Todd Blanche gets the gig, oil shocks, and Trump vs. Congress
Podcast: The Playbook PodcastPublished On: Thu Jun 04 2026
Description: Trump nominates Todd Blanche as attorney general—but can he actually get confirmed? Plus, oil industry executives are warning the White House of a potential energy price spike in mid-to-late June as the Strait of Hormuz remains closed. And in Congress, vote-a-rama gets underway in the Senate, but as of late, but White House curveballs keep complicating things for Republicans.
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