US Politics — Today

Attorney General Todd Blanche used Sunday's "Meet the Press" to redraw the lines between the Justice Department and the White House — away from independence and toward alignment. When host Kristen Welker asked whether DOJ would "always act independently" of President Trump, Blanche didn't hesitate: "No, I'm not going to pledge that. And no attorney general should ever pledge that." The freshly confirmed AG argued that presidential priorities — like targeting violent crime —...