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I expect that meeting to occur before I'm willing to vote out of this committee,' Sen. Thom Tillis said...
Todd Blanche, the acting attorney general, during his Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on Wednesday.
Sen. Thom Tillis (R-NC) has laid out one condition for him to back acting Attorney General Todd Blanche's nomination for the permanent job.
Daily Signal - 3 hours 26 min agoFIRST ON THE DAILY SIGNAL The Republican candidate running for South Dakota's only House of Representatives seat laid out his Capitol Hill priorities in an interview with the Daily Signal Tuesday. Marty Jackley served as South Dakota's attorney general from 2009 to 2019 and assumed office again in 2023. Jackley told the Daily Signal he plans...
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton spoke in McAllen, Texas, Tuesday evening.
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 - 7 hours 21 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 - 7 hours 21 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 - 9 hours 21 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 - 20 hours 36 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 - 20 hours 37 min agoTodd Blanche is trying to get confirmed. This won't help.
NPR - 20 hours 56 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 faced intense questioning by the Senate Judiciary Committee Wednesday about several recent controversies.
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...
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