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Sen. Cory Booker (D-N.J.) ripped acting Attorney General Todd Blanche for Wednesday testimony to the Senate Judiciary Committee that convicted sex-offender Ghislaine Maxwell was transferred to a minimum-security prison camp in Bryan, Texas, in 2025 because of safety concerns, calling those concerns an "absurdity." Blanche told Booker at his Wednesday confirmation hearing that Maxwell's transfer...
Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche, President Donald Trump's nominee for the permanent role, faced intense bipartisan questioning from lawmakers on Day One of his confirmation hearing. Pressed on his close relationship with Trump, Blanche insisted he is not a "yes man" for the president. NBC's Hallie Jackson reports for TODAY.
Todd Blanche faces questions about Trump, the Epstein files and more in his attorney general confirmation hearing.
NPR - 3 hours 17 min agoPresident Trump's nominee to lead the Justice Department got a grilling from lawmakers who questioned his close ties to President Trump and his willingness to investigate Trump's foes.
NPR - 3 hours 17 min agoNPR's Leila Fadel asks Democratic Sen. Cory Booker of New Jersey why he says Todd Blanche should not be confirmed as attorney general.
Sens. Thom Tillis and John Cornyn remain noncommittal on the attorney general confirmation as questions swirl over the anti-weaponization fund.
NPR - 5 hours 16 min agoAttorney general nominee faces tough questions during confirmation hearing, Trump's notice to resume Iran war comes at tense political moment, director of national security nominee faces lawmakers.
The Department of Justice said on Wednesday it was prohibited by law from releasing unredacted files on Jeffrey Epstein requested by New Mexico...
This live blog is now closed. Sign up for the Breaking News US email In his opening statement before senators today, Todd Blanche, said that he is "pleased to testify again today to tell everybody here that we are doing just that-we are keeping America safe" . The nominee for attorney general, who has been leading the justice department in an acting capacity since Pam Bondi was fired in April. Continue reading...
Blanche faces a bipartisan grilling as he seeks to assume the role of US attorney general permanently.
Todd Blanche faced tough questioning by the Senate Judiciary Committee as he navigates a narrow path to confirmation as Attorney General. NBC News' Hallie Jackson reports.
Todd Blanche on Capitol Hill today.
The family of Epstein survivor Virginia Roberts Giuffre joined NBC News' Hallie Jackson to discuss their reaction to acting attorney general Todd Blanche's confirmation hearing on Capitol Hill. This comes after Vice President JD Vance told Joe Rogan that the administration "screwed up" their communications regarding the Epstein files and blamed former attorney general Pam Bondi.
Daily Signal - 16 hours 31 min agoSen. Josh Hawley questioned attorney general nominee Todd Blanche about why the Justice Department is in court opposite states that are challenging the abortion pill policy of President Joe Biden’s administration. Louisiana led a lawsuit last year challenging a Biden administration rule allowing abortion drugs to be sent to women by mail without seeing a...
Acting attorney general Todd Blanche pledged on Wednesday to take action to stop abortion medication from being available through the mail. Blanche committed to Republican senators he would prioritize taking action on mifepristone if confirmed but declined to go into specifics. He said the Trump administration opposes a Biden-era policy that allowed the abortion...
Slate - 16 hours 33 min agoTodd Blanche is trying to get confirmed. This won't help.
NPR - 16 hours 52 min agoTodd Blanche remained composed throughout the hours-long hearing, but faced several testy moments during questioning as he seeks to win the support of all Republican senators on the committee.
Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche on Wednesday faced what one lawmaker said was more of a performance evaluation than a job interview as he seeks to secure his post as the top law enforcement official for the country. The tough questions came not just from Democrats, but also from Sen. John Cornyn (R-Texas), a lame...
Todd Blanche on Wednesday at his confirmation hearing to be attorney general. It is not clear when the Senate Judiciary Committee will schedule a vote.
Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche appeared to have a verbal slip-up about his role during his confirmation hearing for attorney general on Wednesday. In the hearing, Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.) asked Blanche if he has a friendship with President Trump. "I'm his lawyer was his lawyer, and now I'm the deputy attorney general," Blanche...
Daily Signal - 17 hours 51 min agoWhile the Acting Attorney General, Todd Blanche, championed the progress the Department of Justice has made in recent months during his Senate confirmation hearing, such as the prosecution of drug dealers, illegal aliens, foreign terrorist organizations, and fraudsters, Democrats on the Senate Judiciary Committee used their time to hammer him for being loyal to President...
"I very much commit our resources to stopping this," Blanche said during his Senate confirmation hearing.
Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) and Minority Whip Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) will join with survivors of the late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein to voice their opposition to President Trump's nomination of acting Attorney General Todd Blanche to serve full-time as the nation's top federal prosecutor. Blanche was grilled by senators earlier Wednesday about...
Daily Signal - 18 hours 36 min agoDuring Todd Blanche's confirmation hearing to be attorney general, Democrats focused heavily on his ties to President Donald Trump as his personal lawyer and on Jeffrey Epstein cases. Jeffrey Epstein, who died in a New York prison cell in 2019 after an arrest for federal trafficking charges, had connections with high-profile people including Trump and...
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