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Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent is back on Capitol Hill to testify before the House Ways and Means Committee on the department\u2019s priorities, one day after he refused to say whether President Donald Trump and his family would still get immunity from IRS audits after the administration abandoned plans for a $1.776 billion compensation fund that would have benefited the president\u2019s allies.<\/p>\n

Read more Jimmy Johnson says he\u2019s \u2018really impressed\u2019 by Dolphins\u2019 new brass<\/a><\/p>\n

Meanwhile, former Trump administration national security adviser John Bolton has agreed to plead guilty to a single count of retaining classified information under a deal with the Justice Department that could allow him to avoid prison time, a person familiar with the matter said Thursday.<\/p>\n

Here’s the latest:<\/p>\n

Trump reveals lineup for 250th anniversary rally after other acts backed out<\/p>\n

The president said he\u2019ll be joined by Lee Greenwood, Christopher Macchio and U.S. military bands for a June 24 event that he described as \u201cA Rally to end all Rallies!\u201d Trump announced it on social media Thursday, a week after several musical acts backed out of a Trump-linked concert celebrating the country\u2019s 250th anniversary. After some acts said they were misled about the theme, Trump decided to headline it himself. \u201cWe don\u2019t want singers with no talent, but big fees to put you to sleep, we\u2019ve told them all to stay home,\u201d Trump said Thursday. \u201cAll we want is you, me, a few speakers, and the Greatest Music ever played.\u201d The show will include \u201call of your favorite Hits,\u201d Trump added, \u201cPLUS a fine and highly dignified gentleman known as, President DONALD J. TRUMP!\u201d<\/p>\n

Cuba\u2019s foreign affairs minister blasts new US sanctions<\/p>\n

Bruno Rodr\u00edguez, Cuba\u2019s minister of foreign affairs, condemned the new sanctions Thursday on X.<\/p>\n

He said \u201cthe vile inclusion\u201d of D\u00edaz-Canel and others, including Cuban institutions and civil society organizations, \u201cis the latest example of the US interventionist plan to portray Cuba as a threat to US national security.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cEvery US action aimed at creating a scenario of conflict between the two countries is destined to fail,\u201d he wrote. \u201cEvery threat against Cuba\u2019s independence and sovereignty will be met with even greater unity and determination from our people.\u201d<\/p>\n

Trump administration has separated dozens of children from their parents for a second time, AP finds<\/p>\n

Eight years after Trump\u2019s forcible border separations came to an official halt following global outrage, an Associated Press investigation has found that the government has re-separated dozens of children from their families, despite a landmark legal settlement meant to keep them together.<\/p>\n

Some of their parents have been locked in immigration detention facilities for months, others deported back to their home countries after being taken from their families once again.<\/p>\n

In some cases, immigration officials conducting interior arrests deported people despite discovering they were legally off limits for removal, according to emails obtained by AP.<\/p>\n

\u25b6 Read more of AP\u2019s investigation<\/p>\n

Planning commission seeks more details on Trump\u2019s planned arch<\/p>\n

The National Capital Planning Commission wants more details on President Donald Trump\u2019s proposal for a triumphal arch in Washington, D.C.<\/p>\n

The commission voted Thursday to seek additional information on the planned structure\u2019s impact on air navigation and traffic around the area between the Lincoln Memorial and Arlington National Cemetery where the 250-foot arch is planned.<\/p>\n

Public comments mostly expressed concerns about its scale and impact on the skyline. One critic called it a \u201cvanity project.\u201d<\/p>\n

The arch would feature inscriptions and a public observation deck. Trump claims it can be funded with private donations.<\/p>\n

Kennedy Center begins process of removing Trump references after judge said it was illegally added<\/p>\n

The Kennedy Center is beginning the process of removing references to President Donald Trump a week after a federal judge ruled that his name had been illegally added to the performing arts center.<\/p>\n

Roma Daravi, the Kennedy Center\u2019s vice president of public relations, said in a statement to The Associated Press that \u201cwe are complying with the court\u2019s order while evaluating all legal options to preserve this revitalization and recognize President Trump\u2019s leadership.\u201d<\/p>\n

In a Thursday memo to staff from the Kennedy Center\u2019s Office of General Counsel, the institution\u2019s lawyers said email signatures, letterhead and other documents must reflect the name as \u201cThe John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts\u201d or \u201cKennedy Center.\u201d<\/p>\n

