A spokesperson for Texas Senator John Cornyn, one of the senators holding up Blanche\u2019s nomination, confirmed the agreement. The other GOP senator, North Carolina Senator Thom Tillis, did not have immediate comment.<\/p>\n
The announcement comes ahead of a Senate judiciary committee vote on Blanche, which is scheduled for Tuesday.<\/p>\n
\u201cMy team and I have met with committee members and Senators over the past several weeks and addressed any concerns or outstanding questions,\u201d Blanche said in a post on X. \u201cWe have enjoyed good faith discussions, and as a result issue the following order.\u201d<\/p>\n
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Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche speaks during a news conference on unaccompanied children at the Justice Department, June 11, 2026, in Washington. Photograph: Manuel Balce Ceneta\/AP<\/p>\n
The order says that \u201calthough the acting attorney general has repeatedly advised Congress through testimony, including under oath, as well as in written responses, that the Fund is not moving forward, and the Department has repeatedly represented to district courts that the Fund is not moving forward, today\u2019s Order officially rescinds the May 18, 2026 Order.\u201d<\/p>\n
The document released by Blanche on Sunday night also limits the scope of another provision of the settlement that provided broad immunity for Trump and members of his family from tax audits<\/a>. It clarifies that the tax audit immunity agreement \u201capplies only retroactively\u201d to claims open at the time of the settlement and does not protect the president from examination of future tax filings.<\/p>\n Read the full story here:<\/p>\n In other developments:<\/p>\n Robert F Kennedy Jr<\/a>, the US health secretary, on Sunday told American parents that they should get their children vaccinated against measles<\/a>, as the surge in infections has reached numbers<\/a> not seen in the past 35 years. Kennedy, a leading vaccination skeptic who has spent years amplifying misinformation about vaccines, including the shot that protects against measles, mumps and rubella (MMR), made his call in the course of a contentious interview with CNN\u2019s State of the Union on Sunday morning.<\/p>\n Donald Trump<\/a> has said he cancelled planned military strikes against Iran on the basis of \u201crapidly\u201d reaching a deal on its nuclear programme and the full reopening of the strait of Hormuz<\/a>. The president paused the strikes in expectation of a breakthrough and in response to requests from Iran<\/a> and other countries in the region, he claimed on his Truth Social platform on Saturday.<\/p>\n Marcy Kaptur is being treated \u2060for non-life-threatening injuries after a car crash in Toledo, \u2060Ohio<\/a>, on Sunday, \u2060the \u200bDemocratic<\/a> US representative\u2019s office said. Kaptur, 80, was a passenger \u2060in the vehicle and on her way to church, her office \u2060said. Toledo police did not \u200brespond to \u200ca request from Reuters for \u200ccomment.<\/p>\n Republican senator Bernie Moreno on Sunday publicly called for Representative Max Miller, his ex son-in-law, to step down from Congress amid allegations of domestic and child abuse. As recently as Friday, the Ohio<\/a> senator had avoided giving his opinion directly on accusations made by his daughter, Emily Moreno, against the congressman.<\/p>\n The family of a Haitian immigrant who froze to death in early March at a bus shelter in Pittsburgh after she was dropped off in the city by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE<\/a>) is poised to file a lawsuit this month against the United States and \u201cmultiple other governmental and non-governmental entities\u201d, the Guardian has learned.<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n Key events<\/p>\n President Donald Trump<\/a> said new talks to wind down the war in Iran will start Monday afternoon, after announcing he is holding off on new massive strikes he had threatened to unleash on the country.<\/p>\n The talks will seek to end the conflict and revive stalled cargo traffic through the strait of Hormuz, a crucial waterway through which about a fifth of all traded oil and natural gas passed before the war.<\/p>\n Iranian state media quoted the country\u2019s foreign ministry as saying Tehran was not currently holding negotiations with the United States.<\/p>\n Share<\/a>RFK Jr tells US families to vaccinate children against measles amid outbreak Robert F Kennedy Jr<\/a>, the US health secretary, on Sunday told American parents that they should get their children vaccinated against measles<\/a>, as the surge in infections has reached numbers<\/a> not seen in the past 35 years.<\/p>\n Kennedy, a leading vaccination skeptic who has spent years amplifying misinformation about vaccines, including the shot that protects against measles, mumps and rubella (MMR), made his call in the course of a contentious interview with CNN\u2019s State of the Union on Sunday morning.<\/p>\n His remark came as the incidence of measles crossed a milestone<\/a> \u2013 the US has now officially recorded 2,371 confirmed infections so far this year, surpassing the total tally in 2025 of 2,289.<\/p>\n Taken together, the past two years have seen more measles infections in the US than the rest of the 21st century combined. The last time a greater number<\/a> of measles cases were recorded in a single year was in 1991.<\/p>\n Kennedy\u2019s statement was extracted from him by Dana Bash, CNN\u2019s host, who invited him to use his \u201cbully pulpit\u201d to talk directly to parents as the new school year approached. She urged him to tell families that they should vaccinate for measles \u201cbecause it is safe and it will help them save their children\u2019s lives\u201d.<\/p>\n Share<\/a> The pastor of a historically Black church on St Louis\u2019s north side, Rodrick Burton has watched with bewilderment as the congressional race in his district has drawn national attention not about the bloodshed in his community, but rather in Gaza.<\/p>\n \u201cAs a pastor who\u2019s had eight members murdered, violence over there is terrible,\u201d Burton said of the conflict in the Middle East.