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President-elect Donald Trump says he will nominate Matt Gaetz, a Florida lawmaker who has faced repeated investigations, as attorney general. Gaetz, a Trump ally, has limited legal experience but is known for regularly challenging the Justice Department. The nomination has drawn criticism from Democrats and concerns among some Senate Republicans.

Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-FL) questions Attorney General Merrick Garland during a hearing by the House Judiciary Committee, June 4. President-elect Trump announced on Wednesday his intention to appoint Gaetz to head the Justice Department.

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• 🎧 Gaetz was under review by the House Ethics Committee, but that investigation ended last night when he resigned from the House of Representatives, says NPR’s Carrie Johnson Up first. The committee planned to announce its findings this week. Now it is unclear whether that will happen. Trump says Gaetz will root out corruption in the Justice Department. He may also carry out Trump’s retaliation against prosecutors and his perceived enemies.

Several Democratic-led states are forming coalitions and developing plans to roll back the policies they expect from the new government. State leaders are making efforts to protect themselves against what they describe as threats to democracy and constitutional norms. This comes as the Republican Party captures an entire trifecta of power in the nation’s capital: the presidency, control of the House of Representatives and a three-seat majority in the Senate.

• 🎧 A new group called Governors Safeguarding Democracy says it will work broadly with legal experts and advocates to address the problems. challenges facing democracy. NPR’s Ryland Barton says Trump was not mentioned on the group’s website or announcement. The group was responding to an idea from Trump’s new deputy chief of staff, Stephen Miller, that National Guard units from red states could carry out mass deportations in blue states. Illinois Governor JB Pritzker called that plan unacceptable and said he would not cooperate.

French officials deployed thousands of police officers to secure a stadium in Paris ahead of a football match tonight between the French and Israeli national teams. The match will go ahead despite calls for it to be postponed or changed venue due to anti-Semitic and anti-Arab violence in Amsterdam last week when an Israeli team played there.

• 🎧 The match has been called a high-risk match, but French officials say they will not withdraw in the face of anti-Semitic threatssays NPR’s Eleanor Beardsley. They deployed 4,000 officers, four times more than normal with double security. Officials say fewer than 13,000 tickets have been sold for the venue, which seats 80,000 people. Beardsley says French Jews have noted that they feel like they are being blamed for the war, especially the longer it continues.

Special series

Former President Donald Trump holds a campaign rally at Macomb Community College in Warren, Michigan on November 1.

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Each day this week, Morning Edition will take a deep dive into one of the promises newly elected President Donald Trump made for the first day of his administration.

One of Trump’s clearest campaign promises is his plan to close the Department of Education. Since 1979, the federal department has overseen everything from student loans to special education assistance in public schools. It does not run public schools and universities; that is left to state and local governments. Jon Valant, an education policy expert at the Brookings Institution, says many Republicans have been calling for the elimination of the Department of Education for some time. Valant explores the reasons behind this urge and the possible consequences if it were to be realized.

Life advice

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Extracurricular activities can encourage courage and increase children’s sense of belonging. But for some children, it can also create stress-inducing obligations. It can be difficult for parents to know when a child is ready to stop participating in an activity. Vanessa Lapointe, a child psychologist and parenting coach, has advice on how to have difficult conversations with your child about quitting.

• ⚾ If the news that they want to quit provokes a strong reaction from you, unpack whether the problem lies with you.
• ⚾ Ask your child what is going on. Sometimes the problem turns out to be simple.
• ⚾ The younger your child is, the less likely he is to express his emotions verbally. Pay attention to other signals to figure out how they feel.
• ⚾ Stop or continue are not the only options. Consider a creative compromise.

Click here for more ways to talk to your child about quitting.

3 things you need to know before you go

Students walk past the Rush Rhees Library at the University of Rochester on February 22, 2023.

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1. The University of Rochester is investigating the origins of hundreds of ‘wanted’ posters He appeared across campus and accused some staff members of contributing to “ethnic cleansing” in Gaza.
2. Last weekend, the Florida Department of Education released a list of more than 700 banned books of primary and secondary education across the state in the past school year. The list grew by almost 400 books compared to the book released a year ago. (via Central Florida Public Radio)
3. Shaboozey’s hit “A Bar Song (Tipsy)” is No. 1 on the chart Billboard Called 100 17 non-consecutive weeks, becoming the longest-running chart success of the decade.

This newsletter has been edited by Suzanne Nuijen.