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Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche will face a Senate Judiciary Committee vote Tuesday morning to advance his nomination for the permanent job. The vote comes a week after a previous one was canceled as GOP Sens. John Cornyn (Texas) and Thom Tillis (N.C.) said they could not vote in Blanche's favor. Cornyn secured a deal...
NPR - 3 hours 5 min agoThe Senate Judiciary Committee is expected to vote Tuesday on Todd Blanche's nomination for attorney general after Blanche assuaged concerns from two Republican senators.
NPR - 3 hours 5 min agoNPR's Steve Inskeep speaks with Sen. Alex Padilla, D-Calif., about the Senate Judiciary Committee's anticipated vote on Todd Blanche's nomination for attorney general.
Trump's former personal lawyer appears on track to become attorney general despite reservations over deal withdrawing anti-weaponization fund' Critics denounce Blanche deal to halt Trump slush fund Sign up for US Breaking News email The Democratic party faces a crucial test of its direction today as voters in the midwestern swing state of Michigan decide whether to nominate for US Senate a progressive candidate advocating for universal healthcare or an-establishment-backed moderate. The...
Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche's confirmation to the permanent post faces hurdles in the Senate even after the dramatic deal involving Republican Sens. John Cornyn (Texas) and Thom Tillis (N.C.), as several other key GOP senators remain undecided over his nomination. Centrist Sen. Susan Collins (R-Maine), who faces a tough reelection contest in a Democratic-leaning...
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, the Republican nominee for Senate in the Lone Star State, is trailing Democrat James Talarico by two points in new polling of the closely watched race. A survey from the Barbara Jordan Public Policy Research and Survey Center at Texas Southern University found Talarico leading with 47 percent to Paxton's...
NSW shadow attorney general, Damien Tudehope, tells inquiry Jean-Claude Perrottet had a talent for recruiting A senior New South Wales Liberal says the younger brother of former Liberal premier Dominic Perrottet had a "talent" for recruiting and renewing new members to the party, a corruption inquiry has heard. On Tuesday, NSW shadow attorney general and Liberal leader in the upper house, Damien Tudehope gave evidence as part of the Independent Commission Against Corruption 's (Icac)...
Two holdout Republican senators said they will support acting Attorney General Todd Blanche after he scrapped potential payouts to Trump allies. NBC News' Gabe Gutierrez reports.
ABC News - 16 hours 14 min agoActing Attorney General Todd Blanche has rescinded President Donald Trump's $1.8 billion "anti-weaponization fund" meant for his political allies...
Democrats say agreement which clears way for Blanche's confirmation makes promises president can easily reverse A compromise between Todd Blanche and two Republican senators that potentially cleared the way for Blanche's confirmation as attorney general is weak, Democrats and several experts said, as it makes promises Donald Trump can easily reverse. Blanche, the acting attorney general, posted two documents on Sunday evening showing he was withdrawing an 18 May order allowing for the creation...
NPR - 17 hours 25 min agoTodd Blanche's attorney general nomination is moving forward after two Republican senators received written assurances the Justice Department would abandon a controversial compensation fund.
Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel said she won't attend the Michigan Democratic Party convention in August, citing fears of harassment and antisemitism.
President Donald Trump's attorneys continue to fight in court against a judicial order that said the settlement deal is legally baseless.
Todd Blanche, the acting attorney general, at a hearing in Washington last month.
President Trump on Monday afternoon is scheduled to sign an executive order at the White House. The event comes after Sen. John Cornyn (R-Texas) reached a deal with the Justice Department to end the $1.8 billion "anti-weaponization" fund for Trump's allies, paving the way for Cornyn to vote to advance Todd Blanche's nomination to serve as attorney general. Watch...
The statement all but guarantees that Blanche will be confirmed as attorney general this week...
Move comes after Blanche gives senators written assurance he will drop Trump's $1.8bn anti-weaponization fund Two Republican senators who threatened to block Todd Blanche's bid to permanently become attorney general announced they will advance his nomination after he confirmed in writing that a planned $1.8bn slush fund for Donald Trump's allies was dead. The US Senate judiciary committee is due to vote on Tuesday on whether to approve the nomination of Blanche, who is already acting...
The battle over Todd Blanche's nomination as attorney general has affirmed the undeniable reality that corruption is the rotten core of the Trump administration.
Acting Atty. Gen. Todd Blanche issued a formal order terminating President Trump's $1.8-billion "anti-weaponization fund" to compensate his political allies.
Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche's Sunday night memo formally rescinding the $1.776 "anti-weaponization" fund leaves intact another key provision for President Trump: an order offering broad immunity to him, his adult children and their business for past conduct. The memo, signed the day after the creation of the fund, has gotten less attention than its...
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