President Trump is moving to lock in his man at the top of the Justice Department. On Wednesday evening, Trump announced he is nominating acting Attorney General Todd Blanche to serve permanently in the role. Blanche has been running DOJ in an acting capacity, and Trump made clear he wants it made official fast. This is a reward for a loyal, proven leader who has carried the President’s agenda inside a department that spent years weaponized against him. And right on cue, RINO Senator Thom Tillis is already throwing cold water on the pick. Washington Examiner reporter David Sivak posted Tillis signaling respect for Blanche while drawing a confirmation red line over January 6. Tillis told me today he has a lot of “respect” for Blanche and credits him with de-escalating the impasse over Jerome Powell “Todd was instrumental in kind of de-escalating the whole Powell matter.” But Tillis reiterated his red line on Jan. 6, calling it a “circuit breaker”… https://t.co/RcOQ1kyRZZ — David Sivak (@DISivak) June 4, 2026 The Gateway Pundit broke the news Wednesday night, reporting that Trump told guests at a Rose Garden event he would move to make Blanche permanent attorney general. The Associated Press confirmed the nomination move: 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 Blanche formally on Thursday, according to a video of the event posted on social media by a White House aide. “We are going to make him permanent attorney general,” Trump said at the Rose Garden event. Blanche sought quickly to position himself as the favorite for the permanent job after Pam Bondi’s firing in April, accelerating investigations into Trump foes and announcing a nearly $1.8 billion fund meant to compensate the president’s allies for alleged political persecution. A former federal prosecutor in New York, Blanche came to public prominence for his lead role on Trump’s defense team. Blanche knows the lawfare playbook from the inside. He sat at the defense table as Trump’s personal attorney during the New York prosecution, and now he runs the same Justice Department that was turned into a political weapon. That experience is exactly why Trump trusts him to keep the cleanup going. Fox News also confirmed the President wants the process moving quickly, reporting that Trump said the formal nomination process would begin Thursday. The formal nomination is set to go up Thursday, after which it heads to the Senate for confirmation. That is where Tillis comes in. Tillis told Sivak he has “respect” for Blanche and credits him with de-escalating the standoff over Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell. “Todd was instrumental in kind of de-escalating the whole Powell matter,” Tillis said. But Tillis is calling January 6 a “circuit breaker,” which means he is already laying down a marker before the nomination even lands. That is the same tired establishment move that has slowed Trump’s picks for years. The paperwork is only the first step. The Senate fight is the next one. But Trump has made his choice, and he picked a loyalist who has stood next to him through the worst of the lawfare era. Now the only question is whether enough Republicans get out of the way and let the President have the attorney general he wants.

The Los Angeles mayoral count did not stop on Election Day, and the late ballot story is now moving straight into election-integrity territory. The reason is simple: the late and overnight mail-in updates being tracked online are cutting into Spencer Pratt’s lead. Conservative accounts on X spent the last 24 hours pointing at the same pattern. Nithya Raman is gaining on Pratt in the late count, and people want an explanation. Here is the cleanest numeric snapshot of what they are reacting to.

President Trump went on the record again about the 2020 election, and this time he says the guessing is over. Speaking in a new Pod Force One interview with Miranda Devine, Trump said the contest was rigged and that his team now knows exactly what happened. “The election was rigged. We know who rigged the election,” Trump said. He added: “We know everything now.” Leading Report summarized the moment this way: President Trump: We know who rigged the 2020 election. — Leading Report (@LeadingReport) June 4, 2026 The important caveat is that Trump did not name specific people in that exchange. When Devine pressed him on whether anyone would be punished, Trump declined to spell it out. He said he did not want to get into it and added, “let’s see what happens.” That restraint tracks with how he handled the rest of the conversation. Earlier in the interview, after Devine raised the Hunter Biden laptop and the letter from 51 former intelligence officials who dismissed it, Trump said he would not get into Justice Department details. He said officials were “looking into plenty of things.” The interview was recorded at the White House, and Devine teased it the day before it dropped. At the White House today interviewing a very special guest for Pod Force One. Check it out here, 6am Wednesday. https://t.co/Qk4P05qhg8 pic.twitter.com/81TjHGULaY — Miranda Devine (@mirandadevine) June 3, 2026 The episode, titled “President Trump Unleashed: Bibi, ‘Are You Effing Crazy?!’” covered a lot of ground. Per the show’s description, Trump also talked about Benjamin Netanyahu, Iran, John Thune, Ron DeSantis, Jill Biden’s debate stories, and a possible Marco Rubio and JD Vance ticket in 2028. On election integrity itself, Trump pushed the same policy he has hammered for years: voter ID, proof of citizenship, and an end to mass mail-in ballots. None of this is the first time Trump has signaled that prosecutions could be coming over 2020. He said it bluntly back in January at the World Economic Forum in Davos, and the official transcript captured the warning. Here is the relevant passage from the GovInfo record of his January 21, 2026 Davos remarks: The war with Ukraine is an example. We are thousands of miles away, separated by a giant ocean. It’s a war that should have never started, and it wouldn’t have started if the 2020 U.S. Presidential election weren’t rigged. It was a rigged election. Everybody now knows that. They found out. People will soon be prosecuted for what they did. It’s probably breaking news, but it should be. It was a rigged election. Can’t have rigged elections. You need strong borders, strong elections, and ideally, a good press. I always say it: strong borders, strong elections—free, fair elections—and a fair media. The media is terrible. It’s very crooked. It’s very biased, terrible. But someday it’ll straighten out because it’s losing all credibility. Think of it. When I win in a landslide, a giant landslide—won all seven swing States, won the popular vote. We’ve won everything, and I only get negative press. That means that it has no credibility. That was the official transcript of a sitting president telling a global audience that people would soon answer for what they did. Five months later, the language has only gotten sharper. At Davos he said “everybody now knows.” On Pod Force One he said “we know everything now.” What changes between those two statements is the certainty. Trump is no longer framing this as a suspicion or a talking point. He is describing it as settled knowledge inside his administration. What he is not doing, at least not yet, is reading off a list of names. The “let’s see what happens” line is the tell. It leaves the door open and the pressure on, without committing to a timeline he does not control. For now, the news is the statement itself and the man who made it. President Trump says the question of who rigged 2020 is no longer open inside his White House, and the people who did it are left waiting to find out what “let’s see what happens” really means. This is a Guest Post from our friends over at WLTReport. View the original article here.

Will California get a Republican governor this November? Last night’s primary results indicate that it is very possible. The contest to succeed Gov. Gavin Newsom is tight, but, as I write this, Trump-endorsed Republican candidate Steve Hilton is leading the race. President Trump just issued a statement on Truth Social congratulating Hilton for placing first and pledging to help him turn around California if he wins in November. Check it out: NOW: President Trump CONGRATULATES California Governor candidate Steve Hilton (R) on reaching FIRST PLACE LFG Now don’t let them CHEAT “Congratulations to Steve Hilton on coming in first, last night, in the California Vote for Governor. If Californians are smart, which I… pic.twitter.com/kwjTU9REoX — Eric Daugherty (@EricLDaugh) June 3, 2026 Read President Trump’s full statement on Truth Social here: Congratulations to Steve Hilton on coming in first, last night, in the California Vote for Governor. If Californians are smart, which I know they are, they will put Steve into the Governor’s Mansion, and watch their State get better at a rate that has probably never been seen before. I know Steve — He is a hard driving WINNER, and he will turn California around, quickly — and the Federal Government will be there, with him, to help! President DONALD J. TRUMP Currently, a little over half of the vote is in for the California gubernatorial primary. Steve Hilton is in first, with 27.8% of the vote. Here’s the latest election results: The New York Post dove deeper into the results, so far: Hilton, a former Fox News host, entered election night as the candidate with the clearest path to blowing up Democrat’s political grip on deep-blue California, and the early returns — 78.5% of precincts across the state had partially reported by late Tuesday — suggest Golden State voters may be open to his message. Hilton had 26.9% of the vote with nearly 1.2 million votes tallied, while Becerra — a former Biden administration health secretary — followed with 25.7%. Progressive billionaire Tom Steyer trailed in third with 19.8%, while Riverside County Sheriff Chad Bianco remained well behind in fourth with 11.2%. Before joining his election night party, Hilton told The Post in an exclusive interview that “change is coming” for California. “I think this state is ready for change, and tonight’s results show that I think that we’re not taking anything for granted,” he said. Once the race is called, the top two winners will advance to a runoff election in November. NBC Los Angeles shared some remarks from Hilton: Steve Hilton was leading the primary race for governor Wednesday in a contest that will see the top two finishers advance to a November runoff. Hilton spoke Wednesday morning about the race. “I think they got a little bit arrogant,” Hilton said of Democrat politicians. “I think they’re in for a big shock. The people of California are not happy with the way things are going in this state.” Steve Hilton also responded to President Trump’s congratulatory statement on X: Thank you, President Trump. I am fighting for each and every Californian, to restore the California Dream. Change is coming.☀️@POTUS pic.twitter.com/X5RbImFGuC — Steve Hilton (@SteveHiltonx) June 3, 2026 Let’s hope for the best! However, it’s already looking like California may be trying to cheat this thing. It’s taking forever to count the ballots. And, last night, NBC News casually admitted that a “flood of ballots coming in the wee hours of the morning” would be needed for the second and third place Democrats to beat Steve Hilton. Watch this: NBC: "They'd need a flood of ballots coming in the wee hours of the morning to lift both Democrats above Republican Steve Hilton" Nothing to see here…https://t.co/7HevgYzwjl https://t.co/F1racunVoW pic.twitter.com/rmj8xjHP17 — MJTruthUltra (@MJTruthUltra) June 3, 2026 NBC News also flat-out stated that mail-in ballots “arriving up to a week later or longer” could topple Hilton’s bid. Watch: Absolute horseshit! NBC is saying that due to “late arriving mail-in votes arriving up to a week later or longer,” Republican Gov. candidate Steve Hilton could lose to Democrat Tom Steyer, who is in 3rd place now and 300k votes behind, effectively wiping out any chance for a… https://t.co/pJ46sdBJRU pic.twitter.com/Lfg9X6K0MH — MJTruthUltra (@MJTruthUltra) June 3, 2026 So, it may be awhile until we know for sure whether or not Hilton will be advancing to November’s runoff. We’ll keep you updated as further developments come in… In the meantime, let us know what you think! Will California elect a Republican governor to start fixing the critical problems in the state? Should we be concerned about cheating? This is a Guest Post from our friends over at WLTReport. View the original article here.

