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AP Trending SummaryBrief at 5:06 p.m. ESTBy CHRIS MEGERIAN and COLLEEN LONG WASHINGTON (AP) — In the two weeks since Donald Trump won the presidency, he’s tried to demonstrate his dominance by naming loyalists for top administration positions, even though many lack expertise and some face sexual misconduct accusations. It often seems like he’s daring Congress to oppose his decisions. But on Thursday, Trump’s attempt to act with impunity showed a crack as Matt Gaetz , his choice for attorney general, withdrew from consideration. Trump had named Gaetz, a Florida congressman, to be the country’s top law enforcement official even though he was widely disliked by his colleagues, has little legal experience and was accused of having sex with an underage girl, an allegation he denied. After being plagued by investigations during his first presidency, Trump wanted a devoted ally in charge of the Justice Department during his second. However, it was never obvious that Gaetz could win enough support from lawmakers to get confirmed as attorney general. Trump chose for a replacement Pam Bondi, a former Florida attorney general who defended him during his first impeachment trial and supported his false claims of voter fraud. Now the question is whether Gaetz was uniquely unpalatable, or if Trump’s other picks might exceed his party’s willingness to overlook concerns that would have sunk nominees in a prior political era. The next test will likely be Pete Hegseth, who Trump wants to lead the Pentagon despite an allegation of sexual assault that he’s denied. So far, Republicans are rallying around Hegseth , an Army veteran and former Fox News host. Sen. Thom Tillis, a North Carolina Republican who serves on the Senate Judiciary Committee, said the controversy over Gaetz would have little bearing on Trump’s other choices. He said they would be considered “one at a time.” Sen. Richard Blumenthal, a Connecticut Democrat, suggested otherwise, claiming “the dominoes are falling.” “The drip drip of evidence and truth is going to eventually doom some others,” he said. Trump’s election victory was a sign that there may not be many red lines left in American politics. He won the presidential race despite authoritarian, racist and misogynist rhetoric, not to mention years of lies about election fraud and his role in sparking the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol. He was also criminally convicted of falsifying business records to pay hush money, and he was found liable for sexual abuse in a civil case. Empowered by voters who looked past his misconduct and saw him as a powerful agent of change, Trump has shown no deference to Washington norms while working to fill his second administration . The transition team hasn’t pursued federal background checks for Trump’s personnel choices. While some of his selections have extensive experience in the areas they’ve been chosen to lead, others are personal friends and Fox News personalities who have impressed and flattered Trump over the years. Several have faced allegations involving sexual misconduct . Hegseth is facing the most scrutiny after Gaetz. Once Trump announced Hegseth as his nominee for Pentagon chief, allegations emerged that he sexually assaulted a woman in California in 2017. The woman said he took her phone, blocked the door to the hotel room and refused to let her leave, according to a police report made public this week. Hegseth told police at the time that the encounter had been consensual and denied any wrongdoing, the report said. However, he paid the woman a confidential settlement in 2023. Hegseth’s lawyer said the payment was made to head off the threat of a baseless lawsuit. Trump’s choice for secretary of health and human Services, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., has faced allegations of misconduct too. A woman who babysat for him and his second wife told Vanity Fair magazine that Kennedy groped her in the late 1990s, when she was 23. Kennedy did not deny the allegation and texted an apology to the woman after the article was published. That isn’t the only hurdle for Kennedy; he’s spent years spreading misinformation and conspiracy theories about vaccines, raising fears about making him a top health official in the new administration. Linda McMahon, chosen by Trump to be education secretary, is fighting a lawsuit connected to her former company, World Wrestling Entertainment. She’s accused of knowingly enabling sexual exploitation of children by an employee as early as the 1980s, and she denies the allegations. Tulsi Gabbard is another person who could face a difficult confirmation battle, but for very different reasons. The former Democratic representative from Hawaii has been a vocal Trump ally, and he chose her to be national intelligence director. But there’s grave concern by lawmakers and national security officials over Gabbard’s history of echoing Russian propaganda. Critics said she would endanger relationships with U.S. allies. Gaetz was investigated by federal law enforcement for sex trafficking, but the case was closed without charges and Republicans