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Even a single Republican “no” vote would block Mr. Blanche’s nomination from consideration by the full Senate, which could sink his confirmation.
NYT > U.S. > Politics · Center LeftTodd 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.
NPR Topics: News · CenterAttorney General nominee Todd Blanche on Wednesday morning faced Senate Judiciary Committee members in a confirmation hearing. The post WATCH LIVE: Attorney General Nominee Todd Blanche Confirmation Hearing appeared first on The Gateway Pundit.
The Gateway Pundit · Far Right"But we did not have evidence, as of now, of other men who (sic) ... Epstein helped traffic," he stressed. "That is, does not mean it didn't happen."
New York Post · Right"How long do you intend to put up with that Kash Patel character?" a stern-looking Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) chided Todd Blanche at one point in the five-hour hearing.
New York Post · RightPresident Donald Trump is not happy with Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) pausing traffic stops. Just one day after ICE ordered its agents to change how they […]
BizPac Review · Far RightBlanche faced bipartisan questioning on Wednesday as he seeks to take on the role of US attorney general permanently.
BBC News · CenterSenate Republicans used Todd Blanche’s attorney general confirmation hearing on Wednesday to amplify the fresh revelation that former special counsel Jack Smith’s team accessed text messages involving 44 members of Congress during its investigation into President Donald Trump. “Did Jack Smith read my emails?” Sen. John Kennedy (R-LA) asked Blanche, who is serving as acting […]
Washington Examiner · Center RightActing Attorney General Todd Blanche is testifying before the Senate Judiciary Committee at his confirmation hearing to become attorney general. Blanche, formerly President Donald Trump’s personal lawyer, will likely field questions on his handling of the Epstein files and the now-dissolved $1.8 billion weaponization fund to pay “victims” of “lawfare.” HOW WILL LINDSEY GRAHAM BE […]
Washington Examiner · Center RightActing Attorney General Todd Blanche is set to appear before the Senate Judiciary Committee at 9 a.m. for his confirmation hearing to lead the Justice Department in a permanent capacity.
Politics - CBSNews.com · CenterActing Attorney General Todd Blanche is set to appear before the Senate for his confirmation hearing. And, Immigration and Customs Enforcement has paused most traffic stops after recent deadly shootings.
NPR Topics: News · CenterBlanche won Senate confirmation early in President Trump's second term to serve as the No. 2 official at the Justice Department. Now he faces a contentious hearing as he seeks the top job.
NPR Topics: News · CenterIran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps has threatened to close "all other export corridors that benefit the US and its allies", Iranian media reported, after Iran shut the Strait of Hormuz and the US reimposed a naval blockade of Iranian ports.
New York Post · RightThe late senator was one of the last advocates of hawkish policies out of step with public opinion.
Reason.com · Center RightActing Attorney General Todd Blanche is scheduled to appear before the Senate Wednesday for a high-stakes confirmation hearing, but according to Punchbowl News, a number of guests are expected to attend the proceeding who could cast a spotlight on an uncomfortable “pressure point” of Blanche’s.Blanche was nominated for attorney general by President Donald Trump last month, having served in an acting capacity since April following the firing of Pam Bondi. Blanche is expected to face tough questions from members of the Senate Judiciary Committee, chief among them being his involvement in the Justice Department’s botched release of files related to Jeffrey Epstein.In its release of Epstein-related files, the Justice Department (DOJ) was found to have violated key provisions of the Epstein Files Transparency Act by exposing the identity and private information of a number of Epstein survivors. One survivor testified in May that she had been named “over 500 times” in the DOJ’s release.As reported by Punchbowl News on Wednesday, a number of guests are expected at the hearing that could highlight his and the DOJ’s failings as they relate to release of Epstein-related files.“Democrats are expected to go after a wide range of pressure points with Blanche, including his role in the Jeffrey Epstein case. Some of Epstein’s victims are expected to attend today’s hearing,” Punchbowl News’ report reads.Blanche’s controversial interview with Epstein associate Ghislaine Maxwell is also expected to be a topic of discussion during the hearing, an interview that preceded her controversial transfer from a federal prison in Florida to a minimum-security prison camp in Texas, one where Maxwell has gushed about enjoying special treatment. Blanche has also faced scrutiny for his role in Maxwell’s transfer, which a legal expert has claimed was facilitated by breaking DOJ rules for inmates classified as sexual offenders.
Raw Story · Far LeftTrump’s quest for an even more servile Department of Justice.
