Jul 16 Trump immediately fires the new court-appointed top prosecutor in Seattle By Gene Johnson, Associated Press President Donald Trump fired the new top U.S. prosecutor in Seattle on Wednesday less than an hour after the attorney was unanimously appointed by the federal judges in the district, highlighting tensions between the courts and the president over the… Continue reading
Jul 15 3 major takeaways from Todd Blanche's attorney general confirmation hearing By Maria Ramirez Uribe Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche tried to assert his independence from President Donald Trump during his confirmation hearing Wednesday before the Senate Judiciary Committee. Continue reading
Jul 15 Watch 5:19 Senators question Blanche on Trump loyalty, Jan. 6 cases and Epstein files By Ali Rogin, Jonah Anderson Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche appeared before the Senate Judiciary Committee for testimony on his nomination to serve permanently in the role. Blanche faced questions about his record as President Trump’s personal lawyer, the fate of a proposed settlement fund… Continue watching
Jul 15 Trump administration 'screwed up' Epstein files communication, Vance says By Joey Cappelletti, Associated Press During a lengthy podcast interview with Joe Rogan released Wednesday, Vice President JD Vance pointed largely to former Attorney General Pam Bondi, who infamously stated that an alleged “client list” of Epstein’s was “sitting on my desk right now.”… Continue reading
Jul 15 WATCH: Blanche defends his handling of Epstein files By Maria Ramirez Uribe The nominee for attorney general acknowledged that his department made redaction mistakes and said dozens of lawyers were on call to quickly correct the errors. Continue reading
Jul 14 Watch 7:43 The unconventional career of attorney general nominee Todd Blanche By Ali Rogin, Jonah Anderson Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche will sit before a Senate panel for his hearing to be confirmed in that role permanently. It comes after he's been involved in a number of high-profile, controversial decisions, including investigations, indictments and the rollout… Continue watching
Jul 11 New York Times reporters are subpoenaed after Air Force One stories, raising press freedom concerns By Will Weissert, Ashraf Khalil, Associated Press The subpoenas seek to force the reporters to testify before a federal grand jury in Manhattan next week, the Times said, adding that federal agents delivered some subpoenas to the reporters at their homes. Continue reading
Jul 08 Watch 5:46 DOJ threatens to arrest state election officials if noncitizens vote By Amna Nawaz, Leila Jackson The Department of Justice is threatening to arrest more than a dozen state election officials if a single vote is cast in their states by a noncitizen. The threat was part of a letter giving election officials five days to… Continue watching
Jul 08 Watch 6:24 Immigration judge says Trump administration's firings and policies are 'disheartening' By Ali Rogin, Ali Schmitz The Trump administration has fired more immigration judges as it moves to reshape the court system that polices deportations. Immigration courts are overseen by the Department of Justice itself. That means judges are required to answer to the administration whose… Continue watching
Jul 07 Judge rejects Justice Department's 'unreasonable' attempt to get names of 2020 election workers in Fulton County By Kate Brumback, Associated Press Fulton County asked a judge to quash the subpoena, arguing it was meant to "target, harass and punish the President's perceived political opponents" and that it was "grossly over broad and untethered to any reasonable need."… Continue reading