The changes, the memo said, must be completed by June 12.<\/p>\n

A federal judge ruled May 29 that Trump\u2019s name had been illegally added to the venue, also blocking the administration from closing the cultural and arts venue for major renovations that had been planned to start in July.<\/p>\n

Hours later, Trump said he was backing away from the revamp and making arrangements to relinquish control to Congress of what, until the Republican president\u2019s second term, had been known as the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts.<\/p>\n

US imposes sanctions on Cuban President Miguel D\u00edaz-Canel in latest move to pressure leadership<\/p>\n

The United States has imposed sanctions on Cuba\u2019s President Miguel D\u00edaz-Canel, along with four other individuals, according to a filing Thursday on the U.S. Treasury Department website.<\/p>\n

Included in the sanctions are Alejandro Castro Esp\u00edn, the son of former President Ra\u00fal Castro.<\/p>\n

The sanctions come after U.S. President Donald Trump signed an executive order expanding sanctions against the island.<\/p>\n

The new sanctions boost pressure on the Cuban government but are far from the first time the U.S. has imposed sanctions against heads of state or government and their relatives.<\/p>\n

The U.S. hit former Sudanese President Omar Bashir and former Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe in the early 2000s and more recently targeted former Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro and his wife with sanctions.<\/p>\n

Trump says he\u2019s going to NBA Finals to root for the Knicks<\/p>\n

Calling himself a \u201cbig fan\u201d of the New York Knicks and owner James Dolan, the president \u2014 born in Queens \u2014 said he\u2019ll be attending at least one game at Madison Square Garden.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe answer is yes \u2014 he\u2019s invited me. I\u2019m going,\u201d Trump told reporters at an Oval Office event on Thursday.<\/p>\n

Trump said he watched the beginning and end of the Knicks\u2019 Game 1 win over the San Antonio Spurs, though he missed the middle \u201cbecause I talked to generals all night long.\u201d<\/p>\n

A sports enthusiast, Trump said he was amazed by the play of Spurs star Victor Wembanyama.<\/p>\n

Asked if he would be attending Game 3, scheduled for Monday, or Game 4, Trump said: \u201cMonday, could be Monday. Maybe I\u2019ll do both.\u201d<\/p>\n

Trump says Biden was \u2018the same guy\u2019 as ever when they met in Oval Office after 2024 election<\/p>\n

The Republican president frequently attacks his predecessor, but he hedged on Thursday when asked whether he noticed any cognitive decline while talking with former President Joe Biden.<\/p>\n

\u201cNo, it was the same guy,\u201d Trump said. \u201cHe was fine as far as I was concerned.\u201d<\/p>\n

Recalling a 2024 presidential debate that raised concerns about Biden\u2019s health, Trump took credit for what he described as a strong performance.<\/p>\n

\u201cSomething happened during the debate,\u201d Trump said. \u201cIt could have been me. You know, I thought I had a very good debate.\u201d<\/p>\n

Biden made an appearance in New York this week at a tour stop for Jill Biden\u2019s new memoir.<\/p>\n

Trump says he was only kidding about keeping UFC cage at the White House<\/p>\n

The president, speaking in the Oval Office on Thursday, said a UFC octagon being built on the South Lawn will come down after the June 14 bout. He said his previous comment was made \u201cjokingly,\u201d and he expressed dismay that some people believed it.<\/p>\n

It comes two days after Trump released a video on social media comparing the cage to Paris\u2019 Eiffel Tower, which was built to be temporary for the 1889 World\u2019s Fair but became permanent. In the video, Trump drew a parallel with the octagon, saying, \u201cMaybe we\u2019ll never ever take it down.\u201d<\/p>\n

Trump urged to stop Israel from annexing and encroaching on territory for a Palestinian state<\/p>\n

Arab and Islamic countries are urging the U.N. Security Council, especially the United States, and the international community to act to end Israel\u2019s annexation campaign in Gaza and the West Bank.<\/p>\n

Riyad Mansour, the Palestinian U.N. ambassador, told reporters Thursday that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu already has Israeli forces occupying 60% of Gaza, and wants 70%. And he said Israeli construction plans will separate the northern and southern West Bank, and sever east Jerusalem, which the Palestinians want as their capital, delivering \u201ca deadly blow to the two-state solution.\u201d<\/p>\n

