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James McDonald will assume day-to-day leadership of the Manhattan SDNY starting July 14 while Jay Clayton remains the titleholder and focuses on his confirmation to become director of national intelligence; the transition moves ahead before Senate sign-off after Trump altered the timing of the DNI process.
President Donald Trump nominated Lance Schroyer, a former Oklahoma state trooper and U.S. Marine, to lead ICE, a move that would replace the acting director and places a field-based law enforcement veteran at the helm of an agency under scrutiny over tactics and detainee deaths; Schroyer's lack of federal agency leadership experience is expected to be a point of emphasis during confirmation hearings amid ongoing debates over immigration enforcement and funding.
President Donald Trump nominated Lance Schroyer— a former Oklahoma state trooper with over 29 years in law enforcement and current senior adviser to DHS Secretary Markwayne Mullin— to be the next ICE director, replacing Todd Lyons. Acting ICE director David Venturella will remain until Schroyer is confirmed, with the Senate urged to approve promptly.
President Trump nominated Lance Schroyer, a long-time Oklahoma law-enforcement official with a background as a state trooper and Marine, to helm ICE, replacing the acting director as the administration intensifies its mass deportation push and expands reliance on 287(g) partnerships with local agencies.
President Donald Trump said he will nominate Lance Schroyer, a former Oklahoma state trooper and Marine, to lead ICE, praising his decades of law enforcement experience and urging the Senate to confirm him quickly. Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin called Schroyer a great pick and said his field experience will empower ICE to deport criminal illegal aliens and protect the homeland. The nomination comes as ICE has operated without a Senate-confirmed leader for years, with acting director David Venturella in charge after Todd Lyons stepped down, highlighting ongoing scrutiny and calls for DHS enforcement changes.
President Trump nominated Jay Clayton, a former U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York and former SEC chair, to be Director of National Intelligence. The pick drew broad bipartisan praise from lawmakers across Capitol Hill who highlighted his public‑ and private‑sector experience and national-security credentials, with expectations for swift Senate confirmation and a push to reorganize and lead the intelligence community.
President Trump said he will nominate Jay Clayton, former Manhattan U.S. attorney and ex-SEC chair, to be the next director of national intelligence, following uproar over Bill Pulte’s acting tenure; Clayton has no formal intelligence experience and would undergo FBI background checks and a Senate hearing, with Democrats pressing for Pulte’s removal and unclear timing for confirmation.
President Trump nominates Jay Clayton, former SEC chair, to be the next Director of National Intelligence, a pick praised by some lawmakers for its management credentials but complicated by the earlier plan to nominate an interim replacement and by a stalled renewal of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act.
President Donald Trump nominated Jay Clayton, the former SEC chair and U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York, to be the next permanent Director of National Intelligence, a post that requires Senate approval. The move follows controversy over Bill Pulte serving as acting DNI and comes as the House rejected extending Section 702; Clayton would oversee the entire U.S. intelligence community, including the CIA and NSA, with Trump urging swift confirmation.
Trump increasingly relies on acting heads across agencies, appoints Bill Pulte to temporarily oversee the intelligence community, and uses a patchwork of roles that skirts Senate confirmations. The piece argues this tests the Federal Vacancies Reform Act and constitutional advice-and-consent, highlights hundreds of unfilled Senate-approved positions, and warns that the reliance on acting officials risks waste, conflicts of interest, and weaker governance.
Slate’s Dahlia Lithwick argues that Todd Blanche’s bid to be attorney general could become a GOP test of independence and accountability, given his Trump-aligned DOJ tenure, the controversy over a $1.776 billion slush fund settlement and a broad civil release, and whether Senate Republicans will demand real scrutiny or yield to total deference to the president—shaping the future handling of the rule of law.
President Trump formally nominated Todd Blanche to be attorney general, elevating him from acting AG after Pam Bondi’s April firing and a prior stint as deputy AG. The nomination faces GOP scrutiny in a shrinking Senate, with Sen. Thom Tillis indicating he hasn’t decided and pressing Blanche to condemn the Jan. 6 riot. The process also follows controversy over a proposed $1.776 billion “anti-weaponization” fund that a court blocked, a plan Blanche defended as serving the president’s priorities and DOJ independence, citing his role in past prosecutions.
President Donald Trump has nominated Todd Blanche to serve permanently as attorney general, after he was appointed acting head in April following Pam Bondi's firing. Blanche, a Trump ally, has overseen controversial DOJ moves—charges against James Comey, a broadened probe into John Brennan, and the removal of riot prosecutions’ press releases—and helped push, then cancel, a $1.8 billion secret fund to compensate Trump allies, a plan that drew criticism and Republican opposition; the nomination now requires Senate confirmation.
Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche, who earned Trump’s trust and helped steer high-profile prosecutions, is poised for Senate confirmation as permanent AG. While the White House touts stability and leadership, roughly half of the Senate GOP remains wary over his handling of policy moves like the Anti-Weaponization Fund, signaling a likely tough confirmation battle despite his prior confirmation as deputy AG.
President Trump announced in a Rose Garden event that he will nominate acting Attorney General Todd Blanche to become the permanent head of the Justice Department. Blanche has led the DOJ since April and is seen as loyal to Trump, with actions aimed at pursuing Trump’s political foes. His tenure included an indictment involving former FBI Director James Comey over a seashell photo, though related prosecutions have faced setbacks. The nomination now goes to the Senate for confirmation.