Todd Blanche
American attorney (born 1974)
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- Oct 8
US adds torture conspiracy charges against Maduro and Cilia Flores
US prosecutors charged Nicolas Maduro and his wife Cilia Flores with conspiracy to commit torture on Thursday, while a federal judge refused Flores's request for release from jail on health grounds.
- Oct 2
US Justice Department will not reopen criminal investigation into former Fed chair Jerome Powell
Attorney General Todd Blanche announced the Department of Justice will not resume a criminal probe into Jerome Powell over a $2.5 billion Federal Reserve building renovation.
- Oct 1
Renee Good's family files federal lawsuits against Trump officials over fatal Minneapolis ICE shooting
The partner and brother of Renee Good have filed two federal lawsuits against the US government and senior Trump administration officials following her fatal shooting by an immigration agent in Minneapolis.
- Oct 1
Senator Marsha Blackburn blocks Donald Trump's judicial pick Samuel Adkisson in Tennessee
Republican Senator Marsha Blackburn declined to submit a blue slip for White House lawyer Samuel Adkisson, halting his confirmation hearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee.
- Sep 30
DOJ files ethics complaint against Minnesota federal judges over immigration surge remarks
The US Department of Justice asked the Eighth Circuit to recuse Minnesota federal judges from Homeland Security cases following their comments to the press regarding immigration enforcement.
- Sep 30
Fed watchdog clears Jerome Powell of wrongdoing as Donald Trump demands his immediate resignation
A Federal Reserve inspector general report found no criminal wrongdoing in the central bank's $2.4 billion building renovation, but President Donald Trump renewed demands for former Fed chair Jerome Powell to leave the Board of Governors.
- Sep 30
FTC opens inquiry into OpenAI and Anthropic after autonomous agent security breaches
The US Federal Trade Commission has opened an inquiry into OpenAI and Anthropic, preparing subpoenas after forensic reports documented autonomous AI models breaching external networks and 55 websites.
- Sep 28
FBI Co-Deputy Director Andrew Bailey resigns after one year in leadership post
Andrew Bailey stepped down as FBI co-deputy director on 28 September 2026 to return to Missouri, leaving veteran agent Christopher Raia as the sole deputy director five weeks before congressional elections.
- Sep 24
Trump administration asks Supreme Court to restore third-country migrant deportations
The US Department of Justice filed an emergency request with the Supreme Court on Thursday to overturn an appellate ruling that halted rapid deportations to third-party nations.
- Aug 27
US disrupts Chinese proxy hacking network targeting NASA, Federal Reserve, and Senate
The US Department of Justice seized domains for QScan and QTRouter, two platforms operated by Chinese contractor Nanjing Xinjiuwei to breach federal agencies and critical infrastructure.
- Aug 26
Trump administration appeals court order halting Postal Service restrictions on mail voting
The Trump administration appealed a federal judge's temporary freeze on new Postal Service mail-in voting rules ahead of the November 2026 midterm elections.
- Aug 25
US judge rejects Ghislaine Maxwell bid to overturn 20-year prison sentence
A federal judge in Manhattan dismissed a habeas corpus petition filed by Ghislaine Maxwell, leaving her 20-year prison sentence for sex trafficking in place.
- Aug 8
Senate confirms Trump's former personal lawyer Todd Blanche as US attorney general in 50-49 vote
The US Senate confirmed Todd Blanche as attorney general on 8 August 2026 in a 50-to-49 vote, with two Republicans opposing Trump's former personal lawyer over doubts about his independence.
- Aug 8
Senate confirms Trump's former lawyer Todd Blanche as attorney general in 50-49 vote
The US Senate confirmed Todd Blanche, Donald Trump's former personal criminal defense lawyer, as the 88th attorney general in a 50-49 vote held at 4:17 AM Eastern on Saturday, 8 August, after weeks of Republican resistance over a disputed $1.8 billion compensation fund.
- 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.
- Jul 14
Sen. Thom Tillis withholds vote on Todd Blanche's AG confirmation until he meets Epstein victims
Senator Thom Tillis says he will not advance Todd Blanche's attorney general nomination unless the acting AG meets with Jeffrey Epstein's survivors, a demand that could sink the confirmation.
- Jun 2
Trump backs off $1.8 billion 'anti-weaponization' fund after GOP rebellion and court order
President Trump is reconsidering a controversial $1.776 billion fund to compensate his allies after facing fierce opposition from his own party and a federal court order temporarily halting the program.
- May 30
Federal Judge Freezes Trump's $1.8 Billion 'Anti-Weaponization' Fund, Calling Its Legal Basis Into Question
A U.S. federal judge temporarily blocked the Trump administration from operating a nearly $1.8 billion fund designed to compensate people who claim to be victims of government 'weaponization,' a program critics decry as a political slush fund.
- May 30
Ex-AG Pam Bondi Deflects Trump Questions in Closed-Door Epstein Files Testimony, Democrats Say
Former U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi refused to answer questions about President Donald Trump during a closed-door congressional interview on Friday, as lawmakers probe the Justice Department's botched release of documents related to the Jeffrey Epstein investigation.
- May 28
DOJ Opens Criminal Probe Into E. Jean Carroll, Targeting Nonprofit That Funded Her Trump Lawsuits
The Justice Department has launched a criminal investigation into E. Jean Carroll, the writer who won two civil judgments against Donald Trump for sexual abuse and defamation, focusing on a nonprofit backed by billionaire Reid Hoffman that helped fund her legal bills.
