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Politics

House Republicans seek to pass $70bn for Trump’s immigration crackdown

announced in January after federal agents killed two US citizens in Minneapolis amid a crackdown on undocumented immigrants. Passing the measure will nonetheless be a tough haul for Speaker Mike Johnson, who will need

The Guardian WorldJun 9
Politics

Border czar promises 'mass deportations are coming' to fulfill Trump's promises

Todd Blanche was the first attorney general to ever speak at the Expo. He had a message for attendees: federal law enforcement agencies are united in their mission of arresting and deporting people without legal

NPR Topics: NewsMay 7
Politics

Nithya Raman ‘incredibly honoured’ to advance to LA mayor runoff after seeing off Republican - US politics live

general election for Mayor of Los Angeles,” Raman said in a statement posted on X. “Now our fight for a healthier, safer, more affordable, and more joyful Los Angeles continues,” she added. Sheheld

The Guardian WorldJun 9
Politics

Details emerge of alleged shooter at White House correspondents' dinner

Attorney General Todd Blanche told NBC's *Meet the Press* Sunday morning. The incident brought America's commonplace gun violence just feet away from a room full of lawmakers, top officials, and journalists. It also

NPR Topics: NewsApr 26
Politics

Correspondents’ dinner suspect faces new charge of assaulting federal officer

announcement, federal prosecutors [claimed](https://www.justice.gov/usao-dc/pr/indictment-charges-cole-tomas-allen-attempt-assassinate-president-and-assault-federal) that as Allen rushed the security perimeter, he fired a shotgun and hit a Secret Service agent in the chest. Several other weapons were found in his possession

The Guardian WorldMay 5
Politics

Trump administration moves to reclassify marijuana to schedule III drug

attorney general, Todd Blanche, signed the order on Thursday and said in a [post](https://x.com/DAGToddBlanche/status/2047291538653241488) on X that the Department of Justice was “delivering on President Trump’s promise to improve American healthcare

The Guardian WorldApr 23
Politics

‘Outright theft’: legal experts decry $1.8bn Trump anti-weaponization fund

attorney general, Todd Blanche, unveiled the fund on 18 May to settle a $10bn lawsuit [Trump filed against the IRS](https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/may/18/trump-dismiss-10-billion-dollar-irs-lawsuit) over a leak of his tax returns in 2019, critics have blasted

The Guardian WorldJun 2
Politics

Why ‘8647’ landed ex-FBI chief Comey in Trump’s crosshairs

announced on Tuesday, with prosecutors accusing Comey of threatening US President Donald Trump and transmitting a threat in interstate commerce. The case comes amid heightened political tensions in Washington after an [armed suspect](/news/2026/4/26/trump-his-administration-likely-targets-at-media-dinner-us-official) managed

Al Jazeera EnglishApr 29
Politics

Pope Leo reiterates opposition to death penalty on same day U.S. approves firing squads

announcement, the pontiff condemned the death penalty as an attack on human dignity. ### [Religion](https://www.npr.org/sections/religion/) ### [Catholics in Chicago react to Trump and Vance's comments on Pope Leo](https://www.npr.org/2026/04/19/nx-s1-5787987/catholics-in-chicago-react-to-trump-and-vances-comments-on-pope-leo)

NPR Topics: NewsApr 25
Politics

Gun control group sues ATF over records release

announced the break in the program back in June, [said DL2 letters](https://www.nssf.org/articles/nssf-confirms-atf-demand-2-program-is-ending/) were just used to "'name-and-shame' firearm retailers for crimes in which they had no involvement." [![An attendee

NPR Topics: NewsJun 4
Politics

The retaking of Cuba

Trump says Cuba is next for US-imposed regime change, once Iran is settled. “We are dying alive,” a Cuban television director said last week. Still, the blockade is not evenly borne. The research

Al Jazeera EnglishJun 8
Politics

Justice Department says Biden DOJ weaponized law to go after anti-abortion activists

Todd Blanche faces pressure from the president to go after Trump's perceived political enemies. Former Attorney General Pam Bondi created the working group as one of her [first acts](https://www.npr.org/2025/02/05/g-s1-46698/attorney-general-memos-weaponization-trump)

NPR Topics: NewsApr 14
Politics

U.S. grand jury indicts Raul Castro, ex-Cuban president

Attorney General Todd Blanche. He announced the indictment at Miami's Freedom Tower, a historical site that's represented a beacon of refuge for Cubans who escaped the Castro regime and made it to Florida

NPR Topics: NewsMay 20
Politics

DOJ will pause $1.8 billion fund, per court order. And, key primaries to watch today

Attorney General Todd Blanche testifies during a Senate appropriations hearing on May 19, 2026 in Washington, D.C. **Win McNamee/Getty Images** Win McNamee/Getty Images - 🎧 **NPR's Elena Moore tells *Up First* that the issue has elicited

NPR Topics: NewsJun 2
Health

US reclassifies some marijuana products as less dangerous drug

announced it will reclassify state-licensed medical [marijuana](/economy/2025/8/12/trump-says-he-may-reclassify-cannabis-as-less-dangerous-drug) as a less dangerous drug, a step in line with a growing trend away from penalising its possession. The Department of Justice clarified on Thursday that

Al Jazeera EnglishApr 23
Conflicts

Israel-Iran strikes threaten truce. And, Ebola is spreading at an unprecedented rate

Attorney General Todd Blanche's assurances that it's been phased out. NPR's Franco Ordoñez says he anticipates the anti-weaponization fund will [continue to dominate discussions in Washington.](https://one.npr.org/i/nx-s1-5849777:x) Republican

NPR Topics: NewsJun 8
Politics

Democrats to call on Vance to testify to House committee over Epstein files

attorney general Todd Blanche, FBI director Kash Patel, White House communications director Steve Cheung, former deputy chief of staff Taylor Budowich and White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt. Multiple attendees, including Cheung, reportedly viewed

The Guardian WorldYesterday
Politics

Journalist Katie Phang sues acting attorney general Todd Blanche over Epstein files

Todd Blanche, the acting attorney general, engaged in a “brazen, shocking, and ongoing violation” of a law requiring the justice department (DoJ) to release the entirety of the so-called Epstein files, [a lawsuit

The Guardian WorldApr 28
Politics

Officers who defended Capitol from rioters sue to block payouts from fund

Todd Blanche defended the fund's creation during a congressional hearing. Blanche, a personal attorney for Trump before joining the Justice Department, wouldn't rule out the possibility that rioters who assaulted police

NPR Topics: NewsMay 21
Politics

Trump administration blocks US wind energy projects in switch to oil and gas

announcement. “Now that hardworking Americans are no longer footing the bill for expensive, unreliable, intermittent energy projects, companies are once again investing in affordable, reliable, secure energy infrastructure,” Doug Burgum, the interior secretary, said

The Guardian WorldApr 28
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