{"id":206384,"date":"2026-04-03T22:04:27","date_gmt":"2026-04-03T22:04:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/quixnet.net\/wpinstance\/trump-news-at-a-glance-president-gives-his-loyal-enforcer-the-boot-the-guardian\/"},"modified":"2026-04-03T22:04:27","modified_gmt":"2026-04-03T22:04:27","slug":"trump-news-at-a-glance-president-gives-his-loyal-enforcer-the-boot-the-guardian","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/quixnet.net\/wpinstance\/trump-news-at-a-glance-president-gives-his-loyal-enforcer-the-boot-the-guardian\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump news at a glance: president gives his loyal enforcer the boot – The Guardian"},"content":{"rendered":"

US attorney general Pam Bondi failed to please a president fixated on prosecuting political enemies \u2013 key US politics stories from Thursday 2 April at a glance
Spring cleaning has begun at the White House.
Donald Trump<\/a> on Thursday fired Pam Bondi<\/a>, the US attorney general, dismissing a loyalist who reshaped the justice department but still failed to please a president fixated on prosecuting political enemies and frustrated with the politically explosive release of the Jeffrey Epstein files.
\u201cWe love Pam,\u201d Trump wrote in a post on Truth Social, \u201cand she will be transitioning to a much needed and important new job in the private sector, to be announced at a date in the near future.\u201d
The president added that Todd Blanche, the deputy attorney general, would serve as acting attorney general. Lee Zeldin, a former New York congressman who now leads the Environmental Protection Agency, is said to be a top contender to replace Bondi.
Bondi will be perhaps best remembered for complying with Trump\u2019s public demand last year that federal prosecutors bring criminal charges against his personal enemies, including James Comey<\/a>, a former FBI director, Letitia James<\/a>, the New York attorney general, and John Bolton<\/a>, Trump\u2019s former national security adviser. The Department of Justice has continued to investigate other Trump foes.
During her 14 months as attorney general, Bondi presided over a major purging of career justice department staff, shifted focus away from criminal prosecutions toward immigration cases and spearheaded the defense of Trump\u2019s towering stack of executive orders as they faced legal challenges.
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Exclusive:<\/strong> Donald Trump<\/a> has privately asked cabinet officials in recent weeks whether he should replace Tulsi Gabbard<\/a>, his director of national intelligence, venting frustration that she shielded a former deputy who undercut his rationale for war with Iran, according to two people briefed on the discussions.
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Donald Trump has said he does not care about Iran\u2019s stock of highly enriched uranium (HEU), arguing it was deep underground and could be monitored by satellite, raising questions about one of the key US justifications for the war.<\/a>
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Donald Trump<\/a>\u2019s White House ballroom project received the approval of Washington\u2019s planning authorities on Thursday, two days after a judge ruled work cannot proceed<\/a> without Congress\u2019s approval.
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A second Republican senator spoke out in defense of Nato<\/a> on Thursday, joining Mitch McConnell and the <\/strong>Democrats, after Donald Trump<\/a> said that he was \u201cabsolutely\u201d considering withdrawing from the alliance after it refused to take part in the joint assault with Israel against Iran.
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Donald Trump claimed responsibility for destroying Iran\u2019s largest bridge, a day after he threatened to bomb the country \u201cback to the stone ages\u201d if a deal to end the five-week-long war he started was not reached.
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Oil prices soared and stocks sank after Donald Trump vowed in a televised speech to hit Iran \u201cextremely hard\u201d over the coming weeks<\/a>, knocking hopes of a near-term end to the conflict in the Middle East.
Brent crude prices jumped by 8% on Thursday morning to pass $109 (\u00a382) a barrel, reversing Wednesday\u2019s drop<\/a> when hopes of a de-escalation in the Iran war pushed the international benchmark below the $100-a-barrel mark at one point.
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The US has lifted sanctions on Venezuela\u2019s acting president, Delcy Rodr\u00edguez,<\/a><\/strong> <\/a>in the latest step towards normalising relations between the two countries after US forces abducted her predecessor, Nicol\u00e1s Maduro, and his wife.
A coalition of civil rights groups sued the Trump administration on Thursday,<\/a><\/strong> saying that a new executive order<\/a> to limit mail-in voting was unconstitutional.
The Costa Rican government has agreed to receive up to 25 deported migrants a week from the U<\/a><\/strong>S<\/a><\/strong>, the latest deal in the Trump administration\u2019s unprecedented efforts to deport scores of people to \u201cthird countries\u201d.
The US House of Representatives on Thursday took no action on a compromise measure that would end the partial shutdown of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS)<\/a><\/strong>, raising questions about how much longer the record-long funding lapse will persist.
Donald Trump<\/a> is threatening 100% tariffs on pharmaceutical companies that have not struck deals to lower US drug prices<\/a><\/strong>. The new tariff would only apply to branded drugs<\/a> and their active ingredients.
Randy George, the US army\u2019s top officer, is stepping down from his role<\/a><\/strong> after Pete Hegseth<\/a>, the defense secretary, reportedly requested that he retire immediately. The Pentagon confirmed on Thursday that George, who had been serving as the army\u2019s 41st chief of staff, was retiring.
Catching up? Here\u2019s what happened Wednesday 1 April<\/a><\/strong>.<\/em><\/p>\n

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