Texas Democrat Senate candidate James Talarico is refusing to answer questions about his residency and voting history after publicly demanding that Republican opponent Ken Paxton answer questions about allegations concerning his conduct.

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Sen. Bill Cassidy, R-La., announced on the Senate floor Friday that he would vote “yes” to confirm acting Attorney General Todd Blanche as the next U.S. attorney general.

“Mr. Blanche is not perfect,” Cassidy said, but noted that his record in combating fraud at the Department of Justice has been a notable achievement.

“Even his critics say Mr. Blanche knows the law and is a hands-on administrator. He has instructed U.S. attorneys to focus on violent crime, human and drug trafficking, and fraud in programs like Medicare and Medicaid,” Cassidy said.

Cassidy’s approval of Blanche comes after President Donald Trump nominated him for the role in June, months after he stepped up from Deputy Attorney General to Acting Attorney General in April, following Trump’s move of former Attorney General Pamela Bondi to another role within the agency earlier this year.

Blanche’s nomination was approved by the Senate Committee on the Judiciary on Tuesday.

Cassidy added that to oppose Blanche out of disapproval of President Donald Trump “puts at risk fighting violent crime, human and drug trafficking and fraud.” That, he said, “does not serve the American people well.”

“Late last night, I spoke to two U.S. attorneys from Louisiana,” Cassidy said. One of them, Mr. David Purcell of Louisiana, told Cassidy that “when he needed resources, General Blanche provided them.” 

Cassidy’s remarks come after Republican Sens. John Cornyn, R-Texas, and Thom Tillis, R-N.C., held up Blanche’s confirmation until they received a written assurance from the Justice Department that Blanche would not move forward with the fund, which critics have derided as a slush fund for Trump’s supporters who were convicted of crimes in the Capitol Riots of January 6 2021.

The $1.8 billion fund was created as part of a legal settlement between Trump and the Justice Department to resolve his $10 billion lawsuit against the IRS over its alleged mishandling of his tax records.

Critics say Blanche would add to the history of presidents politicizing their Justice Departments.

Earlier on Friday, Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, wrote on X that she had “numerous constructive meetings with Mr. Blanche” and he “has made several noteworthy decisions that will benefit our state and the nation” in his role as acting attorney general. However, she said she would still oppose his confirmation because of the “sweeping immunity protections granted to the President, his family, and their businesses.”

This story is developing and may be updated.

Aug. 6 (UPI) — The Federal Communications Commission on Thursday voted to remove a cap on the number of TV stations that can be owned by a single company nationwide, which critics say could result in more industry consolidation. In

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Veteran actor Jeff Bridges has seen enough of Hollywood's enthusiastic embrace of artificial intelligence (AI) to know its hastening the demise of people like him in an industry that has delivered so much to so many through pure human endeavor.

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TELL YOUR SENATORS, DON’T LET DOJ APPEAL OUR WIN!

We won our case, but DOJ may appeal. Let’s secure our win and tell the “most pro-2A” Department of Justice to walk the walk…

We just won our “One Big Beautiful Lawsuit,” against the registration requirements of the NFA at the district level in Texas.

This is quite possibly the largest victory against the National Firearms Act in it’s 90 year history.

The court limited our victory to GOA members, and other named plaintiffs in the lawsuit, so if you’re not currently a member now is the time to sign up! 

But the fight isn’t over yet. DOJ still has a few days to appeal the case.

Since this Department of Justice claims to be the “most pro-Second Amendment” DOJ in history, let’s make them walk the walk instead of just talking the talk.

A PRO 2A DOJ WOULD NOT APPEAL THIS WIN.

The Department of Justice has another chance to prove that they mean what they say when they proclaim that they’re the “most pro-2A” DOJ in history.

But as we know with Bureaucrats, they respond to one thing, and one thing only.

Pressure.

Right now, Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche is up for Senate confirmation.

That gives your senator unique, time-sensitive leverage to demand he commit to not appealing this decision before his confirmation vote happens. Once he’s confirmed, that leverage is gone for good.

We’ve already written the email for you. All you need to do is click below, and it will go straight to your senators, urging them to press Blanche on this issue and hold him accountable to gun owners like you. 

This is a rare moment where a single email can make a real difference. Please take 30 seconds right now to send it before the window closes.

Let’s secure this victory and give gun owners the biggest gun rights win in US history!

Of course, GOA won’t stop fighting until the rest of the NFA is dead and gone.

But for now, secure your coverage from the registration requirements by becoming a member or donating at the link below!

P.S. If both of your Senators are Democrats, you can get the most leverage right now by calling the White House and urging the President to demand that Todd Blanche refuse to appeal this great 2A victory.
 
You can call the President at 202-456-1111. Urge him to preserve the victory in the case, Silencer Shop Foundation [and GOA] v. ATF.

