Attorney-General

US Senate Republicans narrowly confirm Todd Blanche as attorney-general

US Attorney-General Todd Blanche will take the helm of a Justice Department that has undergone significant change in the first year and a half of Trump’s second term.

Trump defends ‘anti-weaponisation’ fund as Blanche nomination stalls

Despite the dispute, Todd Blanche likely does not need to be confirmed to effectively serve as attorney general for Trump’s remaining term in the White House.

Blanche’s confirmation vote postponed amid Republican backlash over ‘weaponisation’ fund

A scheduled vote to confirm Attorney General nominee Todd Blanche has been postponed due to Republican holdouts.

What to know about Trump’s immunity from IRS after Todd Blanche’s attorney-general confirmation hearing

Todd Blanche testifies during a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on his nomination to be attorney-general in Washington, DC, on July 15.

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.

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