Mansour said Trump has told Netanyahu there must be \u201cno annexation,\u201d stressing, \u201che has the tools to stop Netanyahu in his tracks.\u201d<\/p>\n

Mansour was surrounded by many ambassadors from the U.N.\u2019s 22-member Arab Group and 57-member Organization of Islamic Cooperation who support Security Council action against Israeli annexation.<\/p>\n

Trump said it \u2018would be great\u2019 if Putin and Zelenskyy met<\/p>\n

The president, when asked about Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy suggesting a meeting with Putin, said he was glad to hear they were discussing a meeting and said, \u201cThey should get it done.\u201d<\/p>\n

Trump said he wouldn\u2019t say what compromises he requested Putin make to settle the war, but said, \u201cThey\u2019re going to both make compromises. I suggested those compromises.\u201d<\/p>\n

Trump says that Pulte won\u2019t be the \u2018permanent\u2019 director of national intelligence<\/p>\n

The president\u2019s pick of Bill Pulte to be the acting director of national intelligence has triggered pushback from some Republican and Democratic senators.<\/p>\n

But Trump stressed in response to an Oval Office question that Pulte, who currently serves as Federal Housing Finance Agency director, would not be nominated to the position of coordinating 18 federal agencies involved in national security issues.<\/p>\n

\u201cHe\u2019s not going to be permanent because, you know, I don\u2019t think he\u2019d want to be permanent,\u201d Trump said.<\/p>\n

The president said that Pulte is \u201ca very smart guy\u201d and he may look at past elections that Trump claims, without credible evidence, were \u201crigged\u201d against him.<\/p>\n

But Trump said other candidates were being considered to be nominated for the Senate confirmed post.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019re interviewing people right now,\u201d Trump said.<\/p>\n

Trump\u2019s track record hasn\u2019t been great for jobs mining coal<\/p>\n

The U.S. president bragged at an Oval Office event to back the coal industry that his policies are putting coal miners back to work, but the numbers tell the exact opposite story.<\/p>\n

\u201cThey\u2019re all going back to work,\u201d Trump claimed.<\/p>\n

Since Trump became president in 2025, the U.S. has lost 1,800 coal mining jobs, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics.<\/p>\n

The job losses translate into more than 4% of the coal mining workforce. Employment in the coal mining sector was hurt by the pandemic and rebounded during much of the term of former President Joe Biden. Coal mining jobs began to decline in late 2024 and the losses have been sustained during Trump\u2019s second term.<\/p>\n

Rubio assures Kuwait of US support in meeting with FM after Iranian strike on airport<\/p>\n

Secretary of State Marco Rubio has assured Kuwait of U.S. support for the country a day after Iran launched a retaliatory airstrike on Kuwait\u2019s international airport.<\/p>\n

In a meeting on Thursday with Kuwait\u2019s foreign minister, Rubio \u201creiterated the commitment of the United States to Kuwait\u2019s security, to ensuring that Iran never acquires a nuclear weapon, and restoration of freedom of navigation through the Strait of Hormuz,\u201d the State Department said in a statement.<\/p>\n

Rubio \u201calso condemned Iran\u2019s outrageous and unacceptable attacks targeting Kuwait International Airport and other parts of the country and expressed condolences for those killed and injured in that attack,\u201d it said.<\/p>\n

Trump does show-and-tell with Reflecting Pool<\/p>\n

The president kicked off an event at the White House about coal by showing off what he said was \u201cnice clean water\u201d filling up the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool after the renovation he directed.<\/p>\n

The president held up for reporters images of the refinished pool and a poster boasting of the length of the basin. He then had an aide play a video on a small laptop screen showing water bubbling back into the drained pool.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe water is pouring in as we speak,\u201d Trump said.<\/p>\n

Trump says Reflecting Pool work is done and it\u2019s set to be filled with water<\/p>\n

The president\u2019s renovation of the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool is done, and it\u2019s set to be filled with water any day now, his administration says.<\/p>\n

Trump noted the work to paint the shallow basin a deep shade, which he calls \u201cAmerican flag blue,\u201d was completed on Wednesday. The administration said in a court filing it\u2019s set to be filled with water no later than Sunday.<\/p>\n

