Sen. Lisa Murkowski said Friday she will vote against Todd Blanche's confirmation as attorney general, becoming the second Republican to break with President Trump on the nomination and pushing the vote to the edge of failure.
Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche told a group of faith leaders on a private call last week that the Justice Department is working to make the Supreme Court's Dobbs decision "permanent in every single state," including ones that currently protect abortion access.
The Senate Judiciary Committee voted 12-10 along party lines Tuesday to advance Todd Blanche's nomination for attorney general, clearing the way for a full Senate floor vote.
A federal judge extended a court-ordered block Friday on the Trump administration's $1.8 billion "Anti-Weaponization Fund," rejecting government arguments that legal challenges to the fund are now moot.
A federal judge has temporarily blocked the Department of Justice (DOJ) from using its "anti-weaponization" fund to pay those targeted by the government.
Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche pledged before a Senate committee Tuesday that the Justice Department will not recommend a pardon for Ghislaine Maxwell, the convicted sex trafficker who worked alongside Jeffrey Epstein.
The Department of Justice urged the National Trust for Historic Preservation to drop its lawsuit against the development of the White House ballroom following the shooting incident during the White House Correspondents’ Association dinner.
