Aug 07 Blanche's attorney general confirmation is in doubt as GOP Sen. Murkowski opposes his nomination By Bill Barrow, Alanna Durkin Richer, Associated Press Republican Sen. Lisa Murkowski said Friday she will oppose Todd Blanche’s nomination as attorney general, narrowing the confirmation path for President Donald Trump’s pick to lead the Justice Department. Continue reading
Aug 05 State of New Mexico sues Justice Department and Todd Blanche, saying they blocked its Epstein probe By Savannah Peters, Associated Press The state of New Mexico sued the Department of Justice and Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche on Wednesday, saying the federal government blocked the state's ability to investigate the sex crimes of financier Jeffrey Epstein at a ranch there. Continue reading
Aug 04 WATCH: Senate Judiciary Committee clears Blanche nomination for attorney general By Alanna Durkin Richer, Mary Clare Jalonick, Associated Press The Senate Judiciary Committee voted 12-10 along party lines in support of the nomination of President Donald Trump’s former personal attorney, who has aggressively pushed the Republican administration’s priorities since taking over from Pam Bondi in April. Continue reading
Aug 03 Watch 4:58 Blanche wins support from GOP holdouts after vowing to scrap 'anti-weaponization fund' By Amna Nawaz, Ali Rogin Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche cleared a major hurdle in his push to permanently lead the Department of Justice. He reached a deal with two GOP senators who had said they would block his nomination. Blanche put into writing that… Continue watching
Aug 03 GOP holdouts say they will back Blanche's AG bid after striking deal over 'anti-weaponization fund' By Mary Clare Jalonick, Alanna Durkin Richer, Associated Press Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche has issued a formal order terminating President Donald Trump’s $1.8 billion “anti-weaponization fund” to compensate his political allies. Continue reading
Aug 01 Trump's threat to push ahead on settlement fund injects new uncertainty into attorney general talks By Eric Tucker, Associated Press Trump asserted in a Truth Social post that he would keep acting Attorney General Todd Blanche in his current role and press ahead on the “Anti-Weaponization Fund” if Sens. John Cornyn and Thom Tillis refuse to back Blanche. Continue reading
Jul 30 Watch 5:55 Blanche's AG nomination on hold over opposition to DOJ's 'anti-weaponization fund' By Geoff Bennett, Ali Schmitz, Kyle Midura Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche’s nomination to lead the Department of Justice full-time is in limbo. Two Republican senators, John Cornyn of Texas and Thom Tillis of North Carolina, say they will oppose Blanche’s nomination unless the DOJ kills a… Continue watching
Jul 30 Trump says he may temporarily pull Blanche's nomination for attorney general as Republicans seek concessions By Michelle L. Price, Alanna Durkin Richer, Associated Press President Donald Trump said Thursday he may pull acting Attorney General Todd Blanche’s nomination for attorney general, looking to avoid concessions to holdout Republicans. Continue reading
Jul 29 Blanche's nomination delayed as Cornyn, Tillis seek assurances on Trump-IRS settlement By Alanna Durkin Richer, Joey Cappelletti, Associated Press Todd Blanche’s nomination to become attorney general stalled Wednesday as lawmakers scrapped a planned committee vote after key Republicans demanded more assurances about the settlement of President Donald Trump’s lawsuit against the Internal Revenue Service. Continue reading
Jul 22 Watch 6:46 'This is about the rule of law': U.S. attorney fired by Trump sues to overturn dismissal By Ali Rogin, Ali Schmitz A U.S. attorney in Washington state who was fired by the Trump administration is suing the government over his dismissal. Roger Rogoff was sworn in after a panel of judges unanimously selected him. Less than an hour later, he was… Continue watching