Trump announced the project in April, inspired by a friend\u2019s complaint. The cost is estimated at $1.5 million to $2 million, but records show at least $14.8 million worth of contracts has been awarded for the project.<\/p>\n

Critics argue the Republican president is focusing too much on personal projects.<\/p>\n

Read more Community soccer festival brings fans together in South Florida<\/a><\/p>\n

A nonprofit filed a lawsuit to stop work at the \u201cdark grey\u201d pool, claiming the new paint color suggested a \u201ctheme park.\u201d The pool was built in the 1920s and is an iconic Washington site.<\/p>\n

\u25b6 Read more<\/p>\n

House poised to pass Ukraine aid over the objections of Republican leaders<\/p>\n

The House is on course to pass legislation that would aid Ukraine and sanction key segments of the Russian economy despite opposition from Republican leaders who warn the bill will undermine negotiations designed to achieve a comparable but stronger result.<\/p>\n

The legislation, sponsored by Democratic Rep. Gregory Meeks of New York, seeks to cement U.S. assistance for Ukraine by providing more than $1 billion in security and reconstruction aid. It would make another $8 billion available for Ukraine\u2019s defense through loans.<\/p>\n

The vote Thursday could generate the House\u2019s second major foreign policy break this week with Trump. It comes one day after the House for the first time approved a war powers resolution aimed at halting the U.S. military action against Iran.<\/p>\n

\u25b6 Read more<\/p>\n

Some Republican governors are rebranding June with conservative alternatives to Pride<\/p>\n

June is widely recognized as Pride Month, but a handful of Republican governors have bestowed alternative titles that both supporters and opponents view as counterprogramming.<\/p>\n

Without directly saying the idea was to replace Pride, the governors of Indiana and Tennessee rebranded June as Nuclear Family Month to celebrate units made up of \u201cone husband, one wife and any biological, adopted or fostered children.\u201d<\/p>\n

In Alabama, it\u2019s Strong Families Month, intended to coincide with Father\u2019s Day.<\/p>\n

The governors of Utah and Arkansas deemed it Fidelity Month, which emphasizes fidelity to faith, country and family \u2014 without comment on how those families might be comprised.<\/p>\n

Pride organizations say the efforts to rename the month won\u2019t affect their parades and other celebrations. The festivities were born out of protest more than 50 years ago, and organizers say that remains essential to their purpose.<\/p>\n

\u25b6 Read more<\/p>\n

Trump expected to announce $700 million in new support for struggling coal industry<\/p>\n

The president is again seeking to boost the struggling U.S. coal industry, with an announcement expected Thursday to spend nearly $700 million to support coal-fired power plants and coal exports.<\/p>\n

A White House official said the administration will use authority under a Cold War-era national defense law to support 13 coal plants across the country and help build coal plants in Alaska and West Virginia.<\/p>\n

If built, the plants would be the first new U.S. coal plants since 2013. The money will also help restart a coal-fired power plant in Maryland and support construction of a long-delayed coal export terminal in Oakland, California.<\/p>\n

Environmentalists said the plan would \u201cput polluters first\u201d and jeopardize Americans\u2019 health.<\/p>\n

\u25b6 Read more<\/p>\n

American Airlines temporarily suspends some of its summer routes due to steep jet fuel costs<\/p>\n

American Airlines is temporarily suspending some of its routes this summer, as steep jet fuel costs continue to strain carriers\u2019 budgets amid the war with Iran.<\/p>\n

In a statement, American said it had adjusted service for \u201cselect routes\u201d in August and September \u2014 and that affected travelers would be offered alternative arrangements or refunds. The Texas-based airline cited elevated fuel costs, and maintained that these changes were in line with wider industry trends.<\/p>\n

American also said that it was not cutting any of its routes indefinitely and that it was proud to \u201coffer an industry-leading network with more flights than any other U.S. airline.\u201d<\/p>\n

Still, the summer suspensions could cause more headaches for travelers already facing fewer flights options and higher price tags across their budgets. Airlines around the world have canceled numerous flights or similarly trimmed schedules through the coming months \u2014 and many have are also hiking fees or cutting other perks in efforts to save money.<\/p>\n

\u25b6 Read more<\/p>\n

Supreme Court sides with Trump administration on federal regulation of telecom companies<\/p>\n

