Todd Blanche Grilled in Confirmation Hearings Over Trump Ties and Epstein Files

Confirmation hearings are underway for President Donald Trump’s nominee for attorney general, his personal attorney Todd Blanche. Blanche is mired in a number of controversies, most notably his mishandling of the administration’s release of the Epstein files while serving as deputy attorney general under Pam Bondi. Washington state Representative Pramila Jayapal, who is co-sponsoring a bill to…
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Bondi’s Paperwork at Epstein Hearing Suggests Trump’s DOJ Is Spying on Congress

A photograph taken during U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi’s combative appearance before the House Judiciary Committee on Wednesday suggests that the Justice Department has been tracking the search history of lawmakers who are combing through the unredacted Epstein files. As Bondi launched into various tirades against lawmakers, photojournalists managed to snag a picture of her notes…
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Trump Administration Suspends Processing of Immigrant Visas From 75 Countries

The US State Department announced one of the Trump administration’s most far-reaching efforts to restrict immigration to the country on Wednesday, saying on social media that it will pause processing of all immigrant visas from 75 countries and claiming people from those nations often receive public benefits after arriving in the US. “The freeze will remain active until the US can ensure that…
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Trump Drastically Cutting Refugee Admissions to 6 Percent of Biden Levels

After months of reporting, President Donald Trump’s administration on Thursday officially announced that it is restricting the number of refugees for this fiscal year to 7,500, with most spots going to white South Africans — a policy swiftly denounced by human rights advocates and Democrats in Congress. “This decision doesn’t just lower the refugee admissions ceiling. It lowers our moral…
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