
New York Times - 21 hours 22 min ago
The document was signed by acting Attorney General Todd Blanche.

New York Times - 21 hours 29 min ago
Ken Paxton, the Texas attorney general, in his office in 2017. President Trump endorsed him in next week's Republican Senate runoff.

Newser - 22 hours 25 min ago
The agreement between President Trump and the government he leads just got a major add-on: it shuts down all ongoing IRS audits of the president, his companies, and sons Donald Jr. and Eric Trump, according to a Justice Department filing. The document, signed by Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche, says...

Daily Signal - 22 hours 37 min ago
Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche fielded tough questions from U.S. senators on Tuesday after announcing an "Anti-Weaponization Fund" of almost $1.8 billion to compensate victims of politicized lawfare. He also tackled other questions in his first appearance before Congress since becoming acting attorney general last month. Blanche assumed the role after the ouster of Attorney...

The Hill - 22 hours 42 min ago
Senate Republicans on Tuesday vented their frustration and disappointment over President Trump's decision to endorse state Attorney General Ken Paxton over Sen. John Cornyn (R) in the Texas Senate Republican primary, a move that deals a crushing blow to Cornyn's hopes of winning the May 26 runoff. "I don't understand. He is an ethically challenged...

TMZ - 22 hours 54 min ago
Ghislaine Maxwell can't rely on President Donald Trump to secure her release from prison ... because his acting Attorney General says he will not recommend pardoning Maxwell. Todd Blanche -- who took over the DOJ in earlier April after POTUS fired…...

NBC News - 23 hours 20 sec ago
President Donald Trump announced he is endorsing Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton over incumbent Sen. John Cornyn in the Republican primary runoff. NBC News' Julie Tsirkin reports on the latest in the race.

The Guardian - 23 hours 3 min ago
Acting US attorney general made comments about the Epstein associate at a Senate hearing over budget requests US politics live latest updates Todd Blanche, the acting US attorney general, told lawmakers on Tuesday that he would not recommend a pardon for Ghislaine Maxwell , the longtime associate of Jeffrey Epstein who is serving a 20-year prison sentence for sex-trafficking crimes. Blanche's comments came during a Senate hearing on Tuesday, where he was testifying before the appropriations...

The Guardian - 23 hours 6 min ago
US president calls Paxton an America First Patriot' and MAGA Warrior' ahead of runoff against John Cornyn US politics live latest updates Donald Trump has endorsed the Texas attorney general, Ken Paxton, in the state's Republican primary, bolstering his bid to unseat the incumbent US senator, John Cornyn. The US president praised Paxton, who has pitched himself as a political warrior for Trump's Make America Great Again movement, as an "America First Patriot" in a post on...

NPR - 23 hours 16 min ago
President Trump has endorsed Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton over incumbent Sen. John Cornyn in the Texas GOP runoff for U.S. Senate, one week before voting ends in the contentious and expensive primary.

ABC News - 23 hours 19 min ago
President Donald Trump on Tuesday issued an endorsement in the Texas Senate primary, backing Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton over Republican incumbent John Cornyn.

New York Times - 23 hours 27 min ago
Ken Paxton, the Texas attorney general, has maneuvered for President Trump's support ahead of the May 26 runoff election in the Republican primary for Senate in the state.

Daily Signal - 23 hours 31 min ago
President Donald Trump weighed in Tuesday on the Texas Republican Senate primary runoff, backing the state’s Attorney General Ken Paxton over Sen. John Cornyn. "Ken is a true MAGA Warrior who has ALWAYS delivered for Texas, and will continue to do so in the United States Senate," Trump wrote on Truth Social on Tuesday. He...

NBC News - 23 hours 34 min ago
President Donald Trump endorsed Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton for Senate, dealing a massive political blow to longtime Sen.

The Hill - 23 hours 34 min ago
President Trump has endorsed state Attorney General Ken Paxton in Texas' high-stakes Senate race, snubbing incumbent senior Sen. John Cornyn (R-Texas) ahead of next week's GOP primary runoff. "Ken is a true MAGA Warrior who has ALWAYS delivered for Texas, and will continue to do so in the United States Senate," Trump wrote on Truth...

The Hill - 23 hours 34 min ago
Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche on Tuesday had to go on defense over the Justice Department's new "anti-weaponization" fund, a coffer he told lawmakers would be available to Trump campaign donors and those convicted of attacking police. Blanche appeared Tuesday before a Senate Appropriations subcommittee for a previously scheduled hearing about the Justice Department's budget...