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After several weeks of contention, Senate confirms Todd Blanche as the new Attorney General, but only by one vote

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Todd Blanche confirmed by Senate as attorney general

The Senate on Saturday approved acting Attorney General Todd Blanche to permanently lead the Department of Justice after a high-drama confirmation process. The 50-49 vote to confirm Blanche fell mostly along party lines, with two Republicans breaking ranks to oppose him. Sens. Susan Collins of Maine and Lisa Murkowski of…

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New Mexico Says Trump's DOJ Is 'Actively Hurting' Epstein Zorro Ranch Investigation by Withholding Files

New Mexico's attorney general sues the DOJ for unredacted Epstein files, claiming delays hinder justice for Zorro Ranch survivors.

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Cassidy will vote for Blanche as AG, all but ensuring confirmation

Sen. Bill Cassidy of Louisiana said Friday he intended to vote to confirm Todd Blanche to be attorney general, ending a weekslong back-and-forth with the White House to win over GOP holdouts. All eyes were on Cassidy’s Friday morning floor speech after his fellow Republican Sens. Susan Collins of Maine…

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DOJ finds Duke Law School discriminated based on race in admissions

This marks the latest action by the administration against higher education institutions

The Independent UK

Courts Say the Justice Department Is Shredding the 'Presumption of Regularity.' It Never Deserved Extra Trust.

Misconduct and misrepresentations by Justice Department lawyers have led some federal judges to question the traditional benefit of the doubt they give to the government.

Reason

Trump team to hand out $3B in ‘BIDEN’ grants – for communities that help deport more migrants

Department of Justice making fresh funding available to jurisdictions that agree to cooperate with federal immigration forces in their attempts to round-up undocumented ‘aliens’

The Independent UK

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Trump continues paying to cancel offshore wind projects with $1.22B RWE deal to ax its wind leases and invest in Louisiana LNG

The Trump administration has agreed to pay more than $3 billion to cancel offshore wind projects since March.

Fortune

OpenAI to Pay $3.2M After DOJ Says It Favored Foreign Visa Holders Over US Workers: 'It Is Illegal'

OpenAI settles with the DOJ for $3.2M over allegations of favoring foreign workers and will update recruitment practices to ensure fair opportunities for US candidates.

International Business Times UK

DOJ Tells Judge: Jan. 6 Rioters' Lawsuit Came Years Too Late

DOJ asks a judge to dismiss Jan. 6 rioters' excessive-force lawsuit, arguing plaintiffs missed the two-year deadline to sue the federal government.

Latin Times

The Trump Administration Promises the 'Largest Denaturalization Effort Ever'

Denaturalization isn't new, but it has been used sparingly in modern history, in part because it is extremely costly and time-consuming.

Reason

New Mexico sues DOJ over Epstein delays

The lawsuit accuses Todd Blanche and the DOJ of perpetuating “that disgrace” of failing to investigate Epstein

Salon

Todd Blanche for Attorney General?

Rescinding the egregious Slush Fund Order should not obscure the fact that Blanche was a central participant in, and possibly the architect of, a scheme to defraud the court and the American taxpayer. The one job he is surely not qualified for is the one he now seeks.

Reason

New Mexico sues justice department for ‘stonewalling’ Epstein investigation

Filing by attorney general Raúl Torrez comes after DoJ appears to have ignored deadline for key Epstein ranch files

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Medical Daily

Congress Sets Today as the Deadline for Justice Department Answers on Its Disability Care Opinion

One hundred lawmakers set August 5 as the deadline for DOJ answers on its Olmstead opinion. Here is what changed and what has not.

The Independent UK

Trump’s contentious AG pick Todd Blanche promises faith leaders he’s working to roll back abortion access ‘in every state’

‘We don’t have complete victory yet, but we will have victory, and victory will be soon, and it will be permanent,’ Blanche said during a conference call

The Independent UK

‘He is about Trump and not the truth’: Senator lays bare what Americans can expect from Todd Blanche as attorney general

Cory Booker savages former holdout Republicans for giving up their resistance to having president’s personal attorney as nation’s top law enforcement official

International Business Times UK

Medicaid Recipient Claimed Round-The-Clock Home Care While Secretly Working as a Carpenter, DOJ Alleges

The US Department of Justice charges 19 individuals in a £3.1 million Medicaid fraud case, revealing systemic billing abuses and phantom care schemes in Philadelphia.

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The Independent UK

Doug Burgum gets devastating community note after claiming that vandals destroyed the Reflecting Pool

Interior secretary contradicted by X users after insisting that damage to the Washington landmark was not the fault of contractors, despite Department of Justice admitting otherwise in court filing

The Independent UK

Senate advances Todd Blanche to be Trump’s attorney general despite ‘weaponization,’ Epstein and abortion concerns

Todd Blanche passes on party-line vote after winning over Republican skeptics John Cornyn and. Thom Tillis in last-minute deal

The Independent UK

Trump’s Reflecting Pool saga takes another twist as DOJ drops more charges

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DOJ quietly drops Reflecting Pool charges against three others after Trump blew up at Pirro

Prosecutors filed the paperwork to drop charges against the four defendants on Friday

The Times of India

Indian-origin man among 25 facing US citizenship revocation over alleged fraud

An Indian-origin man is among 25 naturalised US citizens facing proceedings to revoke their American citizenship over allegations including identity fraud, attempted murder, child sexual abuse and other serious offences, the US Department of Justice (DOJ) has announced.

Benzinga

Trump Says Jeanine Pirro 'Folded Like an Umbrella' in Lincoln Memorial Vandalism Case: 'The Judge Was Really Vicious'

President Donald Trump criticized U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro after she dismissed vandalism charges against U.S. Olympian David Hearn, arguing she backed down because of pressure from the judge overseeing the case.

The Independent UK

Trump and Blanche keep the president’s corrupt IRS immunity deal — and throw January 6 rioters to the curb

ANALYSIS: Trump never needed the slush fund for taxpayer-funded payouts. But the fight over ‘Anti-Weaponization’ claims gave convenient cover for DOJ’s shield against tax investigations, Alex Woodward writes

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