Todd Blanche
American attorney (born 1974)
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When it comes to the White House, it is the people’s house,
- Attorney General Todd Blanche said on ABC recently, invoking an argument the administration has made since the beginningThe Independentindependent.co.uk/news/world…
The president has every right to decide who gets to fly on his plane,
- U.S. Attorney General Todd Blanche said in defense of Trump’s decisionPoliticopolitico.com/newsletters/forec…
Since the 60s, the Department of Justice has monitored elections. Every single election’s been monitored,
- Blanche saidGuardiantheguardian.com/us/news…
Federal employees are entrusted with serving the American people, not themselves,
- Attorney General Todd Blanche said in a statementCNNcnn.com/2026/10…HuffPosthuffpost.com/entry/former…
- said Attorney General Todd BlancheFox Newsfoxnews.com/us/ex…
- Attorney General Todd Blanche saidABC 7 Newsabc7news.com/story/former…
They’re not going to Republican states, they’re not going to Democrat states, they are going to every state to make sure our elections are carried out legally, fairly and appropriately,
- Attorney General Todd Blanche said in an interview with Fox News on SundayNewsweeknewsweek.com/trump/is…
Today’s announcement marks the largest denaturalization effort in modern history,
- Attorney General Todd Blanche said in the announcementTimetime.com/article/2026…
- said Attorney General Todd BlancheAljazeeraaljazeera.com/news/2026…Deccan Heralddeccanherald.com/india/indian…
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Judge extends temporary block on Trump’s media ban
The Hillthehill.com/regulation/court…Media attorneys ask court for help in preventing White House ban until legal case is resolved
CTV Newsctvnews.ca/business/article…Marco Rubio warns Europe to ‘awaken from slumber’
The Timesthetimes.com/us/american…Trump administration sued over plans to send election monitors to voting sites
Guardiantheguardian.com/us/news…DOJ is planning to deploy 1,000 federal agents to observe the polls on Election Day, drawing fears of voter intimidation
The Independentindependent.co.uk/news/world…Former CIA officer pleads guilty in gold bars case, admits to defrauding government of nearly $200M
ABC 7 Newsabc7news.com/story/former…David Rush faces 20 years for defrauding $193M and leaking defence secrets
Gulf Newsgulfnews.com/world/americas…Donald Trump Vows ‘Big Surprises’ With Project 2025 Author Before Midterms
Newsweeknewsweek.com/donald/trump…The former Colorado elections clerk became a cause célèbre among Trump and his MAGA supporters after she was imprisoned
The Independentindependent.co.uk/news/world…DOJ moves to strip citizenship from 40 people
Axiosaxios.com/2026/10…The United States Department of Justice has filed 40 new cases seeking to strip naturalised Americans of their citizenship over alleged crimes they have committed
Aljazeeraaljazeera.com/news/2026…White House defends media outlet bans, now citing ‘professionalism’ standards
The Hillthehill.com/regulation/court…For the key viewing block, MS NOW grew by 2 percent in total and 11 percent in the 25-54 demographic
Newsweeknewsweek.com/ms/now…FBI's first cyber fugitive on Ten Most Wanted list returns to US after capture in Venezuela
Fox Newsfoxnews.com/us/fbi…The case now moves toward trial, where prosecutors will seek to prove allegations that the suspect helped orchestrate a malware-driven ATM theft operation spanning much of the U.S. Anibal Alexander Canelon Aguirre, 50, a Venezuelan national also known as "Prometheus" and "The Engineer," pleaded not guilty to four federal conspiracy charges during his initial court appearance
Newsweeknewsweek.com/fbi/first…Tennessee Pauses Executions After a Botched Lethal Injection
The New York Timesnytimes.com/2026/10…A high-profile execution attempt in Nashville ended in chaos and raised urgent medical questions after Tennessee death row inmate Christa Gail Pike survived two separate doses of lethal pentobarbital, the Associated Press reported
Fox Newsfoxnews.com/health/what…US Justice Department accuses Minnesota federal judges of misconduct
