Senate Confirms Former Trump Defense Lawyer as AG

The Senate confirmed Todd Blanche as Attorney General despite initial opposition from multiple senators concerned about Blanche's ties to President Trump. A deal was struck in the early hours to secure enough votes with key holdouts such as Senator Bill Cassidy changing his position. Bloomberg News Washington Deputy Bureau Chief Laura Davison joins David Gura and Christina Ruffini on Bloomberg This Weekend to discuss the tense and closely watched process. (Source: Bloomberg)

Fact-Checking 3 Competitive Senate Races in Maine, Michigan and Ohio

Republican attacks have focused on terrorism and illegal immigration, while Democrats have sought to capitalize on the unpopularity of President Trump’s cuts to Medicaid.

By Linda Qiu

Pirro, Trump’s longtime champion, is on the outs over Reflecting Pool move

D.C.’s top prosecutor spent a year navigating the president’s demands. Now she finds her job at risk amid a rare break with him over cases of alleged vandalism.

By Salvador Rizzo

Senate passes funding bill to prevent shutdown through US midterms

Bill must still be approved by House but would keep government running at current funding levels The US Senate on Friday passed a government funding bill that will prevent a shutdown through the midterm elections, though it still must be approved by the House of Representatives. The continuing resolution (CR) passed by a 90-6 vote will keep the government running at its current funding levels until 11 December, more than a month past the midterms in which Democrats are hoping to regain contro...

By Chris Stein in Washington

Minnesota GOP divided over Mike Lindell's potential gubernatorial nomination

Mike Lindell of "MyPillow" fame, might win the GOP primary for Minnesota governor running on a Trump platform. Other Republicans are concerned that his closeness could hurt his chances in November.

By Dana Ferguson

Schumer caves, hands Republicans shutdown win after months of uncertainty

Senate Democrats relented on shutdown threats, with John Thune accusing Chuck Schumer of making a political calculation ahead of midterm elections.

U.S. Senate passes short-term funding bill to avert federal shutdown before election

Senate confirms Todd Blanche, Trump's former lawyer, as Attorney General

The US Senate has confirmed Donald Trump’s former personal lawyer, Todd Blanche, as attorney general, despite opposition from Democrats who accused the president of politicising the Department of Justice. Blanche previously represented Trump as his private attorney in several criminal trials before joining the administration. Camille Knight has more.

By FRANCE24

Trump’s former personal lawyer Todd Blanche is confirmed as US attorney general by one vote in Senate

Vote followed a tumultuous confirmation fight that exposed deep concerns from Republicans as well as Democrats about installing the president’s close to run the Justice Department

By Alanna Durkin-Richer and Lisa Mascaro

Conrad Black: Iran stands no chance against Donald Trump

The president's strategy may be confusing but the U.S. will ultimately prevail

By Conrad Black

'End this war': Senate Democrats turn up heat on Trump, seek end to Iran hostilities

Democrats introduced a resolution to end unauthorized US military involvement against Iran. Senator John Hickenlooper leads the effort, citing constitutional war powers. This move escalates a congressional challenge to President Donald Trump's handling of the conflict. Military leaders privately advise seeking an off-ramp from ongoing air operations. President Trump expresses confidence that the confrontation could end soon.

By TOI WORLD DESK

‘It’s insane’: Hillary Clinton compares Trump’s White House to Saddam’s palace

By Syed Ilham Jafri

Who is Todd Blanche, Trump's controversial ex-lawyer is now US attorney general

Blanche, who has represented Trump in several criminal cases, said he was 'deeply honoured' by the trust and confidence placed in him by the US President.

Todd Blanche, Trump’s ex-lawyer, confirmed as US attorney general

U.S. Senate Republicans on Saturday narrowly confirmed Todd Blanche to be President Donald Trump’s attorney general, capping one of the most contentious cabinet fights of Trump’s second term after bipartisan concerns over Blanche’s independence nearly derailed the nomination. Blanche won confirmation in a 50-49 vote, with Republican Senators Susan Collins and Lisa Murkowski opposing him. […]

Senate Republicans narrowly confirm Todd Blanche as attorney general

Blanche won confirmation in a 50-49 vote, with Republican Senators Susan Collins and Lisa Murkowski opposing him. Senator Bill Cassidy was the deciding vote.

Senate approves funding bill to avoid a shutdown before the election

The Senate in an overnight vote Saturday approved a short-term measure to fund federal agencies into early December and avoid a potentially chaotic government shutdown during the middle of campaign season. The late-summer action on a funding fix is unusual. Normally, Congress waits until the final days or hours of a funding deadline to pass short-term patches, but this time senators acted nearly two months before the end of the fiscal year on Sept. 30. The 90-6 vote showed lawmakers are still sm

By The Korea Herald

US Senate narrowly backs Trump's ally Blanche despite opposition

The U.S. Senate on Saturday confirmed President Donald Trump’s former personal lawyer, Todd Blanche, as attorney general, despite opposition from Democrats and two Republican senat...

Taylor Swift’s ‘August’ removed from Donald Trump TikTok post that joked she would be “super excited” about its use

Two more of the singer's tracks have also become unavailable on posts from the President's team The post Taylor Swift’s ‘August’ removed from Donald Trump TikTok post that joked she would be “super excited” about its use appeared first on NME.

By Max Pilley