Blanche Issued the Order to Withdraw the Fund, Ending a Standoff That Had Stalled His Confirmation

Todd Blanche, President Trump's pick for attorney general, has formally rescinded the $1.8bn 'anti-weaponization fund' after weeks of negotiations with Republican senators who had been blocking his nomination. Blanche issued the order to withdraw the fund, ending a standoff that had stalled his confirmation. In other news, Kay Granger, a former Republican representative from Texas, has died at age 83. Granger was the first woman to win a US House seat from Texas, serving from 1997 to 2025, and was the first female chair of the House appropriations committee.

She also made history as the first woman elected mayor of Fort Worth, Texas. House Speaker Mike Johnson paid tribute on social media, saying Granger 'broke barriers for women in public service.