general of the United States. We break down Trump’s most jaw-dropping picks yet and how these loyalists might use their power on his behalf.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

President-elect Trump just revealed his choice for CIA director as he is rapidly expanding his team of loyalists and MAGA die-hards. Also, a new report suggests Trump is being presented with a way to purge United States military generals after he has openly expressed concern over their loyalty and fitness to serve.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The Trump team of loyalists is taking shape as more of the president-elect’s choices are revealed with former New York Congressman Lee Zeldin added to the list to lead the Environmental Protection Agency. Also, we are expecting the architect of Trump’s mass deportation policy to make a major White House comeback.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices