Attorney-General

Trump formally nominates Todd Blanche to be US attorney-general

Acting US Attorney-General Todd Blanche testifying during a House Committee hearing on Capitol Hill, in Washington DC, on June 2, 2026.

Trump says he plans to make Todd Blanche ‘permanent Attorney-General’

Todd Blanche, a former personal lawyer to Trump, has been leading the Justice Department since the president dismissed Attorney-General Pam Bondi in early April.

Trump has discussed firing US Attorney-General Pam Bondi

FILE PHOTO: U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi testifies before a House Judiciary Committee hearing on oversight of the Justice Department, on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., U.S., February 11, 2026. REUTERS/Kent Nishimura/File Photo

Forum: Clarity over doctor’s criminal prosecution would be useful

Edwin Tong rebuts Sylvia Lim’s claims that Attorney-General appointment process is ‘thin’

Law Minister Edwin Tong said that Attorney-Generals in other countries are elected office holders, but Singapore has had a different model since independence.

UN experts link Guatemala’s attorney-general to illegal adoptions

Guatemala's attorney-general Maria Consuelo Porras also failed in her bid to be elected to Guatemala's Constitutional Court.

Trump’s ex-lawyer Alina Habba resigns after court disqualified her as US attorney

Ms Alina Habba said she was stepping down as acting US attorney for New Jersey to protect the integrity of the office.

Grand jury rejects second criminal case against New York A-G Letitia James, sources say

FILE PHOTO: New York Attorney General Letitia James speaks to the media after she pleaded not guilty to charges that she defrauded her mortgage lender, outside the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia, in Norfolk, Virginia, U.S., October 24, 2025. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst/File Photo

Letitia James case shows ruthlessness of Justice Department in Trump’s grip

On Oct 24, New York Attorney-General Letitia James will appear in a Virginia court at the defendant’s table to formally face allegations.

Lucien Wong reappointed attorney-general; Lionel Yee to continue as deputy attorney-general

Mr Lucien Wong (left) has been reappointed as Attorney-General while Mr Lionel Yee has been reappointed as Deputy Attorney-General for another term of three years.

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