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Legal loopholes and Senate drama: Inside Trump’s battle to install US attorneys

President Donald Trump’s fraught effort to install political appointees in permanent roles as US attorneys across the country gained momentum this week, as Republicans work to jumpstart a stalled confirmation process in the Senate,

She’s Baaack! Trump Re-Installs Alina Habba as U.S. Attorney

By withdrawing her nomination to the permanent position, President Trump was able to reinstall Alina Habba as the interim U.S. attorney in New Jersey, where she can serve another 210 days. This maneuver allows Trump to bypass the choice of the federal judges in the district: a career prosecutor who was promptly fired by the Trump Justice Department when the judges elevated her.

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Trump’s ex-lawyer resists ouster as U.S. attorney in New Jersey

WASHINGTON >> President Donald Trump’s former personal lawyer, Alina Habba, said today that she would seek to remain as the top federal prosecutor in New Jersey despite a judicial decision this week not to extend her appointment.

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Pat Harrigan rules out a U.S. Senate run

On Saturday, Pat Harrigan released a statement on X that confirmed he would not be running for a seat in the Senate.

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RNC Chair Michael Whatley to seek open Republican-held Senate seat in battleground North Carolina: sources

Trump-backed RNC Chair Michael Whatley jumps into North Carolina's Senate race as Lara Trump declines to run, creating a ...

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Nickel plans to end Senate bid, is eyeing a run for Wake County DA instead

The former congressman from Cary faced an uphill Democratic primary against former Gov. Roy Cooper, whom Wiley is expected to ...

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RNC Chairman Michael Whatley plans to run for Senate in North Carolina, with Trump's backing

Michael Whatley, chairman of the national Republican Party, plans to run for an open Senate seat in North Carolina in 2026 ...

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Louisiana Public Service Commissioner Eric Skrmetta running for the United States Senate

NEW ORLEANS — Louisiana Public Service Commissioner Eric Skrmetta is running for U.S. Senate.

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Michael Whatley launches NC Senate campaign, is expected to step down as GOP chairman

Lara Trump, President Donald Trump’s daughter-in-law, had been rumored as a possible Republican candidate for North ...

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RNC chair to run for Senate in North Carolina after Lara Trump forgoes bid

Michael Whatley, chair of the Republican National Committee, plans to launch a campaign for Senate in North Carolina after ...

Proposal for cuts paralyzes Senate’s Energy-Water bill

Senators voted 90-8 to advance the House-passed Military Construction-Veterans Affairs proposal. Republican leaders said they ...

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Trump throws his support behind RNC Chair Michael Whatley for NC Senate seat

President Donald Trump has picked the candidate he’s supporting to fill North Carolina’s open Senate seat in the 2026 ...

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Lara Trump skips North Carolina US Senate race, clears way for Cooper versus Whatley

President Donald Trump's daughter-in-law Lara Trump on Thursday said she would not run for the U.S. Senate in North Carolina ...

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Senate approves $9 billion in cuts to foreign aid, public broadcasting funding

The Senate passed President Trump's request to rescind $9 billion in foreign aid and public broadcasting funding early ...

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US Senate committee approves Trump's UN envoy pick, nomination heads to full vote

The U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee on Thursday voted narrowly in favor of Mike Waltz, President Donald Trump's pick ...

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