Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche appears at his confirmation hearing in front of the Senate Judiciary Committee on Capitol Hill July 15, 2026 in Washington, DC. Eric Lee | Getty Images President Donald Trump on Thursday said he is open to “temporarily withdrawing” Todd Blanche’s nomination as U.S. attorney general until after two Republican holdouts,…
Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche gives opening remarks during a Senate Judiciary Committee confirmation hearing on his nomination to be Attorney General, at the Dirksen Senate Office Building in Washington, DC on July 15, 2026. Nathan Posner | Anadolu | Getty Images The nomination of Todd Blanche for attorney general was at risk on Wednesday…
Epstein survivors and family members stand behind former Attorney General John Ashcroft and Jeffrey Epstein survivor Dani Bensky as she speaks during the second day of acting U.S. Attorney General Todd Blanche’s Senate Judiciary Committee confirmation hearing on his nomination to be attorney general, on Capitol Hill in Washington, July 16, 2026. Ken Cedeno |…
Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche appears at his confirmation hearing in front of the Senate Judiciary Committee on Capitol Hill July 15, 2026 in Washington, DC. Eric Lee | Getty Images Two Republicans on the Senate Judiciary Committee on Thursday said they remained undecided about voting to confirm Todd Blanche for U.S. attorney general, endangering…
Acting U.S. Attorney General Todd Blanche looks on, on the day he is to testify before a Senate Judiciary Committee confirmation hearing on his nomination to be attorney general, on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., U.S., July 15, 2026. Jonathan Ernst | Reuters Todd Blanche defended the Department of Justice’s handling of files related to…
A Florida federal judge in a blistering order on Monday said that President Donald Trump had filed a $10 billion lawsuit against the Internal Revenue Service “for an improper purpose” — to gain the appearance of “judicial legitimacy” for a controversial settlement with the Justice Department that briefly led to the creation of a $1.8…
Acting U.S. Attorney General Todd Blanche speaks at a press conference at the Department of Justice on May 4, 2026 in Washington, DC. Kevin Dietsch | Getty Images A federal judge on Thursday said a lawsuit challenging the Department of Justice‘s creation of a $1.8 billion “anti-weaponization” fund will proceed, citing the DOJ’s refusal to…
Acting U.S. Attorney General Todd Blanche speaks during a press conference hosted with U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security Markwayne Mullin on unaccompanied minors and prosecuting their sponsors, at the Justice Department, in Washington, D.C., U.S., June 11, 2026. Evelyn Hockstein | Reuters The Department of Justice rebuffed a federal judge’s request to attest in writing…
Acting U.S. Attorney General Todd Blanche listens to a reporter’s question during a press conference at the Department of Justice June 11, 2026 in Washington, DC. Win McNamee | Getty Images A federal judge in Virginia on Friday granted a longer block against the Department of Justice implementing a “Anti-Weaponization Fund,” saying that Acting Attorney…
Former U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi (C) arrives to testify at a closed-door interview with the House Oversight Committee on Capitol Hill on May 29, 2026 in Washington, DC. Andrew Harnik | Getty Images Former Attorney General Pam Bondi on Friday defended the Department of Justice‘s handling of the release of files about notorious sex…
