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Adam Schiff calls for Senate to ‘vigorously oppose’ Trump’s effort to make Todd Blanche his permanent attorney general – live
California Democratic senator says Blanche ‘has been unable to put aside his role as Donald Trump’s criminal defense lawyer and represent the American people instead’ Trump nominat…
Trump refuses to rule out using ‘anti-weaponization’ fund for Capitol rioters who attacked police
US president says ‘I’d pay the kind of money they deserve’ amid questions over his administration establishing fund Donald Trump declined on Sunday to definitively rule out compens…
Will the Senate Confirm Thugs Like Bill Pulte & Todd Blanche? (w/ Tom Joscelyn)
Bulwark on Sunday…
Chief Of Staff Susie Wiles Says She’s ‘Not Going Anywhere,’ Calls Reports Of Her White House Departure ‘Fiction’
'See you Monday'…
Trump’s AG Pick May Not Have the Votes to Get Confirmed (w/ Andrew Weissmann)
Sarah Longwell and Andrew Weissmann return to discuss Todd Blanche’s growing Senate confirmation problems, Trump’s $1.7 billion “weaponization fund” scheme, why the judge isn’t let…
Trump Picks Todd Blanche for AG
Thursday, June 4th on RealClearPolitics - Joined by RCP Contributor Richard Porter and Miranda Devine, host of Pod Force One…
Senate passes $70B immigration enforcement bill without limits on Trump settlement fund
The Senate passed legislation to fund President Donald Trump's immigration enforcement agencies early Friday morning, after weeks of delays and fierce backlash to an unrelated $1.7…
Made Man
On the Todd Blanche nomination.…
Todd Blanche tells Post he’s ‘honored’ to be nominated as ‘permanent’ AG, pledges to work across aisle
Trump intends to formally nominate his next AG soon, but broke the news Wednesday at an event in the Rose Garden.…
Senate votes to advance $70B plan to fund ICE, Border Patrol, setting up Thursday ‘vote-a-rama’
The 53-46 vote clears the way for the chamber to consider a series of amendments Thursday in what Capitol Hill insiders call a "vote-a-rama."…
Trump says he will nominate Todd Blanche as attorney general
President Trump will formally nominate acting Attorney General Todd Blanche to lead the Justice Department, with the paperwork expected Thursday. Why it matters: Confirmation would…
Is the GOP Starting to Defy Trump?
Republicans aren’t automatically falling in line anymore.…
Trump expected to nominate Todd Blanche as permanent attorney general
President Trump is expected to nominate Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche to serve in the role permanently, several sources familiar with the matter told CBS News.…
President Trump says he will nominate Todd Blanche to serve as attorney general
Trump said at a dinner at the White House that he plans to nominate Blanche formally, according to a video of the event posted on social media by a White House aide.…
From Acting to Permanent: Trump Picks His Next Attorney General
After President Trump fired Attorney General Pam Bondi in April, the speculation over who would replace her began in earnest. Would it be Trump’s former personal lawyer and confida…
Trump says he will nominate acting AG Todd Blanche to permanently lead Justice Department
President Trump announces plans to nominate acting Attorney General Todd Blanche to permanently lead the Department of Justice after Pam Bondi's firing.…
Trump expected to nominate Todd Blanche as attorney general
President Donald Trump is expected to nominate acting Attorney General Todd Blanche as soon as Wednesday evening, according to several reports. Blanche has led the Department of Ju…
Thune moves to neutralize immigration bill landmines from DOJ lawfare fund
Senate GOP leaders are working to quell Republican angst over the Trump administration’s proposed $1.776 billion anti-weaponization fund that is threatening to trip up the party’s …
GOP advances ICE funding package after forcing Trump's controversial $2B fund into retreat
Senate Republicans launched their $70 billion immigration enforcement package after delays due to the Trump administration's anti-weaponization fund.…
Lindsey Graham Plans to Salvage Anti-Weaponization Fund
