Todd Blanche, deputy attorney general, speaks during the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) in Grapevine, Texas, on March 26, 2026. Editorial Fellow Todd Blanche, the deputy attorney ...

Todd Blanche will take over the Justice Department in an acting capacity following President Trump’s ouster of Attorney General Pam Bondi. It’s the highest perch yet for the former New York prosecutor ...

Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche boasted Thursday about the number of firings at the Department of Justice (DOJ) and FBI, saying the administration had “cleaned house” by ousting a number of ...

While it remains unclear how long Todd Blanche will stay in the job, whoever ends up taking over permanently will lead a department that he has shaped in his own image. By Alan Feuer In recent years, ...

GRAPEVINE, Texas — Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche on Thursday accused former special counsel Robert Mueller of leading the “Russia, Russia, Russia hoax” during a Conservative Political Action ...

Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. House Oversight Committee Ranking Member Robert Garcia has warned acting Attorney General Todd Blanche that “we are just ...

Before picking Todd Blanche to help lead and now run the Justice Department, President Donald Trump was his client. Blanche, whom Trump elevated Thursday from deputy attorney general to acting U.S.

As Todd Blanche takes charge of the Justice Department over the coming weeks, he’ll come armed with a deeper history with President Donald Trump than any prior occupant to serve in that role under the ...

Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche, who President Donald Trump tapped Thursday to serve as the interim head of the Justice Department, managed the day-to-day operations of the department over the ...

Todd Blanche, President Donald Trump’s deputy attorney general, is now acting attorney general after Pam Bondi’s exit. Blanche, 51, gained prominence representing Trump in major criminal cases. His ...

After Attorney General Pam Bondi fumbled her handling of the Jeffrey Epstein files, President Trump needed a more reliable messenger to help navigate the scandal looming over the Justice Department ...

President Donald Trump has ousted Attorney General Pam Bondi from her post, the White House confirmed on April 2, following mounting frustration with her performance, including her handling of ...