President Trump said Wednesday at a White House Rose Garden dinner that he will nominate acting Attorney General Todd Blanche to serve permanently as attorney general and planned to begin the formal process Thursday. Blanche, 51, is President Trump's former personal lawyer and has led the Justice Department on an acting basis since April, after Trump fired Attorney General Pam Bondi. The nomination would require Senate confirmation; Republicans hold a thin majority. Blanche's acting tenure ha...

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