Ms Bondi’s rise has brought her far from Temple Terrace, the city where she grew up on Florida’s Gulf Coast. Her father, a teacher, was the mayor. While an undergraduate at the University of Florida she considered becoming a paediatrician. But she went to law school, and an internship at the state prosecutor’s office in Tampa sealed the deal.

Sen. Ted Cruz supports Pam Bondi's confirmation as attorney general, calling her Trump's most crucial nominee and praising her strong hearing performance.

The Senate Judiciary Committee is holding a second day of its confirmation hearing for President-elect Donald Trump's choice for attorney general, Pam Bondi, on Thursday.

Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn., raised concerns about Bondi’s ability to say no to Trump, saying he isn’t convinced the attorney general nominee has “the grit and gumption” to say no to the incoming president.

Does the prospective attorney general nominee simply not keep up on the news, or were her confirmation hearing answers less than truthful?

From the hearing's outset, Democratic senators' questions reflected valid and critical concerns but often in a poorly-framed manner.

Padilla and Sen. Adam Schiff, D-Calif., are members of the Senate Judiciary Committee, which held a confirmation hearing on Bondi Wednesday. The hearings continue Thursday. Republicans control 53 of the Senate’s 100 seats, and GOP committee members praised Bondi, a former Florida attorney general, throughout the hearing.

Former Florida attorney general Pam Bondi will be facing confirmation hearings Wednesday for her nomination as Donald Trump's AG.

The petitions can be found at many places throughout the island, and they need 6,000 signatures.

Former Alachua County Sheriff Emery Gainey appeared in front of the Senate judiciary committee Thursday to testify about Pam Bondi, president-elect Trump’s pick for attorney general. Gainesville officials say they look forward to installing new electric vehicle charging stations across the city.

Since launching in 2021, America First Policy Institute has been known colloquially around Washington, D.C., as Donald Trump's "Cabinet in waiting."