Although the Justice Department on Tuesday nixed plans for a $1.776 billion “anti-weaponization fund,” the concept of such a fund could still move forward in Congress. Sen. Lindsey…
Senate prepares to move forward with reconciliation bill after lengthy delay
Senate Republicans are preparing to move forward with a package to fund the Department of Homeland Security's immigration agencies as soon as Wednesday.…
Todd Blanche defends the DOJ's apparently defunct "anti-weaponization" fund
Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche told the House Appropriations Committee Tuesday that the Justice Department was no longer moving forward with its "anti-weaponization" fund, bu…
Todd Blanche exposes how aggressive Biden DOJ targeted low-level Mar-a-Lago employees
Acting AG Todd Blanche says Biden-era DOJ probe was so expansive that even Mar-a-Lago gardeners and low-level aides needed criminal defense attorneys.…
Trump suggests he will make Todd Blanche permanent US attorney general
US president says ‘I think he will’ when asked if the acting attorney general would take on a permanent role…
Trump administration drops $1.8bn 'anti-weaponisation' fund
Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche's announcement to abandon the fund comes amid pushback from top Republican lawmakers.…
Blanche says DOJ "not moving forward" with "anti-weaponization" fund
"We are not moving forward with the fund. Period," Blanche told House lawmakers.…
Acting AG Blanche reveals fate of Trump's 'anti-weaponization fund' under pressure from House lawmakers
Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche told lawmakers the Justice Department will not move forward with its proposed anti-weaponization fund, saying the effort is over despite ongoin…
Todd Blanche Says Trump Administration Is Ditching Weaponization Fund
'That is correct'…
‘Outright theft’: legal experts decry $1.8bn Trump anti-weaponization fund
Critics from both sides and legal scholars say ‘slush fund’ is scheme that will help January 6 rioters A legal and political firestorm is growing over the $1.776bn “anti-weaponizat…
Trump's Short-Lived Anti-Weaponization Fund
EDITOR'S NOTE: This story has been updated with late-breaking news regarding the Trump administration's decision not to move forward with the fund. After some confusion over the DO…
Anti-ICE agitator who allegedly bit officers during Delaney Hall protest was previously accused of distributing child porn
Geier, of Madison, NJ, was previously charged with sexual abuse of children related to the dissemination and possession of child pornography, the Justice Department confirmed to Th…
The Art of the Deal cont'd, cont'd
Serious questions about Trump's scheme to get the government to (a) put $1.776 billion into a slush fund under his control, and (b) drop ALL tax claims the IRS has against him, are…
The DOJ Was Already Primed. Todd Blanche Lit the Fuse.
'Uncorking the bottle'…
Watch: Media Split Screen Just Crushes It on NJ Situation As Mikie Sherrill Spins Like a Top
We've written extensively about the out-of-control "protesting" that has been happening outside of the Delaney Hall Detention Facility in Newark, New Jersey, with leftist agitators…
'FAFO': Todd Blanche Shares Satisfying Update on NJ Agitator Seen Threatening to Kill ICE Agents
As RedState has reported, thanks to the purported…
Pam Bondi Just Threw Todd Blanche Under the Bus, and I’m All Here for It
Now the interim attorney general is in the hot seat for the Epstein files.…
Todd Blanche vows feds will arrest ‘disgusting’ protester who threatened to kill ICE agent’s family in insane video
Acting US Attorney General Todd Blanche promised that an anti-ICE protester who threatened to kill an agent’s family outside Newark’s Delaney Hall will be caught and charged.…
Todd Blanche Vows to Arrest Anti-ICE Fanatic Who Said He’d Kill Officer's Family
Acting AG Todd Blanche vows to arrest rioter who threatened to kill ICE officer's family in Newark.…
The Strange Case Todd Blanche Can't Seem to Escape
The acting AG has a lot of legal priorities under Trump, including doling out $1.8 billion that could go to January 6 insurrectionists. But a case from his recent past haunts his d…
Did Todd Blanche Try to Bribe the Senate?
