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Trump defends 'anti-weaponization' fund as Todd Blanche nomination stalls

President Trump defends his proposed "anti-weaponization" fund amid Senate opposition. Republican Senators Cornyn and Tillis are blocking Todd Blanche's Attorney General nomination. They seek assurances the Justice Department will not implement the $1.8 billion program. Trump insists the fund will aid patriots unfairly targeted by government abuse. Blanche can serve…

The Economic Times · Jul 31

Federal Prison Terms Handed Down in Kentucky Suboxone Clinic Case as the Last Defendant Is Sentenced

Three people were sentenced for a $4.8M fraud at Kentucky opioid clinics. Here is how patients can verify a treatment program is legitimate.

Medical Daily · Jul 31

The reason Blanche won't drop slush fund

The acting attorney general made $10 million as the president’s defense attorney

Salon · Jul 31

DOJ Proposes Rule That Would Let Immigration Judges Hold Lawyers, Witnesses and Migrants in Contempt

Judges would also be able to impose civil fines for repeatedly failing to appear on time, disobeying court orders, making false statements or engaging in disorderly behavior

Latin Times · Jul 30

Cornyn won’t ‘cave’ on Blanche, he says

The odds of the Senate confirming Todd Blanche to head the Justice Department before its summer break appear to be dwindling, as the Trump administration struggles to appease GOP holdouts. And if senators can’t get him through, President Donald Trump threatened to merely wait out the objectors, leaving Blanche in…

Roll Call · Jul 30

Why one of America’s most powerful law firms is now defending Donald Trump

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The Independent UK · Jul 30

Federal Indictment Says Medicare Patients Got Years of Eye Tests That No One Read

A federal indictment alleges Medicare patients received unnecessary eye tests from 2015 to 2023. What older patients should check on their statements.

Medical Daily · Jul 30

Fauci Declines to Answer Senate Questions on COVID Origins as New Federal Biosafety Rules Take Effect

Fauci invoked the Fifth Amendment at a July 29 Senate hearing. A separate federal policy released July 28 restricts funding for gain-of-function research.

Medical Daily · Jul 30

Judges slam Trump's "unethical" DOJ

Federal judges have criticized the administration's prosecutors in hundreds of cases since Trump took office

Salon · Jul 30

Elite law firm faces backlash after joining Trump’s fight against E. Jean Carroll verdict

President Donald Trump and the Justice Department are asking the Supreme Court to toss an $83 million defamation verdict won by writer E. Jean Carroll

The Independent UK · Jul 30