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Trump vows to push $1.8bn slush fund as Senate committee set to reconsider AG nomination

After declaring ‘anti-weaponization’ fund ‘dead’, Trump reverses and says he’ll revive it despite Senate opposition

The Guardian - US

Trump Fights Back After Judge Calls His $10 Billion IRS Lawsuit 'Bad Faith'— Mourns Loss of Scrapped $1.776 Billion Fund: 'There Are a Lot of People...'

On Friday, President Donald Trump appealed a federal judge’s finding that his $10 billion IRS lawsuit was filed in bad faith, while expressing disappointment that the controversial $1.776 billion "lawfare" fund tied to the proposed settlement had been scrapped.

Benzinga

Trump Re-Ups the Anti-Weaponization Fund, Reinforcing the Demand That Todd Blanche Kill It for Good

The president is still pushing the idea of using taxpayer money to reward Capitol rioters, contradicting the attorney general nominee's assurance that it won't happen.

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Trump defends ‘weaponization’ fund amid Blanche confirmation drama

As his nominee for attorney general hangs in the balance, President Donald Trump dug in on Friday, defending a controversial settlement that has angered some Republicans in the Senate. It further upended Todd Blanche’s bid to permanently lead the Justice Department, as senators look for a path forward after canceling…

Roll Call

What Families Managing a Relative's Disability Care Should Know About the New Federal Reading of Olmstead

A Justice Department opinion says the ADA never required community placement. State obligations have not changed yet. What caregivers should watch for.

Medical Daily

Trump's DOJ Forced to Hand Over Secret Unredacted Epstein Files to Federal Judge After Katie Phang's Court Victory

Trump's DOJ hands over unredacted Epstein files to a federal judge after Katie Phang's court victory, while admitting it wrongly redacted Jeffrey Epstein's own email address.

International Business Times UK

Trump defends 'anti-weaponization' fund as Todd Blanche nomination stalls

President Trump defends his proposed "anti-weaponization" fund amid Senate opposition. Republican Senators Cornyn and Tillis are blocking Todd Blanche's Attorney General nomination. They seek assurances the Justice Department will not implement the $1.8 billion program. Trump insists the fund will aid patriots unfairly targeted by government abuse. Blanche can serve…

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Federal Prison Terms Handed Down in Kentucky Suboxone Clinic Case as the Last Defendant Is Sentenced

Three people were sentenced for a $4.8M fraud at Kentucky opioid clinics. Here is how patients can verify a treatment program is legitimate.

Medical Daily

The reason Blanche won't drop slush fund

The acting attorney general made $10 million as the president’s defense attorney

Salon

US citizen faces felony charge for allegedly giving customs agents a code that erased his phone

Samuel Tunick of Atlanta was charged with obstruction after allegedly having his phone wiped when federal authorities seized it

The Independent UK

Patients May Have Received Eye Tests They Did Not Need, a Federal Indictment Alleges

A federal indictment alleges a NJ eye care founder billed Medicare for unnecessary tests. How to check whether your own imaging was warranted.

Medical Daily

Todd Blanche's Nomination Is in Trouble. It Should Have Been Doomed From the Beginning.

By haggling over the details of Trump's flagrantly corrupt IRS "settlement," dissenting Republican senators give a pass to Blanche's unethical and illegal approval of it.

Reason

Resurrected Alien Terrorist Removal court to have its first hearing to deport Texas woman, allegedly the ‘matriarch of an ISIS-sympathizing family’

The DOJ alleges that she is part of the terror plit to target American voters during 2024 elections.

We Got This Covered

DOJ Proposes Rule That Would Let Immigration Judges Hold Lawyers, Witnesses and Migrants in Contempt

Judges would also be able to impose civil fines for repeatedly failing to appear on time, disobeying court orders, making false statements or engaging in disorderly behavior

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Cornyn won’t ‘cave’ on Blanche, he says

The odds of the Senate confirming Todd Blanche to head the Justice Department before its summer break appear to be dwindling, as the Trump administration struggles to appease GOP holdouts. And if senators can’t get him through, President Donald Trump threatened to merely wait out the objectors, leaving Blanche in…

The Independent UK

Why one of America’s most powerful law firms is now defending Donald Trump

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Medical Daily

Federal Indictment Says Medicare Patients Got Years of Eye Tests That No One Read

A federal indictment alleges Medicare patients received unnecessary eye tests from 2015 to 2023. What older patients should check on their statements.

Medical Daily

Fauci Declines to Answer Senate Questions on COVID Origins as New Federal Biosafety Rules Take Effect

Fauci invoked the Fifth Amendment at a July 29 Senate hearing. A separate federal policy released July 28 restricts funding for gain-of-function research.

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Judges slam Trump's "unethical" DOJ

Federal judges have criticized the administration's prosecutors in hundreds of cases since Trump took office

The Independent UK

Elite law firm faces backlash after joining Trump’s fight against E. Jean Carroll verdict

President Donald Trump and the Justice Department are asking the Supreme Court to toss an $83 million defamation verdict won by writer E. Jean Carroll

Euronews

US Senate delays vote on Todd Blanche''s attorney general nomination demanding clarity on Trump's IRS lawsuit

The US Department of Justice said in a statement after the vote was postponed that it remains ready to work productively with senators Cornyn and Tillis to advance Blanche’s confirmation.

The Independent UK

US uses dormant court to seek deportation of Afghan woman accused of aiding terror plot

An Afghan woman accused of supporting an Islamic State-inspired attack in the U.S. on Election Day in 2024 is the first person facing deportation through the Trump administration’s use of an obscure court that remained dormant for 30 years

Euronews

Trump asks Supreme Court to overturn €71 million defamation award in sexual assault case

The appeal was filed electronically and is expected to be formally docketed with the court later on Wednesday.

Roll Call

Senate panel postpones Blanche attorney general vote

The Senate Judiciary Committee will punt its vote on Todd Blanche’s bid to permanently head the Justice Department, after GOP holdouts on the panel said they weren’t satisfied. Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, wants to nail down changes to a controversial settlement that created a $1.8 billion “weaponization” compensation fund before…

The Independent UK

Investigators in Comey seashells case omitted key facts and distorted others, defense lawyers allege

Federal officials involved in the prosecution of James Comey misled judges, submitted false statements and withheld key facts during the course of the investigation

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