Trump Announces Pam Bondi as New Pick for AG; ICC Issues Arrest Warrant for Netanyahu

Trump Announces Pam Bondi as New Pick for AG; ICC Issues Arrest Warrant for Netanyahu

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President-elect Trump has picked a new attorney general nominee: Pam Bondi. She's a former Attorney General for Florida who also served in Trump's first administration on his Drug Abuse Commission. Trump says, "Pam will refocus the Department of Justice to its intended purpose of fighting crime." Former Congressman Matt Gaetz withdrew from consideration for the attorney general position yesterday.

The International Criminal Court has issued arrest warrants for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and former Defense Minister Yoav Gallant. Ruthie Blum, a former adviser at the Office of Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu and Senior Contributing Editor at the Jewish News Syndicate, offers analysis of what this means.

Democratic Senator Bob Casey of Pennsylvania conceded his re-election bid to Republican David McCormick. A state-wide recount shows no signs of closing the gap between Casey and McCormick. Casey's campaign also suffered blows in court in its effort to get favorable ballots counted.

Senator Mike Rounds of South Dakota introduced a bill to abolish the Department of Education and send some of its duties to other departments. We take a look at his plans to reshuffle the agency.