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YOUTUBE (The Hill) - Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche steps into limelight | THE GAVEL

Todd Blanche, Trump’s criminal defense attorney-turned-administration acolyte, will helm the Justice Department following the ouster of former Attorney General Pam Bondi — at least, for now. The former New York prosecutor and white-collar defense attorney followed Trump into government after defending the president in three of the four criminal cases that trailed his ascent to the White House. “How will I lead differently? I'm not comparing myself to Attorney General Bondi,” Blanche told reporters Tuesday. The Hill's Zach Schonfeld and Ella Lee explore all of that and more in The Gavel, their newsletter covering the courts and legal issues. Read More:…

WASHINGTONPOST (Ellen Nakashima, Warren Strobel, Noah Robertson) - Powerful surveillance program faces obstacles as renewal deadline looms

A recent classified court ruling on the bulk data collection of Section 702 raised concerns about the government’s use of the intelligence tool on Americans.