On Monday, Alaska election officials filed a motion calling for the “immediate” dismissal of a lawsuit, brought forward last week by the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ), that seeks to invalidate the state’s U.S. Senate race if the Republican candidate loses. The race features three main candidates. Democrat Mary Peltola is neck and neck in polls with incumbent Sen. Dan Sullivan (R).
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Just one day after Todd Blanche was sworn in as attorney general, the Department of Justice (DOJ) issued a new memorandum expanding what constitutes “executive privilege,” extending the presidential protection to conversations he has with private citizens. While not signed by Blanche personally, many legal experts view the new opinion as indicating what types of arguments the Trump…
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Every minute of every day, Liz Stein has to relive the worst thing that’s ever happened to her. She does it during news interviews and when meeting lawmakers on Capitol Hill to demand justice for herself and other survivors of the late disgraced financier and convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. And she’s had to do it throughout the attorney general confirmation process for Todd Blanche…
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Reproductive rights activists are alarmed over a pledge by acting Attorney General Todd Blanche to institute nationwide abortion restrictions. Blanche, whose confirmation for attorney general is currently before the Senate, made the remarks in a private call with anti-abortion activists that was later posted online. According to the audio recording, Blanche said the Trump administration is…
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Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche has formally rescinded a proposal for a nearly $1.8 billion slush fund that had been part of a settlement agreement between President Donald Trump and the IRS, intended to provide supposed victims of political prosecutions with financial compensation. Among those who could have qualified for the fund were participants in the violent attack on the U.S.
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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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