On Tuesday, a terrifying hostage situation unfolded in Bakersfield, CA. A man who reportedly had a bomb strapped to his chest took ten hostages at a Chase Bank in the downtown area. Law enforcement quickly responded to the scene and began negotiating with the suspect. If you missed it, here’s our original report on the ordeal: DEVELOPING: Man With Bomb Strapped to Chest Takes Hostages at Bank in California /*! 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After a 15-hour standoff, the suspect was shot and killed by the FBI early this morning. All of the hostages are safe, thanks to law enforcement. Here’s some footage from the scene: GREAT NEWS: After 15 HOURS, all hostages that were taken inside a California Chase Bank are FREE and SAFE Thank God! The assailant is DEAD. Great job on this, @FBI! pic.twitter.com/xuq4oLFxU6 — Nick Sortor (@nicksortor) June 3, 2026 Anthony Scott Searles-Harris has been identified as the suspect. He was a registered sex offender who had previously been arrested for sex crimes related to minors under the age of 14. Here’s his old mugshot: Apparently, the Chase Bank building also housed the Kern County Superintendent of Schools office, on the second floor. All of the hostages taken were school employees. At this time, it has not been revealed exactly why Searles-Harris targeted the building. AP reported further: Authorities stormed the building in downtown Bakersfield overnight, ending a nearly 16-hour standoff during which the suspect tied up half the hostages, police said. The hostages — employees of the Kern County Superintendent of Schools — were found unharmed inside the building that also houses a bank, said Bakersfield Assistant Police Chief Jeremy Blakemore. “Throughout the night, their families questioned whether or not they would be seen again but we are very grateful for the outcome,” Blakemore said during a news conference Wednesday. Anthony Scott Searles-Harris, 41, was shot and killed around 4:20 a.m., according to Sid Patel, special agent in charge in the FBI’s Sacramento office. Authorities said he was an Army veteran who was dishonorably discharged, had a history of trouble with law enforcement and was a registered sex offender. Searles-Harris told police he had a bomb after barricading himself within the second floor of the building, Blakemore said. Authorities were testing the devices Wednesday that Searles-Harris said were explosives, but Patel said they do not appear to be a concern. One of the hostages was able to communicate with law enforcement using her phone until her battery died, Patel said. She was diabetic and didn’t have her medicine so officials knew she was at risk, he said. “I’m sure there’ll be mental scars that they’re living with, and we’ll have our victim specialist to help them,” Patel said. While authorities declined to discuss details about how they ended the standoff or the motive behind it, Blakemore said some of the demands Searles-Harris made involved asking for materials from an earlier case. “He had concerns related to how his previous case had been handled and what the aftermath of that was, the sentencing and those kinds of things,” Blakemore said, without specifying details. California Department of Justice and court records show Searles-Harris was on the state’s sex offender registry due to convictions in 2014 for sexual crimes related to a child under 14 years of age. Those records show he was released from prison in 2018. FBI officials said Searles-Harris served about a year in the Army before being dishonorably discharged in 2007 for going AWOL. Court records in Kern County, California, show Searles-Harris filed a petition to prevent domestic violence, and was involved in divorce proceedings that began in 2009 and note a young child, as well as a fight for guardianship years later in which he was listed as an objector. Fox News provided additional coverage in this clip: A 15-hour hostage standoff at a Chase Bank building in downtown Bakersfield, California, ended early Wednesday with all 10 hostages safe and unharmed — after FBI agents stormed the bank and fatally shot the armed suspect who had a bomb strapped to his chest. The suspect,… pic.twitter.com/MQUSvuZ9tP — RedWave Press (@RedWavePress) June 3, 2026 A 15-hour hostage standoff at a Chase Bank building in downtown Bakersfield, California, ended early Wednesday with all 10 hostages safe and unharmed — after FBI agents stormed the bank and fatally shot the armed suspect who had a bomb strapped to his chest. The suspect, Anthony Scott Searles-Harris, was dishonorably discharged from the U.S. Army for going AWOL and was a registered s*x offender with a prior criminal record. Fox News: “Around 4:30 this morning, an FBI SWAT… stormed this bank… and they shot and killed this individual that had tied up 10 hostages. He himself had a bomb attached to his chest and had attached 5 bombs to 5 of the hostages as well.” “He also put some IEDs within this building.” This is a Guest Post from our friends over at WLTReport. View the original article here.