The allegations that could sink Matt Gaetz’s AG nomination

On today’s show: Matt Gaetz, the nominee for attorney general, has been accused of sexual misconduct, including sex with a minor. He denies all wrongdoing. Washington Post congressional reporter Liz Goodwin explains everything to know about the allegations.

European officials are worried about what a negotiated peace deal for the Russia-Ukraine war could look like under Trump. Laurence Norman with the Wall Street Journal has more.

Texas is poised to pass a new curriculum infused with Christian lessons, renewing questions about the separation between church and state. The Texas Tribune has the story.

Plus, a U.N. special committee found that Israel’s war in Gaza is “consistent” with genocide, Trump tapped Dr. Mehmet Oz to oversee the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, a Republican lawmaker introduced a resolution to ban trans women from women’s bathrooms at the Capitol, and NPR reports that in the day after the election, X lost more than 115,000 users while traffic on rival platform Bluesky skyrocketed.

Today’s episode was hosted by Shumita Basu.