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Photos of the week | August 1-6, 2026

It’s expected to be the final week before full-on August recess (fingers crossed). As the Senate raced to wrap up, a committee voted to hold Anthony Fauci in contempt of Congress. Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche’s nomination moved out of committee. And candidates for the GOP nomination to replace Sen.…

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Blanche’s AG nomination moves ahead after delay

The Senate Judiciary Committee on Tuesday favorably reported Todd Blanche’s bid to be attorney general after some Republican senators delayed the vote over the Trump administration’s controversial “weaponization” fund. Key GOP holdouts on the committee, Sens. John Cornyn, R-Texas, and Thom Tillis, R-N.C., voted in favor of advancing Blanche’s nomination…

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Trump declines to call for Max Miller’s resignation amid abuse allegations – as it happened

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Todd Blanche Says 'Good Faith Discussions' Led to Termination of Trump's $1.8 Billion Fund Ahead of Senate Vote

Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche formally rescinded President Donald Trump’s $1.8 billion "anti-weaponization" fund on Sunday after negotiations with Republican senators whose opposition had jeopardized his nomination ahead of Tuesday’s Senate Judiciary Committee vote.

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Blanche pushes back on ‘weaponization’ fund worries during hearing

Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche defended his involvement in a $1.8 billion “weaponization” compensation fund at his Senate Judiciary Committee confirmation hearing Wednesday in his bid for the top Justice Department job. Over the course of the hearing, Blanche sparred with Democrats and pushed back on concerns from some Republicans…

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Todd Blanche confirmation hearing live: Trump’s AG pick squirms over Maxwell questions after apologizing to Epstein victims

President Donald Trump’s former criminal defense lawyer testifies to Senate Judiciary Committee

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Kash Patel Abruptly Scraps Private Flight To Visit Girlfriend After Reportedly Being Summoned By 'Frustrated' White House Officials

FBI Director Kash Patel reportedly cancelled a planned Chicago trip after a White House meeting, as scrutiny grows over his use of government aircraft and travel.

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Republican Ally Asks Kash Patel in Spending Probe: 'Why BMW Vehicles Instead of Chevy Suburbans'

FBI Director Kash Patel is under bipartisan scrutiny for his spending decisions, including the use of government aircraft and replacing Chevrolet Suburbans with BMW SUVs.

International Business Times UK

Trump Administration Slammed For Letting Google and Meta CEOs Skip Senate Child Safety Hearing

The Trump administration is criticised for helping Meta and Google CEOs avoid a Senate hearing on child safety, allowing lower-ranking executives to testify instead, raising accountability concerns

International Business Times UK

Blanche makes Senate visit ahead of confirmation push

Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche started his Senate goodwill tour Monday in his bid for Senate confirmation to run the Justice Department permanently, sitting down with Senate Judiciary Committee Chair Charles E. Grassley. The Iowa Republican is the first lawmaker to meet with Blanche since President Donald Trump tapped him…

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Republicans threaten to sink Trump agenda over $1.8B slush fund in latest GOP revolt

This fund was established to compensate Donald Trump’s political allies, a prospect that has ignited a fierce backlash within the GOP

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Scoop: Tech CEOs summoned to Capitol for June hearing

The Senate Judiciary Committee hearing will look at Big Tech and AI safety oversight.

Axios

Reconciliation bill text would fund ICE, CBP, ballroom security

Two Republican-led Senate committees late Monday released legislative text to flesh out a roughly $70 billion reconciliation package to fund immigration enforcement agencies at the Department of Homeland Security through the remainder of President Donald Trump’s term. The Senate Judiciary Committee text shows that panel’s piece of the package would…

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Family accounts would be mandated for kids in chatbots bill

A bipartisan Senate bill unveiled Tuesday would govern kids and teens’ use of artificial intelligence chatbots by leaning on parental controls and would prohibit chatbots from using minors’ data for targeted advertising. The bill comes ahead of a Senate Judiciary Committee markup this week of a separate bill meant to…

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ATF nominee advanced by Senate Judiciary Committee

A Senate committee voted to advance the nomination of Robert Cekada to lead the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives.

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Kristi Noem refuses to retract statement calling Minnesotans killed by federal agents ‘domestic terrorists’

Homeland security secretary was grilled in Senate hearing over immigration enforcement crackdown in Twin Cities

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Capitol Lens | Photo stop

Sen. John Kennedy poses for selfies with so-called Angel Moms before the start of a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on Tuesday.

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FBI official, who led Trump’s retribution campaign, suddenly quits to spend more time with his family

Marshall Yates, who served as point man for Senate Judiciary Committee and on Weaponization Working Group, is latest to depart Kash Patel’s agency

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Kash Patel's Own Testimony About Epstein Files Collides With Latest Evidence of 10 'Co-Conspirators'

FBI Director Kash Patel testified before the Senate that there was "no credible information" that Jeffrey Epstein trafficked young women to anyone but himself.

International Business Times UK

Hot Mic Captures Trump's Fury As He Complains He Can't Get His Picks Confirmed

Caught on a hot mic, President Trump railed that he 'can't appoint anybody' after the Third Circuit disqualified his pick as New Jersey US attorney — a clash that exposes the fraught politics of the Senate's blue-slip tradition and looming legal consequences.

Reason

Federal Prosecutors Flesh Out Their Case Against James Comey. It Still Looks Shaky.

The government posits that the former FBI director tried to conceal his interactions with a friend who was publicly described as "a longtime confidant" and an "unofficial media surrogate."

Reason

FBI Spied on Republican Lawmakers Using Surveillance Powers Many Supported

Senate Judiciary Committee head reveals legislators’ communications were monitored.

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Pamela Bondi stonewalls Democrats at DOJ oversight hearing - Roll Call

Attorney General Pamela Bondi repeatedly declined to answer questions from Democratic senators during a Senate oversight hearing Tuesday.

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Pope Leo XIV weighs in on abortion debate by questioning what it really means to be 'pro-life'

The US-born pontiff highlighted flaws within the conservative "pro-life" movement, which seeks to ban abortions across the US, asserting that being truly pro-life also includes having an anti-capital punishment stance.

The Guardian - US

Trump official denies he told his justice department staff to defy court orders on immigration

Hearing to consider Emil Bove as federal appeals court judge happened hours after whistleblower claimed he suggested prosecutors ignore judges

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