- Aug 3
US acting AG Todd Blanche cancels $1.8 billion pro-Trump legal fund to unlock Senate confirmation
Acting US Attorney General Todd Blanche issued an order Sunday cancelling a $1.8 billion fund for Trump allies prosecuted under Biden, meeting a demand from two Republican senators who had blocked his permanent confirmation for weeks.
- Jul 29
Senate panel advances Todd Blanche as attorney general after deal on $1.8bn fund
The Senate Judiciary Committee voted 12-10 along party lines Tuesday to send Todd Blanche's nomination for attorney general to the full Senate, after two Republican senators dropped their opposition over a $1.776 billion fund for Trump allies.
- May 27
Trump-backed Ken Paxton ousts incumbent John Cornyn in Texas GOP Senate runoff, setting up high-stakes November race
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, buoyed by a last-minute endorsement from President Donald Trump, defeated four-term incumbent Senator John Cornyn in the Republican primary runoff on Tuesday, shaking up the midterm landscape and giving Democrats renewed hope of flipping a statewide seat for the first time in over 30 years.
