The Senate Judiciary Committee voted 12-10 along party lines to advance Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche's nomination after he formally rescinded a planned $1.8 billion fund for Trump allies, swaying GOP holdouts John Cornyn and Thom Tillis. The nomination now heads to a full Senate vote expected before the August recess.
Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche faces Senate Judiciary Committee confirmation hearing after a federal judge issued scathing criticism of his role in a settlement between the Justice Department and President Trump over leaked tax returns, calling it a pretext for a phony deal.
Manuel Adorni, Cabinet chief and close ally to Argentine President Javier Milei, resigned Saturday following revelations he used staffers' credit cards to purchase video game equipment exceeding his government salary. The scandal undermines Milei's central campaign promise to eliminate corruption in Argentina's political elite.
The Justice Department expanded a settlement agreement with President Donald Trump that permanently bars the IRS from investigating or prosecuting Trump, his family members, and his businesses for any past or current tax issues. The settlement, which includes establishment of a controversial fund, was signed by Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche, Trump's former personal lawyer.
New ethics disclosures reveal President Trump purchased stock in Eli Lilly and an injectable device manufacturer while his health agencies implemented policies benefiting these companies' obesity drug products.
