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Nov 14

What Republicans are saying about Matt Gaetz, Trump’s pick for attorney general

By Thomas Beaumont, Associated Press

Former Florida Rep. Matt Gaetz's nomination for attorney general is being met with a variety of reactions from Republicans, including cautious reservation, praise and pointed criticism.

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Nov 13

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Trump says he will nominate loyalist Matt Gaetz to be attorney general

By Geoff Bennett, Ali Schmitz, Saher Khan

President-elect Trump nominated one of his most prominent loyalists in Congress to lead the Department of Justice. Florida Rep. Matt Gaetz is the former president’s pick to serve as the nation’s top prosecutor. The right-wing firebrand is well known for…

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Jul 19

Missouri judge rebukes state attorney general for delaying release of woman from prison

By Heather Hollingsworth, Jim Salter, Associated Press

A woman whose murder conviction was overturned after she served 43 years in prison was released Friday, after Missouri’s attorney general fought for more than a month to keep her behind bars.

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Feb 09

Kansas’ attorney general is telling schools they must out trans kids to parents, even with no specific law

By John Hanna, Geoff Mulvihill, Associated Press

Kansas' attorney general is telling public schools they're required to tell parents their children are transgender or nonbinary even if they're not out at home, though Kansas is not among the states with a law that explicitly says to do…

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Jan 30

Ohio could begin nitrogen gas executions under bill backed by state’s Republican attorney general

By Julie Carr Smyth, Associated Press

Ohio's Republican attorney general is putting his weight behind a legislative effort that would bring nitrogen gas executions to the state and end a yearslong unofficial moratorium on the death penalty.

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Jan 29

Attorney General Merrick Garland to undergo surgery, Justice Department says

By Lindsay Whitehurst, Associated Press

The news comes as Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin returns to work at the Pentagon following a hospitalization related to prostate cancer that was criticized for being kept secret for days.

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Oct 25

Tennessee attorney general sues federal government for withholding funds amid abortion ban

By Kimberlee Kruesi, Associated Press

Tennessee's top legal chief says the federal government is wrongly withholding millions of dollars after the state refused to comply with federal rules requiring clinics to provide abortion referrals due to its current ban on the procedure.

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Sep 27

Michigan fake elector defendants want case dropped due to attorney general’s comments

By Joey Cappelletti, Associated Press

The comments made by Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel came during a Sept. 18 virtual event in which she called the group of false electors "brainwashed" and said they "genuinely" believed Trump had won the 2020 election.

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Sep 15

Texas Senate begins deliberations at Republican Attorney General Paxton’s impeachment trial

By Paul J. Weber, Jim Vertuno, Jake Bleiberg, Associated Press

Paxton faces 16 articles of impeachment over allegations that he abused his power as Texas' top lawyer to protect a donor who was under FBI investigation.

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Sep 14

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What led to Hunter Biden’s indictment on firearms charges and the legal battle ahead

By Amna Nawaz, Ali Schmitz

Hunter Biden was indicted Thursday on gun charges, setting up a high-profile legal battle ahead of his father's reelection campaign. The indictment comes days after House Republicans opened an impeachment inquiry into the president and his family’s business dealings. A…

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