<\/p>\n \u201cWe have to deal with the problems right in our metropolitan area,\u201d Burton added. \u201cWhile there\u2019s kinship and stuff \u2026 you\u2019re talking about blood overseas, blood on the TV. We got blood right here in our metropolitan area.\u201d<\/p>\n In Tuesday\u2019s Democratic congressional primary, voters in Missouri\u2019s deep-blue first congressional district will decide whether to give pro-Israel incumbent Wesley Bell a second term, or replace him with Cori Bush, a former progressive congresswoman who accuses Israel of perpetrating genocide in Gaza. Along with a heated primary in Michigan, the contest has become a proxy battle over the Democratic party\u2019s role in supporting Israel\u2019s military before the November midterm elections, which will determine which party holds the majority in both chambers of Congress.<\/p>\n After losing to Bell two years ago, Bush is vying for her seat back, and a Super Pac linked to the American Israel Public Affairs Committee (Aipac) has so far spent more than $3m to try to keep her out.<\/p>\n In recent weeks, Democratic voters in New York City<\/a> and Denver<\/a> ousted incumbents in favor of candidates who promised they would take a hard line against support for Israel. In Congress, large<\/a> shares<\/a> of Democrats have voted for unsuccessful efforts to block arms sales to the country\u2019s security forces, and progressives hope that a win by Bush will underscore their movement\u2019s momentum.<\/p>\n Share<\/a>Trump attorney general pick says has reached deal with senators after standoff<\/p>\n Hello and welcome to the US politics live blog.<\/p>\n Acting US attorney general Todd Blanche issued a formal order late on Sunday terminating Donald Trump\u2019s $1.8bn \u201canti-weaponization fund\u201d to compensate his political allies.<\/p>\n The move follows weeks of negotiations with two Republican senators who were blocking his nomination to become attorney general.<\/p>\n While Blanche has repeatedly said publicly that the fund was dead, the justice department had resisted formally confirming that in writing. That had drawn concern from lawmakers that it could be revived in some form, especially after Trump expressed continued support for the idea.<\/a><\/p>\n A spokesperson for Texas Senator John Cornyn, one of the senators holding up Blanche\u2019s nomination, confirmed the agreement. The other GOP senator, North Carolina Senator Thom Tillis, did not have immediate comment.<\/p>\n The announcement comes ahead of a Senate judiciary committee vote on Blanche, which is scheduled for Tuesday.<\/p>\n \u201cMy team and I have met with committee members and Senators over the past several weeks and addressed any concerns or outstanding questions,\u201d Blanche said in a post on X. \u201cWe have enjoyed good faith discussions, and as a result issue the following order.\u201d<\/p>\n Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche speaks during a news conference on unaccompanied children at the Justice Department, June 11, 2026, in Washington. Photograph: Manuel Balce Ceneta\/AP<\/p>\n The order says that \u201calthough the acting attorney general has repeatedly advised Congress through testimony, including under oath, as well as in written responses, that the Fund is not moving forward, and the Department has repeatedly represented to district courts that the Fund is not moving forward, today\u2019s Order officially rescinds the May 18, 2026 Order.\u201d<\/p>\n The document released by Blanche on Sunday night also limits the scope of another provision of the settlement that provided broad immunity for Trump and members of his family from tax audits<\/a>. It clarifies that the tax audit immunity agreement \u201capplies only retroactively\u201d to claims open at the time of the settlement and does not protect the president from examination of future tax filings.<\/p>\n Read the full story here:<\/p>\n In other developments:<\/p>\n Robert F Kennedy Jr<\/a>, the US health secretary, on Sunday told American parents that they should get their children vaccinated against measles<\/a>, as the surge in infections has reached numbers<\/a> not seen in the past 35 years. Kennedy, a leading vaccination skeptic who has spent years amplifying misinformation about vaccines, including the shot that protects against measles, mumps and rubella (MMR), made his call in the course of a contentious interview with CNN\u2019s State of the Union on Sunday morning.<\/p>\n Donald Trump<\/a> has said he cancelled planned military strikes against Iran on the basis of \u201crapidly\u201d reaching a deal on its nuclear programme and the full reopening of the strait of Hormuz<\/a>. The president paused the strikes in expectation of a breakthrough and in response to requests from Iran<\/a> and other countries in the region, he claimed on his Truth Social platform on Saturday.<\/p>\n Marcy Kaptur is being treated \u2060for non-life-threatening injuries after a car crash in Toledo, \u2060Ohio<\/a>, on Sunday, \u2060the \u200bDemocratic<\/a> US representative\u2019s office said. Kaptur, 80, was a passenger \u2060in the vehicle and on her way to church, her office \u2060said. Toledo police did not \u200brespond to \u200ca request from Reuters for \u200ccomment.<\/p>\n Republican senator Bernie Moreno on Sunday publicly called for Representative Max Miller, his ex son-in-law, to step down from Congress amid allegations of domestic and child abuse. As recently as Friday, the Ohio<\/a> senator had avoided giving his opinion directly on accusations made by his daughter, Emily Moreno, against the congressman.<\/p>\n The family of a Haitian immigrant who froze to death in early March at a bus shelter in Pittsburgh after she was dropped off in the city by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE<\/a>) is poised to file a lawsuit this month against the United States and \u201cmultiple other governmental and non-governmental entities\u201d, the Guardian has learned.<\/p>\n![\"Ed](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Ed_Pilkington,_L.png\")
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Chris Stein<\/p>\n