News and Politics - Slate Magazine · LeftActing Attorney General Todd Blanche is slated to testify Wednesday before the Senate Judiciary Committee, and is expected to face tough questions from members on a number of topics, chief among them his role in the Justice Department’s botched release of files related to Jeffrey Epstein.After firing Pam Bondi in April, President Donald Trump nominated then-Deputy Attorney General Blanche to assume Bondi’s role, a nomination that has received intense scrutiny given Blanche’s history as Trump’s personal lawyer, as well as his handling of the release of Epstein-related files.More than 1,200 former Justice Department (DOJ) employees signed a letter urging senators to reject Blanche’s nomination, as have several Epstein survivors, many of whom were unlawfully named in the DOJ’s release of Epstein-related files.Under Blanche’s leadership at the DOJ, around 16,000 employees have left, including FBI agents and more than 25% of the agency’s attorneys, according to former DOJ employees. Blanche has also faced scrutiny for spearheading what critics have described as politically motivated prosecutions of Trump’s perceived enemies.
Raw Story · Far Left‘Restoring American trust,’ postliberal style.
The Dispatch · Center RightContradicting a federal judge, the acting attorney general, who blessed that cozy arrangement, insists it was not a product of collusion or self-dealing.
Reason.com · Center RightTodd Blanche’s role in interviewing Ghislaine Maxwell, a longtime associate of the convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, will be front and center as he seeks to become attorney general.
NYT > U.S. > Politics · Center LeftPresident Donald Trump’s attorney general nominee, current Acting AG Todd Blanche, faces questions today during his nomination hearing at the Senate Judiciary Committee. Livestream Links Below: . . . Posted in AG Todd Blanche, Big Government, Dept Of Justice, Donald Trump, media bias, President Trump The post Acting AG Todd Blanche Nomination Hearing – 9:00am ET Livestream appeared first on The Last Refuge.
The Last Refuge · Far RightTrump’s nominee will face tough questions over purging of career prosecutors, Epstein files and moreTodd Blanche will appear in front of the Senate judiciary committee on Wednesday, as one of Donald Trump’s most loyal and powerful enforcers in government aims to be confirmed as the nation’s top law enforcement officer.Few officials have been more instrumental in Trump’s crusade to transform the federal government in his second term than Blanche. Trump tapped Blanche, his former personal attorney, to serve as the deputy attorney general, the justice department’s No 2 position, at the start of his term, where he steered the department’s day-to-day work as career employees were purged over their connection to Trump investigations and the president oriented the department towards punishing political rivals and investigating debunked conspiracy theories about the 2020 election. Continue reading...
US news | The Guardian · Center LeftTodd Blanche’s nomination is broadly a referendum on President Trump’s vision of the Justice Department as a projection of his power.
NYT > U.S. > Politics · Center LeftCrazed Democratic Senator Mazie Hirono (D-HI) went on an angry tirade during Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche's Senate Judiciary Committee confirmation hearing, attacking Blanche and the Trump administration for the so-called weaponization of the DOJ. Senator Chuck Grassley (R-IA) went on to destroy the Democratic Party's hypocrisy, slamming them for ignoring Biden's weaponization of government against conservatives. The post WATCH: Democrat Senator Mazie Hirono Loses it During Blanche Confirmation Hearing – Chuck Grassley Fires Back at Democrats’ Hypocrisy: “Spare Me the Outrage!” appeared first on The Gateway Pundit.
The Gateway Pundit · Far RightPresident Donald Trump’s nominee for attorney general, Todd Blanche, said Wednesday that he could meet with disgraced and convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein’s victims but could not directly approach survivors represented by lawyers, responding to Sen. Dick Durbin’s (D-IL) demands that he personally hear from 10 victims within 30 days, among other Epstein-related questions the […]
Washington Examiner · Center RightThe Senate can’t stop Blanche from serving out the remainder of Donald Trump’s term, but that’s no reason it should bless the president’s contempt for the rule of law.
The Dispatch · Center RightAn ICE officer shot and killed a man in Maine - BBC Verify has been examining video footage of the incident.
BBC News · CenterThe U.S. hit Iran with heavy airstrikes for the fourth night in a row, aimed at preventing the regime's new attacks on oil and cargo ships. After President Trump floated the idea of the U.S. acting as a "guardian of the Hormuz Strait" on Monday, he reversed his decision. Ed O'Keefe has the details.
Politics - CBSNews.com · Center"You sold your soul to the devil, and now you get to meet him in person."
New York Post · RightRINO Senator Susan Collins on Tuesday morning said she urged DHS Chief Markwayne Mullin to cease "non-urgent" stops after the back-to-back fatal officer-involved shootings. The post Susan Collins Says She Urged Markwayne Mullin to Cease “Non-Urgent” Vehicle Stops After Deadly Shootings – ICE Agents Privately Fume appeared first on The Gateway Pundit.
