The Latest: Blanche rescinds fund for Trump allies after senators threaten to block his AG bid

Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche terminated President Donald Trump’s $1.8 billion fund to compensate political allies after two Republican senators threatened to block his nomination. The order retains a disputed IRS settlement granting Trump and his family retroactive immunity from tax audits, which a judge previously criticized as improper self-dealing. Trump announced a delay in Iran strikes and new talks to revive shipments through the Strait of Hormuz, while an AP-NORC poll highlighted immigration as a stronger issue for him than the economy or Iran.