Trump Says He’s Nominating Todd Blanche to Serve as Attorney General

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump said Wednesday that he will nominate Todd Blanche to serve as attorney general, tapping his former personal lawyer who has aggressively pursued the Republican president’s agenda while leading the Justice Department in an acting role. Trump said at a dinner at the White House that he plans to nominate …

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US Military Says It Carried Out Strike in Eastern Pacific, Killing Two People

LOS ANGELES, ⁠June ⁠3 (Reuters) – ⁠The U.S. military ​on Wednesday ‌said it ‌carried ⁠out a ⁠strike on a vessel ​in the eastern ​Pacific killing two ⁠people.The U.S. ⁠Southern ⁠Command said ​on X that ​intelligence ⁠had confirmed that the ⁠vessel “was engaged in narco-trafficking operations.” Under the ⁠Trump administration, the U.S. military has conducted numerous …

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Trump expected to nominate Todd Blanche as permanent attorney general

President Trump is expected to nominate Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche to serve in the role permanently, several sources familiar with the matter told CBS News. Blanche has led the Justice Department on an acting basis since Mr. Trump fired Attorney General Pam Bondi in April. He previously was the deputy attorney general and, before …

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South Korea, China Agree First Expansion in Flight Rights in Seven Years

SEOUL, June 4 (Reuters) – South Korea and ⁠China ⁠have agreed to expand weekly ⁠flight rights between the countries for the first ​time in seven years, Seoul’s transport ministry said on Thursday, in another sign ‌of warming ties between the ‌Asian neighbours. The agreement, reached at bilateral aviation talks held in ⁠Seoul on ⁠May 27 …

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Ukraine Strikes Kill Three in Russia-Annexed Crimea

June 4 (Reuters) – Ukraine launched attacks on the two main ⁠centres ⁠in the Russia-annexed Crimea peninsula, Kremlin-installed ⁠officials in the region said early on Thursday, a day after Moscow ​and Kyiv traded strikes on each other’s cities. Sergei Aksyonov, the Russia-appointed head of Crimea, writing on Telegram, said ‌Ukrainian forces had hit a non-residential …

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