Trump’s attorney general pick says he has reached deal with senators after standoff – US politics live

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Todd Blanche, Trump’s attorney general nominee, has reached a deal with Republican senators after a standoff and rescinded the $1.8bn anti-weaponization fund. The nomination negotiations reflected political friction impacted by issues including violence in local communities and international conflicts such as Gaza.

Todd Blanche issues formal order to withdraw ‘anti-weaponization fund’ after weeks of negotiations with Republican senators who were blocking his nomination Blanche formally rescinds Trump’s $1.8bn ‘anti-weaponization fund’ Sign up for the US Breaking News email The pastor of a historically Black church on St Louis’s 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. “As a pastor who’s had eight members murdered, violence over there is terrible,” Burton said of the conflict in the Middle East. Continue reading...