
UPI - 1 hour 9 min ago
Florida's attorney general announced Monday that the state is suing OpenAI and CEO Sam Altman, saying the company chose "profits over public safety."...

The Guardian - 2 hours 2 min ago
US president says I think he will' when asked if the acting attorney general would take on a permanent role Donald Trump said he believed he would make acting attorney general Todd Blanche permanent as the top US law enforcement officer. Asked in an interview broadcast Wednesday on Pod Force One if Blanche would be US attorney general, Trump said: "I think he will." Continue reading...

ABC News - 2 hours 20 min ago
Indonesia's Attorney General's Office is searching the National Nutrition Agency's offices a day after the president fired the head of the agency responsible for the free meals program...

NY Post - 3 hours 45 min ago
"Ron's very good," Trump told "Pod Force One" host Miranda Devine, when asked about speculation that the term-limited governor may be in the AG mix after Pam Bondi's firing.

The Hill - 3 hours 50 min ago
Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche on Tuesday promised to abandon plans to move forward with an "anti-weaponization" fund criticized as a slush fund for President Trump to dole out money to his allies, potentially saving a $72 billion legislative package in the process. "We are not moving forward with the fund. Period," Blanche told House...

ABC News - 9 hours 40 min ago
Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche says the Trump administration is scrapping plans to create a $1.8 billion fund meant to compensate allies of the Republican president after widespread political backlash and setbacks in the courts...

BBC - 13 hours 34 min ago
Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche's announcement to abandon the fund comes amid pushback from top Republican lawmakers.

BBC - 13 hours 34 min ago
Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche's announcement to abandon the fund comes amid pushback from top Republican lawmakers.

Daily Signal - 14 hours 50 min ago
Amid skepticism from lawmakers including some Republicans Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche told a House panel Tuesday that the Justice Department has scrapped its planned Anti-Weaponization Fund. The $1.776 billion fund stemmed from a settlement between President Donald Trump and the Internal Revenue Service over the leak of his tax information. Blanche testified before the House Appropriations...

New York Times - 15 hours 4 min ago
Xavier Becerra has had a long tenure in government, including serving as state attorney general and later as a cabinet member in the Biden administration. Some voters have been drawn to that experience, while critics have accused him of weak leadership.

Fox News - 15 hours 31 min ago
A DHS inspection of Delaney Hall ICE facility found compliance with 17 of 22 standards, contradicting some claims in New Jersey's suit against GEO Group.

UPI - 15 hours 33 min ago
Acting U.S. Attorney General Todd Blanche said Tuesday that the Department of Justice will not operate a $1.8 billion "anti-weaponization" fund.

New York Times - 15 hours 53 min ago
Todd Blanche, the acting attorney general, on Capitol Hill today.

New York Times - 15 hours 54 min ago
Todd Blanche, the acting attorney general, during an appearance in front of a House Appropriations subcommittee on Tuesday.

NBC News - 16 hours 25 min ago
While testifying at a House Appropriations Subcommittee hearing, Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche said the Justice Department will not be moving forward with the $1.8 billion 'anti-weaponization' fund after a court ruling temporarily blocked it.

Fox News - 16 hours 47 min ago
Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche told lawmakers the Justice Department will not move forward with its proposed anti-weaponization fund, saying the effort is over despite ongoing litigation and questions about its future after June 12.

NBC News - 16 hours 50 min ago
Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche said Tuesday that the Justice Department is not moving forward with its $1.8 billion "anti-weaponization" fund.

The Guardian - 16 hours 52 min ago
However, Todd Blanche said the IRS will still be prohibited from auditing Donald Trump, his family and related entities Outright theft': legal experts decry $1.8bn Trump anti-weaponization fund The federal government is abandoning an effort to create a $1.8bn secretive fund to compensate Donald Trump 's allies, but is maintaining an agreement that prohibits the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) from auditing Trump, his family and related entities, the acting attorney general, Todd Blanche,...

The Hill - 16 hours 53 min ago
Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche said the Trump administration is "not moving forward" with its $1.776 billion "anti-weaponization" fund, though he left unclear how the Justice Department will cement that commitment. "We are not moving forward with the fund. Period," Blanche said, referring to Monday statement from the department saying it would "abide" by a court ruling...

UPI - 17 hours 49 min ago
The New Jersey attorney general filed a lawsuit Tuesday against the GEO Group, operator of the Delaney Hall detention center in Newark, N.J.

The Hill - 19 hours 8 sec ago
Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche will testify before a House Appropriations Committee panel on Tuesday afternoon on oversight of the Justice Department. The hearing comes as the Trump administration has faced heavy scrutiny over its $1.776 billion compensation fund, which would help settle claims between those who say the government wrongfully prosecuted them. The "anti-weaponization"...

NBC News - 20 hours 7 min ago
Watch live coverage as Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche testifies before a House Appropriations Subcommittee hearing.

The Hill - 20 hours 23 min ago
A divorce trial between Texas Republican Senate candidate Ken Paxton and his estranged wife will no longer proceed after a state district judge canceled the public proceedings on Tuesday. Collins County judge Lindsey Wynne canceled the trial following a tumultuous few months between the Texas attorney general and Texas state Sen. Angela Paxton (R). Angela...

New York Times - 20 hours 31 min ago
Todd Blanche, the acting attorney general, arriving last month for a meeting at the Capitol, where Republican senators excoriated him over the plan for the fund.