Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche testifies before the House Committee on Appropriations in Washington on June 2, 2026. Madalina Kilroy/The Epoch Times President Donald Trump announced late Wednesday evening that he will nominate Todd Blanche to serve as attorney general. Speaking at a White House dinner on Thursday, Trump said he intends to nominate Blanche—who
President Trump is expected to nominate Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche to serve in the role permanently, several sources familiar with the matter told CBS News. Blanche has led the Justice Department on an acting basis since Mr. Trump fired Attorney General Pam Bondi in April. He previously was the deputy attorney general and, before
The Southern Poverty Law Center asked a federal judge on Wednesday to consider sanctioning federal prosecutors, after the Justice Department shared an unsigned and unstamped copy of a superseding indictment against the nonprofit with members of the media. On Tuesday, the Justice Department announced it had obtained a superseding indictment against the SPLC that contained
Several contests are taking shape in districts significantly reshaped by Proposition 50, while others are drawing attention because of open seats, prominent candidates or potentially competitive November matchups. In the race to succeed former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi in California’s 11th District, CBS News has projected two Democrats will advance: State Sen. Scott Wiener and
Secretary of State Marco Rubio called a House Foreign Affairs Committee hearing "a circus" after Democratic California Rep. Sara Jacobs questioned him about shoes gifted by Trump.
Trump responds to a question from NTD, a sister outlet of The Epoch Times, related to a post he made on Truth Social on June 3 discussing communist ideology. Speaking to reporters in the Oval Office on June 3, President Donald Trump decried communism, saying that the ideology leads to “death, destruction, and squalor.” Trump
President Donald Trump speaks to the press in the Oval Office of the White House on June 3, 2026. Mandel Ngan/AFP via Getty Images Speaking to reporters in the Oval Office on June 3, President Donald Trump decried communism, saying that the ideology leads to “death, destruction, and squalor.” Trump said that the “free houses,”