Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche appears on Capitol Hill for his first congressional testimony since taking over at the Justice Department. The agency faces scrutiny over a nearly $1.8 billion fund to compensate allies of Republican President Donald Trump who believe they were targeted politically.

Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche defended the creation of a $1.776 billion fund to compensate individuals who believe they were targeted politically. Blanche appeared in his first congressional

Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche on Tuesday wouldn’t rule out the possibility that people who carried out violence during the Jan. 6, 2021 riot at the U.S. Capitol will

Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche offered a staunch defense of a new $1.8 billion “anti-weaponization fund” on Tuesday, while Democrats condemned the effort as a slush fund aimed at funneling taxpayer money to supporters of President Donald Trump.

WASHINGTON, DC: President Donald Trump, on Wednesday, June 3, appeared to settle one of the biggest unanswered questions inside his administration, strongly suggesting that acting Attorney General Todd Blanche is on track to become the permanent head of the Justice Department.

Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche testified to lawmakers Tuesday that the Justice Department has abandoned its plans for an “anti-weaponization fund” to compensate people who say they were wrongly prosecuted by the government.

The acting attorney general has Trump’s confidence to become the nation’s top law enforcement official permanently. Now he needs the Senate’s.