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Attorney General Todd Blanche during a television interview outside the White House, Wednesday, Sept. 2, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Justice Department chief backs up Trump’s right to ban CNN reporters from Air Force One

By Susan Ferrechio - The Washington Times

U.S. Attorney General Todd Blanche listens during a news briefing in the Rose Garden of the White House, Tuesday, Sept. 15, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

Judge isn’t swayed by government’s claims that plans for an ‘anti-weaponization fund’ are dead

By Michael Kunzelman - Associated Press

Attorney General Todd Blanche speaks at the Republican convention Wednesday, Sept. 9, 2026, in Dallas. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Attorney General Blanche accuses Democrats of phony ‘panic’ over AI before midterm elections

By Kerry Picket - The Washington Times

U.S. Attorney General Todd Blanche speaks during a news briefing in the Rose Garden of the White House, Tuesday, Sept. 15, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

Todd Blanche: Supreme Court setback on mail-in ballots won’t stop election integrity efforts

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times

Attorney General Todd Blanche speaks at the Republican convention Wednesday, Sept. 9, 2026, in Dallas. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)

AG Blanche promises to release more 9/11 documents, says U.S. isn’t protecting Saudis

By Jeff Mordock - The Washington Times

In this Nov. 7, 2012 photo, U.S. and Chinese national flags are hung outside a hotel during the U.S. presidential election event, organized by the U.S. embassy in Beijing. (AP Photo/Andy Wong) **FILE**

‘Hackers for hire’: How a Chinese group hid its attacks on U.S. infrastructure

By Mary McCue Bell - The Washington Times

Attorney General Todd Blanche listens as President Donald Trump speaks at the David Mack Center for Training and Intelligence, Friday, Aug. 14, 2026, in Garden City, N.Y. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)

Justice Department creates a new pathway to restore gun rights for some convicted of felonies

By Alanna Durkin Richer - Associated Press

Attorney General Todd Blanche listens as President Donald Trump speaks at the David Mack Center for Training and Intelligence, Friday, Aug. 14, 2026, in Garden City, N.Y. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)

Justice Dept. creates new process to restore gun rights of some felons

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche, right, is joined by Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Department of State's Bureau of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs, Ambassador Michael C. Gonzales, left, during a news conference at the Department of Justice, Wednesday, August 5, 2026 in Washington. (AP Photo/Rod Lamkey, Jr.)

AG Blanche promises DOJ will act with ‘integrity’ but will not commit to independence from Trump

By Lindsey McPherson - The Washington Times

Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche, right, is joined by Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Department of State's Bureau of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs, Ambassador Michael C. Gonzales, left, during a news conference at the Department of Justice, Wednesday, August 5, 2026 in Washington. (AP Photo/Rod Lamkey, Jr.)

Blanche seeks to rally a depleted Justice Department workforce in first speech as attorney general

By Alanna Durkin Richer - Associated Press

Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche, right, is joined by Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Department of State's Bureau of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs, Ambassador Michael C. Gonzales, left, during a news conference at the Department of Justice, Wednesday, August 5, 2026 in Washington. (AP Photo/Rod Lamkey, Jr.)

Blanche seeks to rally a depleted Justice Department workforce in first speech as attorney general

By Alanna Durkin Richer - Associated Press

Then-acting Attorney General Todd Blanche speaks during a news conference at the Department of Justice on Wednesday, Aug. 5, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Rod Lamkey Jr.)

Feds bust massive Chinese fraud ring that arranged 1,000 bogus marriages

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

Then-Acting U.S. Attorney General Todd Blanche attends a news conference at the Justice Department, Monday, May 4, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)

Decision to revive anti-weaponization fund rests with Attorney General Todd Blanche, Trump says

By Kerry Picket and Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

Sen. Bill Cassidy, R-La., heads to a closed-door Republican policy meeting at the Capitol in Washington, June 16, 2026. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)

Sen. Bill Cassidy says there are ‘positive things’ to say about newly minted AG Blanche

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times

Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche speaks during a news conference at the Department of Justice, Wednesday, August 5, 2026 in Washington. (AP Photo/Rod Lamkey, Jr.)

Senate confirms Blanche as new attorney general

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

Sen. Bill Cassidy, R-La., heads to a closed-door Republican policy meeting at the Capitol in Washington, June 16, 2026. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)

Sen. Bill Cassidy to back Todd Blanche, keeping nomination as attorney general alive

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

Senate Appropriations Committee Chair Susan Collins, R-Maine, left, and Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, arrive for a closed-door meeting with fellow Republican senators at the Capitol in Washington, Thursday, May 21, 2026. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite) ** FILE **

Republican Sen. Lisa Murkowski says she will oppose Todd Blanche’s nomination as attorney general

By Bill Barrow - Associated Press

Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine, asks a question during a Senate Health Education Labor and Pension committee confirmation hearing for Keith Sonderling to be the Labor Secretary, on Capitol Hill, Thursday, July 16, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Mariam Zuhaib)

Sen. Collins to vote against Blanche, narrowing GOP’s margin for confirmation

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., from left, acting Attorney General Todd Blanche and Vice President JD Vance attend a cabinet meeting, Friday, July 31, 2026, at Camp David, the presidential retreat, near Thurmont, Md., Friday, July 31, 2026. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

Committee backs Blanche for attorney general

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

FILE - Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche is sworn in as he appears before the Senate Judiciary Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington, July 15, 2026. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein, File)

As Blanche’s path to confirmation is cleared, Trump’s tax audit immunity remains in place

By Fatima Hussein - Associated Press