The Gateway Pundit · Far Right
Even a single Republican “no” vote would block Mr. Blanche’s nomination from consideration by the full Senate, which could sink his confirmation.
"But we did not have evidence, as of now, of other men who (sic) ... Epstein helped traffic," he stressed. "That is, does not mean it didn't happen."
President Donald Trump is not happy with Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) pausing traffic stops. Just one day after ICE ordered its agents to change how they […]
Blanche faced bipartisan questioning on Wednesday as he seeks to take on the role of US attorney general permanently.
Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps has threatened to close "all other export corridors that benefit the US and its allies", Iranian media reported, after Iran shut the Strait of Hormuz and the US reimposed a naval blockade of Iranian ports.
The late senator was one of the last advocates of hawkish policies out of step with public opinion.
Crazed Democratic Senator Mazie Hirono (D-HI) went on an angry tirade during Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche's Senate Judiciary Committee confirmation hearing, attacking Blanche and the Trump administration for the so-called weaponization of the DOJ. Senator Chuck Grassley (R-IA) went on to destroy the Democratic Party's hypocrisy, slamming them for ignoring Biden's weaponization of government against conservatives. The post WATCH: Democrat Senator Mazie Hirono Loses it During Blanche Confirmation Hearing – Chuck Grassley Fires Back at Democrats’ Hypocrisy: “Spare Me the Outrage!” appeared first on The Gateway Pundit.
The Senate can’t stop Blanche from serving out the remainder of Donald Trump’s term, but that’s no reason it should bless the president’s contempt for the rule of law.
An ICE officer shot and killed a man in Maine - BBC Verify has been examining video footage of the incident.
"You sold your soul to the devil, and now you get to meet him in person."
RINO Senator Susan Collins on Tuesday morning said she urged DHS Chief Markwayne Mullin to cease "non-urgent" stops after the back-to-back fatal officer-involved shootings. The post Susan Collins Says She Urged Markwayne Mullin to Cease “Non-Urgent” Vehicle Stops After Deadly Shootings – ICE Agents Privately Fume appeared first on The Gateway Pundit.
GOP senators rallied behind Darline Graham Nordone after Gov. Henry McMaster appointed her to fill her late brother's South Carolina Senate seat.
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Blanche was at the center of a GOP revolt last month over the since-scrapped DOJ $1.776 billion weaponization fund.
President Donald Trump has weighed in on the FBI’s involvement in the investigation into the sudden death of Sen. The post WATCH: Trump Says FBI Wasting Time on Lindsey Graham Investigation, Wishes Senator Had Taken Better Care of Himself appeared first on The Gateway Pundit.
Senator Lindsey Graham’s death on Saturday shocked Washington, D.C. It also upended the race for Senate in South Carolina, where the longtime incumbent was facing a Democratic challenger in Dr. Annie Andrews, a 45-year-old pediatrician. Now, Andrews doesn’t know whom she’ll face in November, but she still knows exactly why she’s running. She wants to help fix the healthcare system—and to start by getting rid of Robert F. Kennedy Jr., the anti-vaxxer in charge of Health and Human Services. “The day that RFK Jr. was nominated to lead HHS was the day that I really seriously started considering running for this seat,” she told me on Monday. “RFK Jr. has been my professional arch nemesis for decades, and there are thousands of pediatricians across the country who would say the same thing.”Andrews was born in Kentucky and raised in Indiana before moving to South Carolina in 2009 to work at MUSC Children’s Hospital in Charleston. But she didn’t get involved in politics until the Parkland school shooting in 2018 moved her to join Moms Demand Action, the gun violence prevention group. In 2022, she challenged House Representative Nancy Mace but lost by 14 points.Her race against Graham was looking to be closer. A November poll had Graham up six points, and the margin was only three in a poll last month. Now, it’s unclear who her Republican opponent will be. The state GOP will hold a primary on August 11, with a runoff on August 25 if no candidate reaches 50 percent of the vote. Andrews says she plans to run a positive campaign focused on the issues she cares about. “I’m thinking about how we move forward as a state together, how we can get past this hyperpartisan, divisive moment and era, frankly, of American politics,” she said. “I don’t want to be a career politician. I see politics as a path to efficiently and effectively solve my patients and their families’ problems.”Andrews said that when she started her career as a pediatrician, it was a given that her patients were fully vaccinated. In recent years, she has had to brace herself when asking parents about their child’s vaccination status. She pointed to the April 2025 measles outbreak of nearly 1,000 cases in South Carolina as one example of how the Trump administration has harmed children.