The News Internationalthenews.com.pk/latest/1418276…It was the latest twist in a clash between the Trump administration and federal judges who have at times thwarted his drive to deport millions of immigrants lacking residency papers
The Manila Timesmanilatimes.net/2026/10…Watchdog group sues DHS for records to back claims that 250,000 noncitizens are registered to vote
The Hillthehill.com/regulation/court…The US Department of Justice indicted another 10 individuals on noncitizen voting related charges on Wednesday as Donald Trump’s administration continues to pursue allegations of voter fraud raised by the president
Guardiantheguardian.com/us/news…Banned news outlets ask judge to extend block on White House enforcement
The Hillthehill.com/homenews/media…Major US news organizations including CNN, MS NOW, and Politico are pushing a federal court to prolong legal safeguards against the Trump administration's press restrictions
The News Internationalthenews.com.pk/latest/1418041…Bill Gates Warns Rogue Actors With AI Could Drive a Billion Deaths, Rejects Self-Regulation Alone
International Business Times AUibtimes.com.au/bill/gates…Trump attempts to rebrand AI in unhinged UN speech
The Independentindependent.co.uk/news/world…Blanche defends Trump’s White House media ban: ‘It is a privilege, not a right’
Guardiantheguardian.com/us/news…Blanche addressed several topics including the U.S. Supreme Court declining to allow a U.S. Postal Service rule restricting the use of mail-in ballots in the November midterm elections
CNNcnn.com/2026/09…AG Blanche rejects calls for new AI laws after rogue agents target US government websites
Fox Newsfoxnews.com/media/ag…Trump rejection of ceasefire puts political heat back on at the petrol bowser
Politicopolitico.com/newsletters/canbe…China and US announce AI safety channel even as Trump claims ‘super intelligence’ needs no guardrails
The Independentindependent.co.uk/asia/china…Trump rejection of ceasefire puts political heat back on at the petrol bowser
Politicopolitico.com/newsletters/canbe…Democracy blindsides Silicon Valley’s power players looking to transform the world with AI
Guardiantheguardian.com/technology/ng…The answer may lie in the companies’ efforts to score political goals ahead of the U.S. midterm elections and the money top artificial intelligence labs and their investors stand to make in much-anticipated listings on a jittery stock market
Hürriyet Daily Newshurriyetdailynews.com/anthropi…Hospitals Shut Youth Gender Clinics in Deal with Trump Administration
The New York Timesnytimes.com/2026/09…The DOJ agreements end investigations into care previously provided and stop the possibility of hospitals being forced to turn over patient records
The Independentindependent.co.uk/news/trump…Donald Trump Jr. Repaid Russian Businessman Who Funded Wedding Afterparty, President Says
The Wall Street Journalwsj.com/politics/trump…US President defends Russian oligarch’s funding of son’s lavish Bahamas wedding party
Gulf Newsgulfnews.com/world/americas…Trump AG Todd Blanche sparks concerns about boundaries with frequent appearances at political events
The Independentindependent.co.uk/news/world…Attorney General Todd Blanche has repeatedly participated in campaign events and spoken in partisan terms about the coming midterm elections since his confirmation last month, despite criticism that he violated a longstanding Justice Department principle of steering clear of electoral politics
The New York Timesnytimes.com/2026/09…Judge gives Blanche deadline, warns of possible contempt charges over Epstein files
The Hillthehill.com/regulation/court…Carlson remembers frustration among the Trump base escalating around summer 2025 while the White House had yet to follow through on its campaign promise to disclose the so-called Epstein files
HuffPosthuffpost.com/entry/tucker…Massie: GOP leaders found ‘other Republicans’ who would join Hegseth impeachment push
The Hillthehill.com/homenews/house…A move to impeach Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth will now probably be considered after the November elections
The Washington Postwashingtonpost.com/politics/20…Democrats embraced AI’s growth before Trump came along; now, they want to slow it down
Fox Newsfoxnews.com/politics/democrats…On the way home from a recent trip, Eriech Tapia drove past a sea of dark industrial buildings lining an already jam-packed northern Virginia road: data centers
