Todd Blanche

7/17 AM Update: Trump Unveils Election Intel, Blanche Meets Epstein Victims, WH Betting Probe

7/17 AM Update: Trump Unveils Election Intel, Blanche Meets Epstein Victims, WH Betting Probe

AM Update for 7/17/26: President Trump releases newly declassified intelligence he says exposes foreign interference during a primetime address. Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche meets with alleged Jeffrey Epstein survivors as he works to secure the Republican support needed to advance his nomination. President Trump’s longtime teleprompter operator is accused of using advanced access to …

Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche Faces Fiery Senate Confirmation Hearing as GOP Support in Question

Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche Faces Fiery Senate Confirmation Hearing as GOP Support in Question

President Donald Trump’s nominee for attorney general clashed with Democrat senators Wednesday while also facing potentially decisive questions from a key Republican. As reported on Thursday’s AM Update, Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche defended his leadership of the Department of Justice (DOJ) during a largely contentious Senate Judiciary Committee confirmation hearing. His nomination now faces …

7/16 AM Update: Blanche’s Fiery Hearing, Trump Reverses ICE Vehicle Rule, Daylight Saving Time Vote

7/16 AM Update: Blanche’s Fiery Hearing, Trump Reverses ICE Vehicle Rule, Daylight Saving Time Vote

AM Update for 7/16/26: Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche clashes with Democrat senators during a contentious confirmation hearing as undecided GOP Sen. John Cornyn (R-TX) emerges as the pivotal vote on his nomination. President Donald Trump reverses DHS restrictions on ICE vehicle stops less than 24 hours after they were imposed following two fatal enforcement …

DOJ Charges More than 450 Alleged Medicare Fraudsters as Part of $6.5 Billion Healthcare Fraud Crackdown

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DOJ Charges More than 450 Alleged Medicare Fraudsters as Part of $6.5 Billion Healthcare Fraud Crackdown

The latest front in the Trump administration’s effort to root out waste, fraud, and abuse across the federal government resulted in the Justice Department charging some 450 people nationwide, including 90 medical professionals, accused of participating in healthcare fraud schemes amounting to billions in stolen taxpayer funds. As reported on Wednesday’s AM Update, Acting Attorney …

6/24 AM Update: Trump Rally in PA, Pilot Reports Iranian Drone Swarm, DOJ’s Record Fraud Bust

6/24 AM Update: Trump Rally in PA, Pilot Reports Iranian Drone Swarm, DOJ’s Record Fraud Bust

AM Update for 6/24/26: President Donald Trump returns to Pennsylvania to promote his economic agenda, defend his tariff strategy, and rally support for Republican Congressman Ryan Mackenzie in a critical midterm battleground. A rescued U.S. fighter pilot’s account of a mysterious coordinated drone formation over Iran raises questions about whether Tehran has developed a dangerous …

Trump Administration Scraps Plan for Controversial $1.8 Billion ‘Anti-Weaponization Fund’

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Trump Administration Scraps Plan for Controversial $1.8 Billion ‘Anti-Weaponization Fund’

The Trump administration’s controversial plan to compensate people who were victims of government “weaponization” is over before it ever really began. No More Fund As reported on Thursday’s AM Update, Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche told lawmakers during a Tuesday appearance before a House Appropriations subcommittee that the so-called “Anti-Weaponization Fund” would not be moving …

6/4 AM Update: Major IA and NJ Primary News, ‘Weaponization’ Fund Scrapped, Trump and Bibi Talk Call

6/4 AM Update: Major IA and NJ Primary News, ‘Weaponization’ Fund Scrapped, Trump and Bibi Talk Call

AM Update for 6/4/26: As primary results continue to come in, significant primary elections in Iowa and New Jersey set up crucial November contests. A “weaponization” fund intended to compensate Americans unfairly targeted by the government has been abandoned by the Trump administration, surprising lawmakers. President Donald Trump confirmed reports about the strong language he …

Justice Department Reportedly Launched Criminal Investigation into Trump Accuser E. Jean Carroll

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Justice Department Reportedly Launched Criminal Investigation into Trump Accuser E. Jean Carroll

The Department of Justice has reportedly opened a criminal investigation into writer E. Jean Carroll focused on whether she committed perjury in her civil litigation against President Donald Trump. The Civil Cases As reported on Friday’s AM Update, Carroll filed two civil lawsuits against the president. In 2019, she alleged in a New York Magazine …

Suspect in WH Correspondents’ Dinner Shooting Pleads Not Guilty as Lawyers Try to Get Blanche and Pirro Off Case

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Suspect in WH Correspondents’ Dinner Shooting Pleads Not Guilty as Lawyers Try to Get Blanche and Pirro Off Case

The suspect in last month’s White House Correspondents’ Dinner shooting pleaded not guilty in D.C. federal court Monday morning, as his lawyers argued the prosecution is tainted by a conflict of interest. The Plea As reported on Tuesday’s AM Update, Cole Thomas Allen, 31, appeared before Trump-appointed U.S. District Judge Trevor McFadden in an orange …

5/12 AM Update: ‘Mildly’ Positive Hantavirus U.S. Case, Biden Fights Audio Release, Hoosiers at WH

5/12 AM Update: ‘Mildly’ Positive Hantavirus U.S. Case, Biden Fights Audio Release, Hoosiers at WH

AM Update for 5/12/26: Eighteen passengers from a cruise ship tied to a deadly hantavirus outbreak are now being monitored at U.S. health facilities, with one person testing “mildly” positive. The suspect charged in last month’s White House Correspondents’ Dinner shooting pleads not guilty, as his attorneys move to remove U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro and …