Casey Gannon

FIRST ON CNN: Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche sent a series of memos to DOJ staffers Thursday marking his first official day running the agency. In a memo to the staff viewed by CNN he wrote, “Our mission here at the Department remains the same today as it was yesterday. President Trump has promised a safe American and will continue to deliver on that promise.” He also thanked former Attorney General Bondi “for her friendship, service, and selfless dedication to our department and country." In a different memo to his staff also viewed by CNN - Blanche also revealed that he will move up to the fifth floor - where the AG's sprawling office is located - Monday morning. cnn.com/2026/04/09/pol…

Pam Bondi's sudden departure from DOJ will not deter lawmakers from seeking her testimony on the Epstein files. I joined @Boris_Sanchez and @brikeilarcnn with the latest.

I break down the significance of Trump being the first modern president to attend SCOTUS arguments.

A majority of SCOTUS appeared skeptical of the Trump argument on birthright citizenship during arguments today. I joined @abbydphillip with the latest.

I joined @mkraju with a live recap of the arguments where conservative justices appeared skeptical of Trump's executive order on birthright citizenship.

NOW: President Trump attends SCOTUS arguments on his efforts to limit birthright citizenship, becoming the first president in modern history to attend arguments. I joined @wolfblitzer @PamelaBrownCNN to discuss today's historic hearing.

Today, in one of the most closely watched cases of the term, SCOTUS sent a challenge to Colorado’s ban on “conversion therapy” back to the lower courts for them to apply a new standard. This has created a lot of confusion, but I will explain here in 60 seconds:

NEWS: Biden Civil Rights Chief joins @naacp to fight Trump DOJ on voting rights and other issues. w/ @caseyagannon cnn.com/2026/03/25/pol…

Threats against judges have nearly doubled since 2021. I joined @jaketapper with the latest on what’s behind this and what’s being done to help.

In a few hours AG Bondi and Deputy AG Blanche head to the Hill to privately brief lawmakers about how DOJ has handled the Epstein files…I joined @Boris_Sanchez to talk about what we can expect:

DOJ now willing to to hire prosecutors directly out of law school to help with staffing shortages as judges complain about missing deadlines and quality of lawyer. I joined @brikeilarcnn and @OmarJimenez with more.

I joined @eliehonig on @smerconish to discuss the latest drama at DOJ, Honig’s love of LL Cool J and debate whether Todd Blanche or Rod Rostenstein is the more high-profile Deputy Attorney General (I used Ben Folds in my argument). …ish-clips.content-ingest.siriusxm.com/clip/35691b1a-…

Breaking down a historic Supreme Court ruling on Trump's emergency tariffs. I joined @wolfblitzer and @PamelaBrownCNN with the latest.

Filling in tonight for my colleague @jessicadean. Tune in to CNN Newsroom from 5pm-8pm ET!

@timburchett came to talk about the partial government shutdown and voter ID legislation, and stayed to give some Valentine's Day advice. Tune in to CNN Newsroom until 8pm ET tonight.

Filling in for @jessicadean on CNN Newsroom from 5pm-8pm ET tonight. Tune in!

“This isn’t a circus, this is a hearing!”- Attorney General Pam Bondi at a hearing that really did seem like a circus at times. Here is our report for @TheLeadCNN @jaketapper.

In her first appearance before House lawmakers, Pam Bondi faced a firestorm over her handling of the Epstein files. I joined @Boris_Sanchez and @brikeilarcnn on @NewsCentralCNN with the latest.

NEWS from @PaulaReidCNN and @caseyagannon: Trump’s one-time weaponization chief, Ed Martin, is expected to depart DOJ cnn.com/2026/02/02/pol…

Exclusive: Trump's one-time weaponization chief Ed Martin expected to depart Justice Department in coming weeks. w/ @caseyagannon cnn.com/2026/02/02/pol…