GOP holdouts to back Blanche’s AG nomination after deal struck
WASHINGTON (AP) — Two Republican senators who threatened to block acting Attorney General Todd Blanche’s confirmation to lead the Justice Department said Monday they will support his nomination, ending an impasse over plans to create a fund to compensate allies of President Donald ...
Almanac for Aug. 3, 2026
Today is Monday, Aug. 3, the 215th day of 2026. There are 150 days left in the year. Today in history: In 2019, a gunman opened fire at a Walmart store in El Paso, Texas, resulting in the deaths of 23 people; after surrendering, the gunman told detectives he targeted “Mexicans” and had outlined the plot in a screed published online shortly before the attack. Also on this date: In 1492, Christopher Columbus set sail from Palos, Spain, on his first voyage that took him to the present-day Americas. In 1852, in America’s first intercollegiate sporting event, Harvard rowed past ...
Sen. Moreno: Former son-in-law should not serve in the House
WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. Sen. Bernie Moreno said his former son-in-law, U.S. Rep. Max Miller, should not be serving in the House and should “seek professional help” as Miller defended himself against allegations of domestic abuse in a live video on X Sunday. Moreno, who has been publicly ...
Why the Blanche nomination should be rejected
Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche is not qualified to be the attorney general of the United States because he has demonstrated a hopeless conflict between the rule of law — which he has taken an oath to support — and his sense of personal loyalty to President Donald Trump, whom he ...