The Independentindependent.co.uk/news/world…California mail-in voting unchanged after Supreme Court blocks Trump restrictions
ABC 7 Newsabc7news.com/post/2026…With Republicans currently holding a 53-47 majority, a Democratic victory in the November 3 midterm elections could dismantle Trump's capacity to advance judicial appointments once the newly elected Congress takes office next year
The Independentindependent.co.uk/news/world…Would-be Trump assassin Thomas Crooks had Snapchat, which may hold evidence 'treasure trove': former FBI agent
Fox Newsfoxnews.com/us/would…Crooks killed one attendee and severely wounded two others while also hitting Trump's ear with a bullet
Newsweeknewsweek.com/trump/says…AG Admits He Pre-Selected Reporters After Trump Torched Biden For The Same Thing
HuffPosthuffpost.com/entry/trump…Pennsylvania man charged over alleged ISIS attack plot
Arutz Shevaisraelnationalnews.com/news/43…Jonathan Hunter Kramer, 21, of Valencia, Pennsylvania, was taken into custody by FBI agents on Saturday after he was tracked to a hotel, where investigators found three high-capacity rifle magazines and five boxes of ammunition
Newsweeknewsweek.com/alleged/isis…US charges five people linked to Russian ‘assassination network’
Financial Timesft.com/content/30b8d485…Federal prosecutors in New York unsealed an indictment Tuesday against five people who belonged to what they called the "RIS Network," including a 63-year-old former Russian intelligence colonel named Yuri Khrameev, his son Kirill, two Cubans and one Venezuelan
CBS Newscbsnews.com/news/doj…The Memo: Blanche blasts through norms as Rose Garden ‘press secretary’
The Hillthehill.com/homenews/analysis…Blanche dodges question on whether he asked for DiGenova’s resignation
The Hillthehill.com/homenews/administr…Karoline Leavitt is long gone but the show must go on — and Tuesday, in her place for the White House press conference, was the aggressively bland Todd Blanche
The Independentindependent.co.uk/news/world…Blanche dismisses concerns about Trump Jr’s wedding gift from Putin ally
The Hillthehill.com/homenews/administr…Federal authorities allege more than $10M in childcare payment fraud in California
The Independentindependent.co.uk/news/new…Supreme Court pushes back against Trump and GOP ahead of the midterm elections
NBC Newsnbcnews.com/politics/supreme…During his first term in office, the president appointed three conservative justices to the High Court—Neil Gorsuch, Brett Kavanaugh and Amy Coney Barrett
Newsweeknewsweek.com/a/timeline…Top Senate Dem weighs in on AI regulation fight: ‘We need humans in the loop’
CNNcnn.com/2026/09…Attorney General Todd Blanche has accused Democrats of using the growing debate over artificial intelligence to influence the upcoming midterm elections, as he defended President Donald Trump's dismissal of warnings about the technology as a “hoax.” Speaking to reporters Tuesday, Blanche questioned the timing of Democratic lawmakers' renewed calls for AI regulation and suggested the debate was being driven in part by the approaching elections
Newsweeknewsweek.com/trumps/ag…Trump Slams His Supreme Court Appointees Over Mail-In Voting Decision
Newsweeknewsweek.com/trump/slams…His social media missive was just the latest in a long history of Trump assailing justices, particularly those he had nominated, who ruled against him on his administration's most prominent initiatives
ABC 7 Newsabc7news.com/story/trump…Map Shows Where 870,000 Borrowers Were Banned Over Alleged Pandemic Fraud
Newsweeknewsweek.com/sba/pandemic…Vice President Vance and Attorney General Todd Blanche are expected to unveil new fraud charges on Monday tied to Emergency Rental Assistance loans issued during the COVID-19 pandemic
The Hillthehill.com/video/clips…Afghan woman deported from US in first use of 'alien terrorist' court
BBCbbc.com/news/articles…An Afghan woman accused of supporting an ISIS-inspired mass shooting on Election Day 2024 has been deported back to her home country in the first successful use of a specialized federal court established by Congress — the U.S. Alien Terrorist Removal Court (ATRC) — 30 years ago to determine whether a non-citizen is an "alien terrorist."