have blocked the release of a related report from the House Ethics Committee. However, some allegations leaked out, including that Gaetz paid women for sex. One of the women testified to the committee that she saw Gaetz having sex with a 17-year-old girl, according to a lawyer for the woman. As Gaetz met with senators this week, it became clear that he would face stubborn resistance from lawmakers who were concerned about his behavior and believed he was unqualified to run the Justice Department. “While the momentum was strong, it is clear that my confirmation was unfairly becoming a distraction,” Gaetz wrote on social media when announcing his withdrawal. Sen. Mike Braun, an Indiana Republican, said he believed there were four to six members of the caucus who would have voted against Gaetz, likely dooming his nomination, and “the math got too hard.” He said some of the issues and allegations around Gaetz were “maybe beyond the pale.” “I think there were just too many things, it was like a leaky dike, and you know, it broke,” Braun said. Trump thanked Gaetz in a post on Truth Social, his social media website, without addressing the substance of the allegations against him. “He was doing very well but, at the same time, did not want to be a distraction for the Administration, for which he has much respect,” Trump wrote. Associated Press writers Mary Clare Jalonick, Stephen Groves and Lisa Macaro contributed from Washington. Jill Colvin in New York and Adriana Gomez Licon in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, also contributed.
Ameren's senior executive VP & CFO Michael Moehn sells $598,975 in stockChina has long been speculated to be developing a sixth-generation fighter jet, and with a recent report of a tailless stealth aircraft having completed a daytime test flight, speculation has been sparked anew. The new fighter that is said to surpass existing fifth-generation fighters has recently caught much attention in the social media after various pictures and videos have come into view. The potential sixth-generation aircraft, still under development in various parts of the world, including the United States and China, might change the face of aerial warfare. While the capabilities of this jet are yet to be known, it is expected to provide stealth features, speed, and maneuverability better than that of existing jets. It’s described as about 70 feet long, similar in length to the J-20. The aircraft was said to have been seen flying over a test range on its first flight, along with a J-20S, the two-seat variant of China’s Chengdu J-20 stealth fighter. This has caused some to speculate that the flight occurred at the Chengdu Aircraft Corporation (CAC) factory airfield, where the J-20S is usually tested. Watch the video here: Tailless Design: Stealth And Performance Goals The Chinese government has not made any official comment on the aircraft, though reports indicate that the tailless design is in tandem with China’s aspirations in advanced stealth technology. If the tail section is absent, the jet would conceivably have a reduced radar signature across a whole range of radar bands and thus be able to evade hostile airspaces more efficiently. However, the absence of a tail may pose issues with maneuverability. As reported by The War Zone, “the stealth profile may actually compromise agility for combat situations.” Thus, stealth and agility may need to be balanced to yield a better performance for this jet. Innovative Three-Engine Configuration Another most unique feature of this airplane is its three-engine configuration-a very rare feature in designs of fighter jets. Maybe the aggressive performance requirements by the aircraft might demand power, especially for high altitude and high speed. Some analysts believe the three-engine configuration will allow for much greater endurance and better range performance, allowing for flyover of long regional ranges without tanker support-an impossibility for China compared with the United States at the moment. Potential Role In China’s Air Force: The J/H-XX ‘Regional Bomber’ Experts say that this new fighter might be a precursor to China’s J/H-XX, a regional bomber meant for high-altitude precision strikes against airbases and naval targets in the Indo-Pacific. Justin Bronk, a senior research fellow at the Royal United Services Institute, described the aircraft as a “low observable high-altitude precision strike capability,” which suggests that its role is in long-range, stealthy operations. If China decides to procure this jet for operational use, it could significantly enhance the capabilities of the People’s Liberation Army Air Force (PLAAF) in both offensive and defensive operations, especially in contested regions like the South China Sea. China’s sixth-generation fighter is going to be a game-changer in the aviation world, but the full impact on global military dynamics is yet to be seen. As testing continues, the world will watch with bated breath to see if this mysterious aircraft lives up to the hype. ALSO READ | China Imposes Sanctions On 7 US Defense Companies Over Taiwan Military Aid
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