Attorney General Todd Blanche said on NBC's "Meet the Press" on Sunday, Aug. 16 that it is "absolutely" a possibility the Justice Department will ask the Supreme Court to review the cases it has lost seeking states'...
An indictment unsealed on August 12, 2026 named Heidi Beirich, 59, the former director of the Southern Poverty Law Center's Intelligence Project, on charges of wire fraud conspiracy, conspiracy to submit false statements...
New Mexico Attorney General Raúl Torrez sued the Justice Department and acting Attorney General Todd Blanche in federal court in the District of Columbia on Aug. 5, 2026, seeking unredacted Jeffrey Epstein investigative...
Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine, announced on the evening of Aug. 4, 2026 that she will vote against confirming acting Attorney General Todd Blanche to lead the Justice Department permanently, hours after the Senate...
On a July 30, 2026 White House Faith Office call with religious leaders, acting Attorney General Todd Blanche said he wants the Dobbs decision to "become permanent in every single state" and that he is working "hand in...
The Justice Department announced on Aug. 3, 2026 that it had filed 25 civil denaturalization complaints between July 20 and Aug. 3 in district courts around the country, which it called the largest coordinated...
Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche issued an order on Sunday evening, Aug. 2, 2026 stating "beyond any doubt, that there is no Fund" — the $1.8 billion pool announced in the settlement of Trump's lawsuit against the...
President Trump said July 31 he would push to revive the roughly $1.8 billion 'Anti-Weaponization' fund if Sens. John Cornyn and Thom Tillis continue blocking Todd Blanche's nomination for attorney general, Newsweek...
Senate Judiciary Chairman Charles E. Grassley postponed a markup on Todd Blanche's nomination to be attorney general scheduled for the morning of July 30, 2026, after Republican Sens. John Cornyn of Texas and Thom Tillis...
Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche met for about an hour on July 16, 2026 with several survivors of Jeffrey Epstein, after Sen. Thom Tillis (R-N.C.) said he would withhold his confirmation vote until the meeting took...