Fox Newsfoxnews.com/politics/first…Holder blasts Blanche over planned GOP convention speech: ‘Disgraceful’
The Hillthehill.com/homenews/administr…Attorney General Todd Blanche’s Convention Appearance Breaks With Tradition
The Wall Street Journalwsj.com/livecoverage/vance…Judge orders Trump administration to reveal who set up $1.8bn ‘anti-weaponization fund’
Guardiantheguardian.com/us/news…A federal magistrate judge ordered the Trump administration on Friday to reveal the identities of the people who devised a contentious plan to create a $1.8 billion fund to compensate those who believed they were wronged by political prosecutions
The New York Timesnytimes.com/2026/09…Trump administration rolls out 5 voter fraud prosecutions ahead of midterms
NBC Newsnbcnews.com/politics/justice…Over the past year, the Justice Department has filed lawsuits against nearly 30 states to force the surrender of confidential voter rolls, while simultaneously repurposing Homeland Security Investigations (HSI)—an agency historically focused on cartels and terrorism—to spearhead a search for unlawfully registered non-citizens
Fox Newsfoxnews.com/politics/watch…Blue state school district accused of defying Supreme Court, hiding gender transitions from parents
Fox Newsfoxnews.com/politics/blue…Todd Blanche rants against 'pandemic' of secret gender transitions in US schools
The Independentindependent.co.uk/news/world…Former pardon attorney sues DOJ for firing over Mel Gibson gun rights case
Politicopolitico.com/news/2026…Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche defends Trump-led probes in first post-Bondi briefing
The Independentindependent.co.uk/news/world…Federal judge blocks Trump’s latest attempt to restrict birthright citizenship
Guardiantheguardian.com/us/news…White House Deputy Chief of Staff Stephen Miller (L) holds an executive order on birthright citizenship as US President Donald Trump speaks before signing it in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC, on August 6, 2026
CNNcnn.com/2026/09…Former podcaster charged for death threats against Trump
The Hillthehill.com/homenews/administr…A Christian podcaster was arrested after he allegedly made threats against President Donald Trump and his personal attorney
The Independentindependent.co.uk/news/world…Hundreds of thousands of X users targeted in cyberattack, DOJ investigating
The Jerusalem Postjpost.com/international/articl…US Revokes Citizenship Of Indian-Origin Man Convicted Of Rape, Kidnapping
ABP Livenews.abplive.com/news/world…US naturalisation of India-born convicted rapist Gurmeet Singh revoked
Gulf Newsgulfnews.com/world/americas…US charges 81 in Puerto Rico gang case, as Trump cartel crackdown continues
Aljazeeraaljazeera.com/news/2026…Attorney General Todd Blanche announced Thursday the indictments of 81 alleged members of Los Baja Deo, or LBD, a Puerto Rican-based drug trafficking organization
Fox Newsfoxnews.com/politics/doj…China-linked hackers infiltrated US government networks before FBI takedown
Fox Newsfoxnews.com/politics/china…China rejected claims, accusing US of smearing its reputation
ABP Livenews.abplive.com/news/world…Blanche rips Philadelphia district attorney over promise to blow up White House ballroom
The Hillthehill.com/homenews/administr…Republicans boo at the mention of Trump following US Senate candidate's primary loss
The Independentindependent.co.uk/news/world…The Trump Intervention That Got the DOJ Off Live Nation’s Back
Hindustan Timeshindustantimes.com/world/news…TikTok reaches $400 million settlement with US over children’s privacy case
Saudi Gazettesaudigazette.com.sa/article/66…The US Justice Department sued TikTok in 2024 over allegations that it violated children's online privacy laws
ABP Livenews.abplive.com/news/world…Trump says Ed Martin, pardon attorney, is departing DOJ
ABC 7 Newsabc7news.com/story/trump…The head of the Justice Department’s Weaponization Working Group, Ed Martin, is leaving the department, capping a chaotic tenure in the Trump administration
The Hillthehill.com/homenews/administr…DOJ doubles down on prosecuting James Comey over ‘8647’ seashell post
