
Fox News - 26 min 21 sec ago
Thom Tillis dismissed Trump's threat to withdraw Todd Blanche's attorney general nomination, saying the White House must honor a prior commitment.

NBC News - 1 hour 53 min ago
President Trump is threatening to withdraw the nomination of acting Attorney General Todd Blanche. It comes as two Republican senators are opposing his nomination. NBC News' Kelly O'Donnell reports.

The Hill - 2 hours 17 min ago
President Trump's pick for the next U.S. attorney general is on shaky ground as two GOP lawmakers on the Senate Judiciary Committee demand a written guarantee that a proposed Justice Department "anti-weaponization" fund is dead. A "no" vote in committee from either Sen. John Cornyn (R-Texas) or Sen. Thom Tillis (R-N.C.) could block acting Attorney...

ABC News - 3 hours 11 min ago
The New Mexico attorney general is asking a judge to prevent the state child welfare agency from removing children from the U.S., absent a court order...

The Hill - 3 hours 24 min ago
President Trump's threat to withdraw the nomination of acting Attorney General Todd Blanche is raising questions about the future of the anti-weaponization fund as well as the power of the Senate GOP. Blanche faced a singular roadblock in winning GOP backing for his nomination: a call by many in the party to put in writing...

The Guardian - 4 hours 7 min ago
Republican senators sought written limits on settlement, but president held firm despite risk to attorney general pick US politics live latest updates Donald Trump 's refusal to officially end a hugely controversial agreement giving him broad tax immunity and creating a 1.8bn slush fund underscored how the US president's own self interest takes precedence above all else in his government. For weeks, Todd Blanche, the acting attorney general, has said that the slush fund portion of the agreement...

NPR - 4 hours 10 min ago
Todd Blanche's attorney general nomination has run into resistance from Republicans demanding answers about a Justice Department settlement tied to Trump's tax returns.

NBC News - 4 hours 13 min ago
NBC News correspondents Monica Alba, Julie Tsirkin and Ryan Reilly discuss President Trump's clashes with Senate Republicans over passing the SAVE America Act and Todd Blanche's nomination to serve as Attorney General.

Los Angeles Times - 4 hours 32 min ago
A delayed vote on Trump's pick for attorney general led the president to suggest he might pull Todd Blanche's nomination for now rather than meet Senate demands.

UPI - 6 hours 4 min ago
President Donald Trump said Thursday that he is open to temporarily withdrawing his nomination of Todd Blanche as U.S. attorney general.

ABC News - 7 hours 17 min ago
Republican Sen. John Cornyn continues to block Todd Blanche's path to confirmation as attorney general, telling reporters Thursday there were "new complications."...

NPR - 8 hours 9 min ago
The news comes as two key Republicans are withholding their support over concerns about the Justice Department's deal with President Trump.

The Hill - 8 hours 10 min ago
Plus: RFK Jr. launches cooking show {beacon} Happy Thursday. I can't wait any longer to wish you a happy National Cheesecake Day!! Nothing will ever top the Godiva Chocolate Cheesecake in my personal ranking. Anyone agree? In today's issue: Three Trump nominees advance 2 Republicans derail Blanche confirmation Trump's Senate demands fall...

New York Times - 8 hours 22 min ago
Todd Blanche, the acting attorney general, cannot afford to lose a single Republican vote.

New York Times - 8 hours 22 min ago
Todd Blanche testifying at his confirmation hearing earlier this month.

New York Times - 8 hours 29 min ago
President Trump's extraordinary protection from the I.R.S. is expected to be a central issue in the confirmation hearing on Wednesday.

NBC News - 8 hours 29 min ago
In a post on social media, President Trump threatened to pull acting Attorney General Todd Blanche's nomination to serve permanently in the role until two Senate Republicans who are withholding their support leave office next year. NBC News' Julie Tsirkin reports from Capitol Hill on why the senators oppose advancing Blanche's nomination to the full Senate.

New York Magazine - 8 hours 31 min ago
Unwilling to make any concessions to two key senators, President Trump is thinking about temporarily pulling his attorney general nominee.

The Hill - 8 hours 40 min ago
President Trump on Thursday floated the possibility of temporarily pulling Todd Blanche's nomination to serve as attorney general to circumvent the opposition of Sens. John Cornyn (R-Texas) and Thom Tillis (R-N.C.) and then resubmitting Blanche's name after Cornyn and Tillis leave Congress. "Todd Blanche is a STAR, and everyone knows it! He has the potential...

NBC News - 8 hours 40 min ago
President Donald Trump on Thursday threatened to withdraw Todd Blanche's nomination to be attorney general until two Republican senators who have expressed concerns about Blanche leave office in January.

The Guardian - 8 hours 51 min ago
US president's former lawyer has been struggling to persuade some Republican senators to back his nomination Donald Trump has threatened to "temporarily" shelve a bid to permanently install his former personal lawyer Todd Blanche as US attorney general amid resistance in US Congress. Blanche, currently serving as acting attorney general, has been struggling to persuade a handful of Republican senators to back his nomination for the role. Continue reading...

Huffington Post - 9 hours 32 min ago
Trump suggested Sen. John Cornyn (R-Texas) was "upset" with him on the same day he withheld support for the president's attorney general nominee.

Forbes - 9 hours 37 min ago
The scope of the seemingly broad immunity agreement has become a sticking point in Todd Blanche's confirmation as attorney general.

NY Post - 9 hours 38 min ago
WASHINGTON Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche’s nomination to run the Justice Department hung in the balance Thursday as a handful of Senate Republicans vowed not to give him their votes until a nearly $1.8 billion so-called “weaponization” fund — formed as a result of President Trump’s lawsuit against the IRS — is permanently scrapped....