The allegations that could sink Matt Gaetz’s AG nomination

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<p class="p1">On today&rsquo;s show: Matt Gaetz, the nominee for attorney general, has been accused of sexual misconduct, including sex with a minor. He denies all wrongdoing. <a href="https://apple.news/A1E-iKnvrSoC6elJx3TBU_A"><span class="s1">Washington Post</span></a> congressional reporter Liz Goodwin explains everything to know about the allegations.</p> <p class="p1">European officials are worried about what a negotiated peace deal for the Russia-Ukraine war could look like under Trump. Laurence Norman with the <a href="https://apple.news/AjGutQt4jQbmnVZsdKvEGdg"><span class="s1">Wall Street Journal</span></a> has more.</p> <p class="p1">Texas is poised to pass a new curriculum infused with Christian lessons, renewing questions about the separation between church and state. The <a href="https://apple.news/ALMccJePvT3GXdN_5EV45Zw"><span class="s1">Texas Tribune</span></a> has the story.</p> <p class="p1">Plus, a <a href="https://apple.news/AzZv1-UW7SheIWzzQHcc6_A"><span class="s1">U.N. special committee</span></a> found that Israel&rsquo;s war in Gaza is &ldquo;consistent&rdquo; with genocide, Trump tapped <a href="https://apple.news/ANWkAGnVzQm-ZETzag6ShWQ"><span class="s1">Dr. Mehmet Oz</span></a> to oversee the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, a Republican lawmaker <a href="https://apple.news/Adxx1KHUwR2Oe9UPZ4_GU0w"><span class="s1">introduced a resolution</span></a> to ban trans women from women&rsquo;s bathrooms at the Capitol, and <a href="https://apple.news/Aml791EToQOSVaOCaHm65TQ"><span class="s1">NPR</span></a> reports that in the day after the election, X lost more than 115,000 users while traffic on rival platform Bluesky skyrocketed.</p> <p class="p1">Today&rsquo;s episode was hosted by Shumita Basu.</p>