“South Carolina is a state that never expanded Medicaid. We have 15 counties without an OB/GYN, we have multiple rural hospitals on the chopping block because of the impending Medicaid budget cuts. We have federally qualified health centers that have already closed their doors. So no matter where I am across the state, that issue comes up in every conversation I’m having with voters,” she said.Andrews argues that she’s the right candidate for a moment when healthcare access and affordability are top of mind for South Carolinians. “You cannot fight bad politics by staying apolitical. So the only way to fight back against the politicization of pediatric healthcare and healthcare as a whole in this country is by engaging in politics on the other side,” she said. Andrews says she wants to lower the cost of prescription drugs, get private equity out of healthcare, and impeach RFK Jr.In recent years, a number of Democratic physicians have decided to run for office, and many of them have origin stories that echo Andrews’. In Michigan, public health professional Abdul El-Sayed has made Medicare for All a crucial part of his policy platform. Adam Hamawy, who won his primary in New Jersey’s 12th congressional district, is a former combat surgeon who saved Senator Tammy Duckworth’s life and treated patients in Gaza.Andrews attributes her strong polling numbers to her political identity as a no-nonsense medical professional. She’s trying to stay away from tensions in the Democratic Party between the progressive and centrist wings. “I don’t identify on any particular part of the political ideological spectrum because to me it’s about naming the problem and solving the problem, and it’s about being pragmatic about it,” she said. “Regardless of who my opponent is, there’s something about me and our campaign and my candidacy that is breaking through those typical partisan voting patterns.”Now, she’s looking ahead, and doesn’t seem too troubled by whoever her opponent will be. Among the names being floated are Lieutenant Governor Pamela Evette, Rep. Ralph Norman, and Graham’s most recent primary challenger, Mark Lynch. Mace, who sparred with Andrews during the 2022 election, has also expressed interest in running.“Nancy Mace likes to make news cycles about her, and I wouldn’t at all be surprised if she does end up getting in this race, despite the fact that she just came in fifth in the Republican gubernatorial primary here in South Carolina just a little over a month ago,” Andrews said. “I’m sure there’s a lot of folks here in the Lowcountry who would be intrigued to see a rematch of me and Nancy Mace.”
Stephen Miller paid tribute to the late Sen. Lindsey Graham, whom he called a personal "friend."
He initially called Donald Trump a “kook” who was “unfit for office,” only to join the new president’s Mar-a-Lago circle. “I’m still in the game,” Mr. Graham once explained of his much-analyzed turnabout.
Medics were called to Senator Lindsey Graham’s Washington, DC, home over reports of an individual suffering from chest pains, and then a reported heart attack, shortly before his sudden death on Saturday night. In audio of an emergency medical response dispatch obtained by The Post, a call is made around 8:30 p.m. for a person...
President Trump is supporting the late Sen. Lindsey Graham’s (R-S.C.) Russia sanctions bill, a White House official confirmed to The Hill on Monday. The confirmation comes amid a push on Capitol Hill led by Sen. Jeanne Shaheen (D-N.H.) to get members of Congress to pass the legislation in Graham’s honor. Graham and Shaheen, along with…
The sudden death of Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) has set up several problems for the U.S. Senate, and this week's big one is the nomination of Todd Blanche to lead the Justice Department. On Wednesday and Thursday, President Donald Trump's acting attorney general Todd Blanche is scheduled to appear before the Senate Judiciary Committee to defend himself against a number of missteps, including his flubs in handling the release of investigation files for Jeffrey Epstein. Graham's chair will be empty.Graham would have been a solid vote to support Blanche and likely a good defender of his during the hearing. Without Graham, the GOP can lose just one more vote, but two key members on the committee also recently lost their primary races thanks in large park to Trump. Sen. Thom Tillis (R-N.C.) decided to retire after a number of clashes with Trump and Sen. John Cornyn (R-Texas) lost up against Trump's pick, Ken Paxton. Corny has expressed reservations. Meanwhile, Tillis might be convinced to put his foot down.After meeting with Blanche in June, Cornyn said Blanche had committed to briefing senators on the tax audit immunity piece of the settlement. As the Washington Post reports, without Graham and McConnell, there's simply a 1-senator majority, assuming every senator is present.Bloomberg Law explained on Sunday evening that Blanche is already having trouble with Republicans who want to see him "dispel concerns from some Republicans over his level of independence from White House influence," former Senate aides confirmed. “This is a devastating loss for America and the people of South Carolina,” Blanche wrote in a post on X about Graham.One of Blanche's promises to Senate Republicans is that he will not create the $1.8 billion slush fund crafted for Trump's "anti-weaponization fund." One of the agreements in the fund state neither Trump nor his family could ever be