Just when you think the corruption couldn’t be more glaring……
Todd Blanche’s Effort to Grant Trump and His Family “Forever Immunity” Hides a Greater Danger
Blanche would have us believe nothing can later be done by the law.…
Thomas Massie accuses Todd Blanche of violating law over Epstein files
Stop Calling Trump’s Slush Fund a Settlement. It’s a Violence Incentive Project.
Trump’s weaponization fund, unpacked by former Jack Smith deputy J.P. Cooney and investigative journalist Andrea Bernstein.…
Ted Cruz says GOP senators were ‘screaming’ at Todd Blanche during ‘anti-weaponization’ fund briefing
The private meeting came hours before the Senate postponed a critical vote to advance a partisan funding bill for ICE and Border Patrol.…
Todd Blanche tries to sell Republicans on "anti-weaponization fund"
The Justice Department has a new $1.776 billion fund, designated to pay people who allege that politics played a role in their prosecutions under the Biden administration. It's a s…
Todd Blanche Thinks You’re Dumb Enough to Believe Him
Will Saletan gives his take on Todd Blanche’s embarrassing performance as Donald Trump’s acting Attorney General, and why his public defenses of the administration keep collapsing …
Todd Blanche to lobby GOP senators on ‘anti-weaponization’ fund
Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche will meet with Senate Republicans Thursday morning about the Department of Justice’s “anti-weaponization” fund as the party weighs restrictions…
Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche says Castro indictment is 'big step forward'
Acting U.S. Attorney General Todd Blanche discusses the indictment of former Cuban President Raúl Castro, charged with the 1996 downing of two civilian planes. He called the move a…
Jan. 6 cops sue to block $1.776B ‘slush fund’ created in wake of Trump settlement with IRS
Two officers who defended the US Capitol during the Jan. 6, 2021 riots filed a lawsuit to thwart the setting up of a $1.8 billion pool of money set aside for victims of federal gov…
BREAKING: Raúl Castro Indicted
On Tuesday, May 20 — which is also Cuba's Independence Day — the Department of Justice (DOJ) officially unsealed a federal grand jury indictment of Raúl Castro. Castro, who will be…
January 6 police officers sue Trump over $1.8bn fund, alleging ‘presidential corruption’
Retired Capitol police officer and DC officer allege Trump’s $1.8bn fund unlawfully rewards January 6 rioters and allies US politics live – latest updates Two police officers who c…
Breaking: Raul Castro Indicted for His Alleged Role in 1996 Killing of 4 American Pilots
According to court filings unsealed Wednesday, former Cuban leader Raul Castro has been indicted for his alleged role in the 1996 killing of four Cuban-Americans who were pilots fo…
ROOKE: Trump’s ‘Presidential Mercy’ Finds Its First Taker
'There are thousands of families just like ours'…
I.R.S. to Drop Audits of Trump and Family
As part of the Justice Department’s deal, officials vowed not to pursue any matters, including those involving President Trump’s tax returns, that are pending.…
Of Slush Funds and Suckups
The details of Trump’s “anti-weaponization” fund get more outrageous by the day. Not that Republicans mind.…
Justice Department announces the creation of Anti-Semitism Advisory Committee
The Department of Justice announced on Tuesday the creation of the Anti-Semitism Advisory Committee to “address the rising tide of antisemitism across the United States.” The forma…
Trump family, businesses shielded from pending tax audits in $1.7B settlement
The more than $1.7 billion agreement only covers "existing audits, not future," a DOJ official noted.…
Trump Officials Decline to Rule Out DOJ Payouts to Jan. 6 Rioters Who Assaulted Police
Breaking news and analysis from TIME.com. Politics, world news, photos, video, tech reviews, health, science and entertainment news.…
Todd Blanche: DOJ ‘anti-weaponization’ fund extends beyond Biden-caused harms
Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche on Tuesday defended the Justice Department’s nearly $1.8 billion “Anti-Weaponization Fund” as lawmakers from both parties raised alarms about t…
Todd Blanche: DOJ ‘anti-weaponization’ fund extends beyond Biden-caused harms
Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche defended the DOJ anti-weaponization fund as senators raised concerns about possible payouts to Jan. 6 defendants.…