The Takeout with Major Garrett, 6/4/26

About this episode

The episode discusses President Trump's nomination of Todd Blanche, Senate funding votes, and features interviews with key political figures.

President Trump is set to nominate Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche to replace the vacancy left by Pam Bondi. Nancy Cordes is at the White House to report on what led to the decision. Nikole Killion is on Capitol Hill to explain the hours-long Senate Vote-a-Rama in order to pass funding for the Department of Homeland Security. She also reports on the breaking New York Times piece where multiple women who used to date Maine Senate candidate Graham Platner came forward to discuss his behavior. Major interviews Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-MD), Ranking Member of the House Judiciary Committee, about the anti-weaponization fund and whether there are plans to revise it. West Virginia Governor Patrick Morrisey joins on-set after attending the President’s coal announcement today to detail what it would mean for the workers in his state. All that and more, right here on The Takeout!

People in this episode

Host: Major Garrett

Guests: Nancy Cordes, Nikole Killion, Jamie Raskin, Patrick Morrisey

Topics covered

• politics
• government
• Senate
• law
• coal industry
• funding

Keywords

• Trump
• Attorney General
• Senate Vote-a-Rama
• Department of Homeland Security
• Graham Platner
• Jamie Raskin
• Patrick Morrisey

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Department of Homeland Security, New York Times

Places: West Virginia

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