Trump’s new attorney general poses a huge threat to abortion rights | Moira Donegan

A call revealing Todd Blanche’s plans to crack down on mifepristone lays bare the danger The abortion pill is a miracle. Mifepristone, then called RU-486, was synthesized by a French lab in the 1980s; in combination with misoprostol, commonly used as ulcer medication, it cuts off the body’s supply of progesterone, halt

On day five of his Drive to Decision Day series, NBC News senior national politics reporter Jon Allen joins Meet the Press NOW to break down his one-on-one with Attorney General Todd Blanche at the Iowa State Fair in Des Moines.

Attorney General Todd Blanche announces the indictment against the Southern Poverty Law Center on April 21, 2026, in Washington. Nathan Posner/Anadolu via Getty Images In April 2026, a federal grand jury returned indictments charging the Southern Poverty Law Center with wire fraud, bank fraud and conspiracy to commit m

Justice Department attempts to distance Attorney General Todd Blanche from Comey’s ‘8647’ seashell threat indictment  CNN

Trump’s attorney general gave a definition of ‘independent’ that is inconsistent with the common understanding of DOJ independence.

The Justice Department is expanding the reach of its new fraud division, allowing the office to prosecute any federal offenses uncovered during investigations that begin with suspected fraud, according to a final rule scheduled for publication Tuesday. The 10-page final rule formalizes powers held by Assistant Attorney

U.S. Attorney General Todd Blanche, who is President Trump's former personal lawyer, said in an interview that no attorney general should pledge independence from White House. CBS News' Jake Rosen has more.