audited again by the IRS. Losing Graham, the chairman of the Senate Budget Committee, also adds to the problem as it comes to passing what's left of Trump's agenda. At the same time, the absence of Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.), a key member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, means Trump's budget demands could be on pause. Sept. 30 is the funding deadline. If the Senate can't pass either bill, a government shutdown will occur. There have already been two shutdowns this year: one short and one partial, from February 14 to April 30, for the Department of Homeland Security. Meanwhile, neoconservative Bill Kristol announced a new video hitting Blanche from his political group Home of the Brave. Largely made up of disaffected Republicans and conservatives, the group accuses Blanche of hiding 2 million pages of the Epstein files. It also hangs blame for the transfer of Epstein co-conspirator Ghislaine Maxwell to a "puppies and pilates" prison. "Home of the Brave is here to make sure Americans know exactly who this man is," Kristol said about the video the group released. "All week, as Blanche gets ready to face Congress, we’re running a version of this video as an ad nationally on Fox News primetime. We’re also blanketing DC with street posters calling on Congress to ask Blanche about Epstein."Their ultimate aim is to stop the Blanche takeover of the Justice DepartmenTodd Blanche is a Predator Protector by Home of the BraveAs he gets ready for his confirmation hearing, we’re making sure Americans know who this man is.Read on Substack
The race is on to replace Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) after his unexpected death on Saturday evening. South Carolina Gov. Henry McMaster (R) is expected to announce a temporary appointment for the longtime senator on Monday at 4 p.m. EDT, according to his office. McMaster’s pick will serve in the upper chamber for a little…
President Donald Trump said the late Senator Lindsey Graham’s sister, Darline Graham Nordone, should serve out his term for the South Carolina seat.
WASHINGTON — South Carolina Gov. Henry McMaster has tapped late Sen. Lindsey Graham’s sister, Darline Graham Nordone, as interim senator to serve out the remainder of his term. Graham (R-SC), 71, was up for reelection this election cycle and had just clinched the GOP nod. South Carolina is expected to hold a special primary election...
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Several survivors of convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein sent written statements to the Senate Committee on the Judiciary opposing acting Attorney General Todd Blanche’s nomination to take on the role permanently, citing what they see as his mishandling of files related to the investigation of Epstein’s crimes. The family of Virginia Giuffre, one of the […]
A veteran politics reporter on Monday suggested who he believes could be the next person to seek the Senate vacancy left by the late Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC). Scott MacFarlane, chief Washington correspondent for MeidasTouch, told CNN anchor Brianna Keilar that since Graham was facing re-election in November, questions have surfaced over who could replace him — floating 78-year-old Rep. Joe Wilson (R-SC), who has been loyal to President Donald Trump.In the interim, South Carolina Gov. Henry McMaster on Monday appointed Darline Graham Nordone, the senator's sister, to replace her brother after his unexpected death this weekend and serve the rest of his term through January 2027. The process will now include a special primary election on August 11, according to The New York Times. Candidates can file for the vacant seat as soon as July 21. MacFarlane suggested Wilson could be one of those potential candidates."I'm watching Joe Wilson, the 78-year-old Republican who has some of the same political alignments with the late Senator Graham," MacFarlane said. "He is also on the Armed Services Committee, known to be hawkish on military issues, he's a known quantity in South Carolina, been there a long time.""A lot of people might know Joe Wilson outside of South Carolina as the person who famously yelled 'you lie' at then President Obama during the State of the Union address in 2009," MacFarlane added. "He also may have an easier time getting the support of Trump because it was Joe Wilson, Brianna, who authored the bill last year to put Trump's face on a new $250 piece of U.S. currency. It didn't pass but he may have cornered the market on Trump's alignment."Scott MacFarlane says there’s a chance that Joe Wilson could be a possibility to replace Lindsey Graham: He also may have an easier time getting the support of Trump because it was Joe Wilson who authored the bill last year to put Trump's face on a new $250 piece of U.S. Currency pic.twitter.com/fA2UzHL2HJ— Acyn (@Acyn) July 13, 2026
A steady stream of ships has passed through the Strait of Hormuz in secret in recent days, while observable traffic has dwindled. Shipowners’ preference to go dark when pushing through Hormuz comes as the US and Iran exchange tit-for-tat attacks and also offer competing narratives of who is in charge of the strait. Bloomberg's Anthony di Paola reports. (Source: Bloomberg)
The one thing Graham was consistent about was his enthusiasm for foreign wars.