# Acting Attorney General

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- Type: person
- Updated: 2026-07-16T02:24:09.281Z
- Canonical: https://atlas.lootura.com/us/person/acting-attorney-general

## Recent changes

### Morning news brief

Todd Blanche to appear for confirmation hearing, U.S. restarts blockade against Iran amid standoff over the Strait of Hormuz, ICE suspends traffic stops after deadly shootings.

Date: 2026-07-15

### Discovered by Atlas

Acting Attorney General first entered the public knowledge record with source-backed evidence.

Date: 2026-07-15

### What Blanche said about Trump, Epstein files during confirmation hearing for attorney general

Todd Blanche tried to assert his independence from President Donald Trump during his confirmation hearing Wednesday before the Senate Judiciary Committee.

Date: 2026-07-15

### Sen. Whitehouse clashes with Todd Blanche over his relationship with Trump: "It takes 2 to collude"

Rhode Island Democratic Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse slammed Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche during his confirmation hearing over his relationship with President Trump, accusing the pair of colluding.

Date: 2026-07-15

### Todd Blanche refuses to commit to meeting with Epstein survivors, says DOJ staff will

Todd Blanche is facing a panel of senators for his confirmation process to lead the Justice Department permanently. Blanche refused to commit to meeting with Epstein survivors after Sen. Dick Durbin of Illinois, the top Democrat on the Judiciary Committee, pressed him on the Epstein investigatio.

Date: 2026-07-15

### Acting AG Todd Blanche faces high-stakes confirmation hearing

Todd Blanche will be on Capitol Hill Wednesday for his high-stakes confirmation hearing to lead the Justice Department permanently.

Date: 2026-07-15

### Acting AG Todd Blanche faces a key test. And, ICE pauses most traffic stops

Todd Blanche is set to appear before the Senate for his confirmation hearing. And, Immigration and Customs Enforcement has paused most traffic stops after recent deadly shootings. (Image credit: Ken Cedeno).

Date: 2026-07-15

## Sources

- [Morning news brief](https://www.npr.org/2026/07/15/nx-s1-5891559/morning-news-brief?utm_source=lootura.com) — 2026-07-15T08:50:19.000Z
- [What Blanche said about Trump, Epstein files during confirmation hearing for attorney general](https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/what-blanche-said-about-trump-epstein-files-during-confirmation-hearing?utm_source=lootura.com) — 2026-07-15T23:34:19.000Z