Todd Blanche takes over justice department after Pam Bondi sacking – US politics live

Trump announced deputy attorney general, who was his former personal attorney, would act up until permanent replacement is confirmedDonald Trump last night posted another threat against Iran’s transport and energy infrastructure, saying the US military “hasn’t even started destroying what’s left in Iran. Bridges next, then Electric Power Plants! New Regime leadership knows what has to be done, and has to be done, FAST!”Iran later said that a second US F-35 fighter jet had been shot down over Iran, with the state news agency saying it’s unlikely the pilot survived, Reuters reports. Continue reading...