(Washington, DC) – Judicial Watch announced today that it and Victoria Toensing, a former attorney for President Donald J. Trump, filed a motion asking the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York to unseal the search warrant materials related to three search warrants targeting Toensing’s iCloud account, Gmail account, and cell phone (In re Search Warrants Executed on April 28, 2021 (No. 21-mc-00425 (JPO))). The motion, filed before U.S. District Judge J. Paul Oetken, seeks materials related to:

•  A November 4, 2019, warrant authorizing the government to seize and search all records contained in Toensing’s iCloud account;

•  A December 13, 2019, warrant authorizing the government to seize and search Toensing’s Gmail account; and

•  An April 28, 2021, warrant authorizing the government to search the contents of the cell phone federal agents seized from Toensing at her Maryland residence.

On April 22, 2021, shortly after President Biden took office, the U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland issued a warrant authorizing federal agents to search Toensing’s Maryland home, including all locked and closed containers within it, to find and seize her cell phone and iPad. The warrant also authorized agents to compel Toensing to unlock the devices using her fingerprints and/or facial recognition. Agents seized her cell phone, which was then transported to the Southern District of New York, where the government obtained a warrant to search its entire contents. The seizure occurred on the same day the FBI raided the home and office of former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani. The warrants, applications, affidavits, and related materials remain under seal to this day, and Toensing has never been told the reasons for the searches. 

Toensing is a lawyer and legal commentator, a former federal prosecutor and Deputy Assistant Attorney General, and former Chief Counsel of the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence. To her knowledge, she has never been the target of an investigation. She has never been charged with any crime.

In their motion, Toensing and Judicial Watch state:

Here, Judicial Watch is investigating the potential politicization of numerous federal law enforcement agencies and whether they abused their powers to attack associates of a political opponent.

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Here, the presumption of public access clearly outweighs any countervailing factors. The records are being sought to enhance the public’s understanding of the United States’ targeting of President Trump’s attorney by the Biden administration. The public has a real interest in knowing the evidence underlying the search warrant application and whether the warrant was sought for legitimate law enforcement purposes rather than to target a political opponent’s ally. These questions cannot be examined while the materials remain sealed.

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In addition, the investigation appears to have concluded, and Toensing was never charged. There is no ongoing prosecution that disclosure could jeopardize, no witness whose safety is at risk, and no trial whose fairness could be compromised.

Toensing and Judicial Watch also have a motion pending in the U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland to unseal the materials related to the April 22, 2021, warrant used to search her home (No. 21-mj-01202-GLS).

“The Biden Administration targeted Rudy Giuliani and me as retaliation for exposing Biden family corruption in Ukraine. In doing so, the Biden DOJ and FBI created a pretextual criminal investigation of us,” said Toensing. “Justice requires that we learn the false statements used to punish us for speaking the truth.”

“The American people have a right to know why the Biden Justice Department secretly targeted President Trump’s attorney Victoria Toensing. These ‘lawfare’ search warrant records have remained hidden for years, even though Toensing was never charged with a crime,” said Judicial Watch President Tom Fitton.

Judicial Watch has taken a leading role in exposing the politicization and weaponization of federal law enforcement.  The organization recently moved to unseal the search warrant materials related to a November 18, 2024, warrant that authorized the federal government to seize the entire Google account of Michael Caputo, a longtime ally and policy advisor to President Donald J. Trump. 

The organization also previously moved to unseal the search warrant materials used in the FBI’s August 2022 raid on Trump’s Mar-a-Lago home and to publish the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court transcripts relating to the surveillance of former Trump campaign advisor Carter Page.

In addition, Judicial Watch is currently pursuing multiple Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) lawsuits for records about the investigations of other Trump allies.

In April 2026, Judicial Watch sued the Justice Department for records on the Biden FBI’s search warrants used in the April 2021 raid on former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani’s residence and office (Judicial Watch Inc. v. U.S. Department of Justice (No. 1:26-cv-01158)). Giuliani served as a personal attorney and informal advisor to Trump. 

In November 2025, Judicial Watch sued the Justice Department for records concerning investigations of Mike Lindell (Judicial Watch Inc. v. U.S. Department of Justice (No. 25-cv-03850)).

In March 2025, Judicial Watch sued the Justice Department and U.S. Department of Homeland Security for records regarding Christina Bobb, a former lawyer for Trump (Judicial Watch Inc. v. U.S. Department of Justice (No. 1:25-cv-00588)). 

Ethan Leonard and Neal Brickman of the Brickman Law Group in New York, New York are representing Judicial Watch and Toenising in this matter. 

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Thomas Massie is once again allowing his Hate-Jews Flag to fly, this time by jumping on a social media debate over a $20 burrito.

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