The Independentindependent.co.uk/news/world…The United States Department of Justice (DOJ) has defended its prosecution of former Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Director James Comey after a social media post of seashells arranged in “86 47” was shared on Instagram last year
Aljazeeraaljazeera.com/news/2026…Trump AG Todd Blanche wants to give felons back their guns
The Independentindependent.co.uk/news/world…It’s a move that will placate gun rights advocates who’ve been at odds with the administration over its continued defense of federal firearm restrictions
The Hillthehill.com/regulation/court…Trump's slight of South Korea in favor of the North raises broader US security concerns
The Korea Timeskoreatimes.co.kr/world/2026081…Trump announced the order on social media, directing the US defense secretary, Pete Hegseth, to scale back Ulchi Freedom Shield, an 11-day exercise due to run from 17 to 27 August involving about 18,000 South Korean troops rehearsing scenarios including missile strikes, drone incursions and cyber-attacks
Guardiantheguardian.com/us/news…Justice Department creates a new pathway to restore gun rights for some convicted of felonies
The Independentindependent.co.uk/news/justice…Trump Administration Moves to Restore Felons’ Gun Rights
The Wall Street Journalwsj.com/politics/policy…Blanche: Congress has already approved White House ballroom project
The Hillthehill.com/homenews/administr…Blanche: Trump administration may seek Supreme Court intervention in state voter rolls fight
The Hillthehill.com/regulation/court…The cases stem from an executive order Trump signed asking states to turn over their voter rolls, including voters’ names, dates of birth, residential addresses, state driver’s licenses and the last four digits of their Social Security numbers
NBC Newsnbcnews.com/politics/justice…Todd Blanche backs Jeanine Pirro after Lincoln Memorial pool vandalism case dismissal
Fox Newsfoxnews.com/politics/todd…The Trump administration fast-tracked a renovation of the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool ahead of the nation’s Fourth of July celebrations, at a cost of about US$14.7 million
South China Morning Postscmp.com/news/world…US Attorney General Blanche defends colleague after Trump’s reflecting pool slam
South China Morning Postscmp.com/news/world…Federal prosecutors on July 31 moved to drop the case against Olympic canoeist David Hearn, who was accused of damaging the $14 million project after cracks, algae growth and peeling sealant were discovered
Fox Newsfoxnews.com/politics/todd…Nancy Guthrie update: 'Whistleblower' speaks out and claims to know who is to blame
The News Internationalthenews.com.pk/latest/1412477…Speaking on NBC News' "Meet the Press," Blanche outlined the scope of federal involvement in the high-profile investigation, which has drawn national attention since Guthrie was first reported missing earlier this year
International Business Times AUibtimes.com.au/federal/support…Todd Blanche Refuses to Pledge DOJ Independence From Trump
Forbes UKforbes.com/sites/zacharyfolk…Attorney General Todd Blanche will join two network shows on Sunday following his narrow Senate confirmation last week
The Hillthehill.com/homenews/administr…Trump’s fraud squad is hobbled by internal strife
Hindustan Timeshindustantimes.com/world/news…As the White House expands its “war on fraud,” the Justice Department announced criminal charges in recent days against a new symbol of that battle — a food truck in Santa Ana, Calif
The New York Timesnytimes.com/2026/08…Elie Honig breaks down DOJ prosecutions against Trump enemies
CNNcnn.com/2026/08…Attorney General Todd Blanche is seeking to rally a depleted Justice Department workforce in his first speech since taking the reins of the beleaguered agency, promising rank-and-file staff that he will lead them with integrity
The Independentindependent.co.uk/news/donald…Judge shows signs of frustration with DOJ attorneys over handling of Epstein files
NBC Newsnbcnews.com/politics/justice…Trump's AG pick Todd Blanche grilled over Epstein files and Ghislaine Maxwell prison transfer
The Independentindependent.co.uk/news/world…