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Trump Names James M. McDonald as His Pick for SDNY U.S. Attorney

The choice raises ethics and recusal questions that will be decided through Senate confirmation and Justice Department reviews.

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Court Rules Nevada U.S. Attorney's Appointment Invalid as Reporting Alleges Ethics Breaches

Trump Names Tom Barrack Special Presidential Envoy for Iraq and Syria

Spanberger Removes Virginia Tech Rector Over Ethics Violations

Rubio Aide Mike Needham Promoted to Deputy National Security Adviser

Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche Is Sued for Malpractice and Accused of Forging Clients’ Signatures

Tennessee Enacts State-Appointed Oversight Board for Memphis Schools

Amaryllis Fox Kennedy to Leave Two Senior Intelligence Posts This Week

Trump Appoints Tech-Linked Slate to Lead Presidio Trust

Arizona Attorney General Seeks to Remove Navajo County Recorder Over Lawmaker-Term Ban

Emilio Rosatti Defends Nomination in Senate Hearing as Judge-Selection Rules Come Under Review

Senate Confirms Kevin Warsh as Federal Reserve Chair in 54–45 Vote

Trump Nominates Kari Lake as U.S. Ambassador to Jamaica

Newsom Taps Rohit Chopra to Lead California’s New Business and Consumer Services Agency

Miquel Salazar Resigns as Catalonia’s Chief Public Auditor

Rio State Creates Women and Inclusion Secretariat, Taps Bia Pacheco to Lead

Trump Nominates Doug Mastriano as U.S. Ambassador to Slovakia

DeWine Names Public Safety Chief Andy Wilson Interim Ohio Attorney General

Starmer Names Harriet Harman Adviser on Women and Girls After Election Setback

Rio’s Interim Governor Appoints Ex-BOPE Colonel to Lead Detran-RJ