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ICE officer charged with lying about shooting of Venezuelan in Minneapolis, source says (opens the original)
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A U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer charged with lying to investigators about the events leading up to the shooting of a Venezuelan man during the Minneapolis immigration crackdown is in federal custody, a person familiar with the matter told The Associated Press. Christian Castro turned himself in to authorities after being charged with making false statements to federal investigators about the shooting of Julio Cesar Sosa-Celis in January, said the person, who spoke on the condi
Todd Blanche, Trump’s former personal lawyer, sworn in as U.S. attorney-general (opens the original)
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U.S. President Donald Trump’s former personal lawyer, Todd Blanche, was sworn in Monday as attorney-general after a bruising confirmation fight that exposed bipartisan concerns about the Justice Department’s direction under the Republican president. Another former Trump attorney – Emil Bove, now a federal appeals court judge – administered the oath of office to Blanche at the White House following early Saturday’s Senate confirmation vote by the narrowest of margins. Shortly after, the newly swo
Senate confirms Todd Blanche as attorney general in close vote (opens the original)
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The Senate confirmed Todd Blanche as attorney general in a vote early Saturday morning, cementing President Donald Trump’s former personal attorney’s command of a Justice Department the Republican president has sought to bend to his will. The Republican-led Senate voted 50-49 to make Blanche the second confirmed attorney general since Trump returned to the White House last year with a stated desire to use the law enforcement agency to investigate his political enemies. While Blanche has already
Republican Sen. Cassidy backs Blanche for U.S. attorney-general, paving way for confirmation (opens the original)
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Republican Sen. Bill Cassidy said on Friday that he will back Todd Blanche’s nomination as attorney-general, likely paving the way for Blanche’s confirmation to lead President Donald Trump’s Justice Department. The Louisiana senator announced his support on the Senate floor after Blanche’s confirmation was thrown into doubt over opposition from two other Republican senators, Lisa Murkowski of Alaska and Susan Collins of Maine. Cassidy said Blanche “is not perfect,” citing concerns over a propose
GOP votes to advance Blanche’s U.S. attorney-general nomination (opens the original)
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Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche cleared a critical hurdle Tuesday in his bid to be confirmed to the post after swaying Republican holdouts on a Senate committee to advance his nomination for a floor vote. The Senate Judiciary Committee voted 12-10 along party lines in support of the nomination of President Donald Trump’s former personal attorney, who has aggressively pushed the Republican administration’s priorities since taking over from Pam Bondi in April. The vote followed a deal struck
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