The Supreme Court sided with the Trump administration Thursday in a case about the power of federal regulators to enforce data privacy laws on telecommunications companies.<\/p>\n

The 8-1 decision upheld one of the Federal Communications Commission\u2019s key tools, though the companies also won a concession from the Republican administration that could shift the regulatory landscape.<\/p>\n

The appeal from telecommunications giants Verizon and AT&T challenged a combined $100 million in penalties imposed after the agency determined the companies had failed to safeguard customer location data.<\/p>\n

The companies argued that the FCC\u2019s process was unconstitutional because it gave them little opportunity to tell their side of the story in front of a jury.<\/p>\n

The administration defended the fines as an essential regulatory tool. But the government also said companies did not have to pay the penalties right away, a regulatory shift in the company\u2019s favor.<\/p>\n

The Supreme Court agreed.<\/p>\n

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Ex-national security adviser John Bolton will plead guilty in classified information case: AP source<\/p>\n

The former Trump administration national security adviser has agreed to plead guilty to a single count of retaining classified information under a deal with the Justice Department that could allow him to avoid prison time, a person familiar with the matter said Thursday.<\/p>\n

The deal would resolve a criminal case filed in October that charged Bolton with 18 counts of either retaining or sharing diary-like notes with family members that officials said contained classified information as he was preparing a memoir of his time in government.<\/p>\n

Under the agreement, Bolton would also face a $2.25 million fine, said the person, who insisted on anonymity to discuss a deal that hadn\u2019t been made public. Any prison sentence would be capped at five years, but the agreement allows for him to avoid time behind bars, though the punishment will ultimately be up to a judge.<\/p>\n

A rearraignment, which typically signals a plea agreement, is scheduled for June 26.<\/p>\n

The Justice Department declined to comment.<\/p>\n

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Senate begins voting on bill to fund ICE and Border Patrol as Democrats try to derail it<\/p>\n

The Senate is beginning a long series of votes Thursday on legislation to fund President Trump\u2019s immigration enforcement agencies, moving toward passage of a three-year fix as Democrats have blocked the money for months in protest.<\/p>\n

The roughly $70 billion bill to fund U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement and the Border Patrol would end the blockade by Democrats who demanded policy changes after the fatal shootings of two protesters by federal agents in January. The bill would fund the agencies for three years, through the end of Trump\u2019s term.<\/p>\n

First, though, Republicans must beat back a potential gauntlet of amendments Democrats plan to offer, including to try and permanently ban Trump\u2019s $1.776 billion settlement fund for allies who he believes have been politically persecuted. Democrats have said their first amendment Thursday morning will be to eliminate the fund and send the immigration spending bill back to committee.<\/p>\n

\u25b6 Read more<\/p>\n

US jobless aid filings, a proxy for layoffs, hit highest level since Iran war began in February<\/p>\n

The number of Americans filing for jobless aid hit their highest level in four months last week, but layoffs remain historically low despite ongoing economic uncertainty brought on by the war in Iran.<\/p>\n

U.S. applications for unemployment benefits for the week ending May 30 increased by 13,000 to 225,000, the Labor Department reported Thursday. That\u2019s the most since early February, before the U.S. and Israel launched attacks on Iran, but still a historically low level. Analysts surveyed by FactSet expected 211,000 new applications.<\/p>\n

Weekly filings for unemployment benefits are considered a proxy for U.S. layoffs and are close to a real-time indicator of the health of the job market.<\/p>\n

Despite historically low layoffs, the labor market seems to be mired in what economists call a \u201clow-hire, low-fire\u201d state. That\u2019s kept the unemployment rate low at 4.3%, but left many of those out of work struggling to find new employment.<\/p>\n

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Trump officials went after dozens of colleges. Now they\u2019re rewriting the rules for all of academia<\/p>\n

A year ago, the White House was unleashing a blitz on higher education. At one campus after another, Trump officials opened investigations and cut federal funding unless schools fell in line with the Republican president\u2019s political agenda.<\/p>\n

Now, after a campaign that put dozens of universities under investigation, Trump\u2019s administration is taking a wider approach, moving to rewrite the federal rules that govern all of higher education. Demands that were being pressed on individual schools are being written into the fine print for thousands of U.S. universities.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019re coming over the higher education system and course correcting,\u201d Nicholas Kent, undersecretary for the Education Department, said in an Associated Press interview. Unlike investigations that target individual campuses, he said the new tactic has power \u201cto affect 6,000 institutions.\u201d<\/p>\n

