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State attorney general set 31 July deadline for documents relating to abuse of girls at Epstein-owned Zorro ranch The US Department of Justice (DoJ) appeared to ignore a Friday deadline set by Ra l Torrez, the attorney general of New Mexico, to share information about the abuse of girls at a remote ranch formerly owned by the disgraced financier and sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. Torrez's office asked the DoJ in February for unredacted files after he reopened a dormant criminal investigation...
Attack of the Fanboy - 8 hours 59 min agoActing Attorney General Todd Blanche is facing a shaky path to confirmation, with Senator John Fetterman saying President Trump has little leverage over...
The case is at the center of negotiations between two Republican senators and the Justice Department over Todd Blanche's nomination to serve as attorney general.
Sen. John Fetterman (D-Penn.) pointed to weaknesses in President Trump's influence in Congress amid opposition from three outgoing Republican senators to the president's nomination of acting Attorney General Todd Blanche to a permanent role overseeing the Justice Department (DOJ). Sens. Thom Tillis (N.C.), Bill Cassidy (La.) and John Cornyn (Texas) have all expressed skepticism about...
The slush fund' may be dead but Trump isn't killing or even narrowing his IRS immunity deal brokered by the man he wants running the DOJ, Alex Woodward writes...
Newsom is not involved in the lawsuit and does not have authority over the state attorney general, so it is unclear what, if any, impact his word will have.
Todd Blanche, the acting attorney general, during a cabinet meeting at Camp David on Friday.
Todd Blanche, according to current and former officials, understands that coping with President Trump's demands, rages and U-turns is the price to pay for rising in his orbit.
President Trump said Friday that he doesn't blame Sen. John Cornyn (R-Texas) for blocking the nomination of Todd Blanche as attorney general because he's doing it as retaliation for Trump supporting his GOP primary opponent. "This is being done by a senator, and I don't really blame him to be honest with you. I endorsed...
President Trump said that the "anti-weaponization" fund set up after a settlement with the IRS was "dead" when questioned about it at a Cabinet meeting. NBC News' Gabe Gutierrez reports on what the president had to say about the fund and holdouts over acting Attorney General Todd Blanche's nomination.
With a pair of holdout senators jamming his attorney general pick's nomination, Trump isn't giving an inch.
President calls for former personal defense lawyer to be immediately approved' as attorney general Donald Trump has defended controversial plans for a $1.8bn slush fund even as they threaten to derail the nomination of his former personal lawyer Todd Blanche for US attorney general. Blanche "should be immediately approved" by the US Senate, the president declared in a post on his Truth Social platform on Friday morning, defending the payout scheme proposed by his officials in the Department...
Calling it an illegal, unlicensed gambling operation', state seeks to halt Kalshi's operations and force it to forfeit profits The state of New York has filed a lawsuit against Kalshi, accusing the prediction market operator of "running an illegal gambling operation". The lawsuit, filed on Friday, was announced by Kathy Hochul, the New York governor, and Letitia James, the state attorney general. It seeks to force the New York-based company to forfeit its profits, provide restitution...
A high-profile election analyst said Texas state Rep. James Talarico (D) may give Democrats a real shot at finally winning a statewide race in Texas given the electoral weakness of his opponent, state Attorney General Ken Paxton (R). "Since 1994, I've gotten call after call virtually every day from Texans in politics on the Democratic...
Trump accuses Sen. John Cornyn of blocking Todd Blanche's attorney general confirmation over the anti-weaponization fund and audit immunity disputes.
The lawsuit, filed by Attorney General Letitia James, alleges Kalshi has been offering New Yorkers illegal gambling products without a state license.
President Trump lashed out early Friday over Sen. John Cornyn's (R-Texas) move to withhold his support for acting Attorney General Todd Blanche's nomination due to Trump's proposed "anti-weaponization" fund, writing that the senator did not object to it prior to the president's endorsement of Cornyn's primary opponent. "John Cornyn never had a problem with the...
President grapples with finding a resolution to Middle East conflict that has pushed up gasoline prices ahead of vital midterm elections Sign up for the US Breaking News email Hello and welcome to the US politics live blog. President Donald Trump will convene a cabinet meeting later today at his Camp David retreat as he grapples with how to resolve his war against Iran. President Donald Trump has said he may pull Todd Blanche's nomination for attorney-general until senators John Cornyn and Thom...
Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.), a member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, is warning that President Trump's threat to withdraw Todd Blanche's nomination to serve as attorney general and resubmit it in 2027 to circumvent GOP critics could backfire because control of the Senate could flip in November. Asked by a reporter Thursday whether it would...
President lashes out at GOP senator whose re-election he sabotaged amid GOP push to stall Attorney General pick...
Todd Blanche's path to becoming Attorney General hit a snag after President Donald Trump threatened to withdraw his nomination after two senators delayed a crucial vote. The sticking point is that Sen. Thom Tillis and Sen. John Cornyn insist that the DOJ commit in writing to drop a nearly $2B compensation fund that could pay Trump allies. NBC's Kelly O'Donnell reports for TODAY.
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