An impending political brawl has already begun on Capitol Hill over who will replace the embattled attorney general as the nation’s top law enforcement official, whom President Donald Trump fired on April 2.

For a variety of reasons, regardless of who President Trump installs in the position permanently, it won’t be easy or quiet.

Anger over the Justice Department’s handling of the Epstein file is spreading like wildfire within Congress, both among Republicans and Democrats. Allaying that discontent will be a key variable in determining how much support her successor receives in the Republican-controlled Senate. A simple majority vote is all it takes for the next nominee to become the next attorney general, but just a few Republicans could block confirmation.

Buckingham, 76, was allegedly attacked by a woman when he showed up for an appointment in a Southern California beach town on March 25, police confirmed to KTLA and multiple law enforcement sources confirmed to NBC4. The woman, identified by police as his stalker, approached Buckingham as he entered the building, forced the Grammy-winning rocker to drink an unknown substance and fled, media outlets reported. The guitarist was not injured.

The LAPD Threat Management Unit is leading the case, the Los Angeles Police Department said in a statement to USA TODAY on Wednesday, April 1. “To protect the integrity of this open and ongoing investigation, we will not be commenting further at this time,” police told USA TODAY.

USA TODAY has reached out to the Santa Monica Police Department and Buckingham’s representatives for comment.

The astronauts worked with NASA’s mission control team in Houston to restore the Orion spacecraft’s toilet to “normal operation” after a problem occurred after launch, the agency announced.

NASA said in a blog post that before performing an engine maneuver known as an apogee ascent burn on April 1, the crew “reported flashing fault lights” related to the toilet system.

“The control team successfully evaluated the data and worked with the crew to troubleshoot and resolve the issue,” the agency said.

Christina Marie Plante, 13, “vanished without a trace” from Star Valley, about 90 miles northeast of Phoenix, the Gila County Sheriff’s Office said in a press release Wednesday, April 1.

The sheriff’s office said Plante, who went by the nickname “Tina,” was last seen on the afternoon of May 15, 1994, when she left her home to walk to the stables where her horses were kept.

“Her identity has been confirmed by law enforcement and her missing person status has been officially resolved,” the sheriff’s office said in a statement. “Out of respect for Christina’s privacy and well-being, no additional details will be released at this time.”

Atop NASA’s powerful Space Launch System rocket and beyond Earth’s atmosphere, the three Americans and one Canadian selected for the mission are preparing to head to the moon. The mission, the second in the space agency’s multibillion-dollar Artemis program, is the first to send humans near the moon in more than 50 years.

What is the main purpose? NASA is aiming to build a permanent lunar base ahead of the first manned mission to Mars, with plans to land on the moon as early as 2028.

In the process, the crew, including NASA astronauts Reed Wiseman, Christina Koch and Victor Glover, and Canadian Space Agency Jeremy Hansen, will make history by traveling farther from Earth than any human before. The mission will make Glover the first black man to venture near the moon, Koch the first woman and Hansen the first Canadian.

Ames, who lives in Arizona, remembers thinking, “I never thought being a mother would feel like this.”

As her fatigue and depression increased, she went to an obstetrician and gynecologist. They also told her it was normal and suggested treatment.

“I feel like I’ve been sent to different doctors for different reasons,” said Ames, 35. She became increasingly suspicious that something was wrong. “There’s going to be a lot of different things coming up.”

The quake was centered in the town of Boulder Creek in California’s Santa Cruz Mountains and struck at 1:41 a.m. local time at a depth of 10.9 kilometers (6.8 miles). Residents in the area reported mild to moderate shaking, with residents as far north as Berkeley and San Francisco and as far south as Soledad reporting feeling the shaking as well, according to the USGS.

It was initially reported as a magnitude 5.1 earthquake, but was later revised down to magnitude 4.6. According to the San Francisco Chronicle, various faults run through the Santa Cruz area, and it was not immediately clear which fault caused the quake.

No injuries or deaths were reported from the quake, but the USGS said there was a 56% chance of a magnitude 3.0 or greater aftershock within the next seven days, and a 12% chance of a magnitude 4.0 or greater.

In fact, the four-person crew likely just woke up from some much-needed sleep the morning after they finally touched down from Florida’s Kennedy Space Center on their long-awaited mission. The Orion capsule carrying the Artemis II crew will remain in orbit around Earth for much of Thursday, April 2, until preparations begin to send the ship to the moon.

A crew of four, including NASA astronauts Reed Wiseman, Christina Koch and Victor Glover, and Jeremy Hansen of the Canadian Space Agency, will now embark on the farthest space adventure in human history. The mission will make Glover the first black man to venture near the moon, Koch the first woman and Hansen the first Canadian.