The shift comes after federal judges blocked Trump\u2019s administration from making crippling cuts at Harvard and the University of California, Los Angeles. It also follows a mass exodus in civil rights lawyers who traditionally guide investigations against universities. Still, Trump hasn\u2019t backed down from his campaign to end what he calls \u201cwokeness\u201d run amok in academia.<\/p>\n

\u25b6 Read more<\/p>\n

Buffalo named Donald Trump for his golden locks is a sensation at a Bangladesh zoo<\/p>\n

With his shock of golden hair and trim 700-kilogram (1,500-pound) build, Donald Trump has been drawing crowds from across Bangladesh since he arrived at the national zoo last week.<\/p>\n

The rare albino buffalo became a sensation when a farmer noticed that his blond tuft of hair resembled the distinctive locks of the U.S. president. After a video of the pale horned mammal went viral on social media, large numbers of people started showing up at the farm outside Dhaka to see him for themselves.<\/p>\n

The animal was originally meant to be slaughtered for the Muslim festival of sacrifice. But citing security concerns, the government ordered him transferred to the zoo in the capital, where large crowds are now braving sweltering heat to see him.<\/p>\n

\u201cThere is a resemblance to Donald Trump in its eyes, hairstyle, and skin color,\u201d said Mohammed Nasim, a student in Dhaka. \u201cAnd just as Donald Trump has a distinctive personality and lifestyle, this buffalo, after going viral, is now living a similar kind of life, enjoying a lot of attention and special treatment.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u25b6 Read more<\/p>\n

Trump slams the 4 Republicans who voted in favor of war powers resolution<\/p>\n

The president says the symbolic House vote approving a war powers resolution that would halt the U.S. military action against Iran, was \u201cmeaningless.\u201d<\/p>\n

Still, Trump is livid that four House Republicans joined the Democrats in supporting the resolution.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe Democrats are fueled by Trump Derangement Syndrome,\u201d Trump said in a post on his social media site. \u201cThey would rather have our Country fail than give me another, of many, victories. The four Republicans, that\u2019s a whole other story – They\u2019re GRANDSTANDERS! They should be ashamed of themselves.\u201d<\/p>\n

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent refuses to say whether Trump remains exempt from IRS audits<\/p>\n

Bessent refused to say Wednesday whether Trump and his family would still get immunity from IRS audits after the administration abandoned plans for a $1.776 billion compensation fund that would have benefited the president\u2019s allies.<\/p>\n

\u201cThere\u2019s continuing litigation, and I\u2019m unable to comment on ongoing litigation,\u201d Bessent told lawmakers at the Senate Finance Committee hearing.<\/p>\n

It was a frustrating answer for Democratic lawmakers looking to get answers from Bessent at a hearing ostensibly focused on the Treasury Department\u2019s budget and came a day after acting Attorney General Todd Blanche seemed to indicate that the portion of the settlement dealing with the IRS audit immunity would still be in effect for the Republican president.<\/p>\n

After several failed attempts to get Bessent to answer, Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto, D-Nev., said, \u201cIt\u2019s been very clear you\u2019re dodging this and you\u2019re trying to use it as an excuse. It\u2019s just outrageous on behalf of the American public.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Trump says he’ll nominate Todd Blanche to serve as attorney general<\/p>\n

Trump said Wednesday that he will nominate Todd Blanche to serve as attorney general, tapping his former personal lawyer who has aggressively pursued the Republican president\u2019s agenda while leading the Justice Department in an acting role.<\/p>\n

Trump said at a dinner at the White House that he plans to nominate Blanche formally on Thursday, according to a video of the event posted on social media by a White House aide.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe are going to make him permanent attorney general,\u201d Trump said at the Rose Garden event.<\/p>\n

Blanche was brought into the Justice Department as deputy attorney general and was elevated after Bondi\u2019s ousting over her failed efforts to prosecute Trump\u2019s perceived political opponents. Blanche insisted he wasn\u2019t auditioning for the permanent post but made clear through splashy moves since taking the reins his intent on proving his loyalty to Trump.<\/p>\n

Read more US journalist pleads guilty to acting as an illegal agent for China<\/a><\/p>\n

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