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Trump’s Attorney General Nominee Just Opened the Door to a National Abortion Ban
Under questioning from Sen. Ted Cruz, acting Attorney General Todd Blanche committed to reviewing Biden-era guidance on the Comstock Act.
https://www.auto…

Trump’s Attorney General Nominee Just Opened the Door to a National Abortion Ban
Under questioning from Sen. Ted Cruz, acting Attorney General Todd Blanche committed to reviewing Biden-era guidance on the Comstock Act.

Only just found out about Todd Libby’s GoFundMe.
Cancer sucks and shitty insurance companies refusing to cover necessary treatments suck more.
https://gofund.me/94a19520b

Donate to Fundraiser for Paula Johnson's Medical & Recovery Fund, organized by Todd Libby
My name is Todd Libby, and I am starting this on the behalf of my… Todd Libby needs your support for Fundraiser for Paula Johnson's Medical & Recovery Fund

Browns plan to stick with Deshaun Watson as starter for Week 2 game vs. Bucs https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/7594506/2026/09/14/browns-deshaun-watson-starting-quarterback-todd-monken/

Booking Holdings launches Vayo, a travel startup that uses AI agents to track booking confirmations, price drops, and more, with a planned $100M investment (Todd Bishop/GeekWire)
https://www.geekwire.com/2026/booking-hold

Booking Holdings unveils AI travel startup Vayo, based in Seattle, with a planned $100M investment
Booking Holdings is launching a new Seattle-based travel startup called Vayo, led by serial entrepreneur Mike Fridgen, betting that AI agents built for travel can do a better job of planning and managing trips than general-purpose assistants from the likes of OpenAI and Meta.

Earlier this year, Todd Blanche agreed to a settlement that resulted in tax audit immunity for President Trump and his family
as well as a potential $1.8 billion payout fund controlled by his administration.
It was an inside deal:
Trump the citizen was on one side of the negotiation, while the Internal Revenue Service, which he oversees, was on the other.
Judge Kathleen Williams of the Southern District of Florida said in her ruling on Monday that she was
“extr…

Opinion | We’re About to Find Out Whether Republican Senators Can Still Say No
Republicans should have the decency, patriotism and self-respect to vote against Mr. Blanche.

Skydance stock falls 25% after it distributed ~471M warrants to Paramount Skydance Class B shareholders, giving them the option to buy stock in the new company (Todd Spangler/Variety)
https://variety.com/2026/biz/news/skydance-stock-drops-warr…

Skydance Stock Down 25% After Warrants Issued to Paramount Investors
Shares of Skydance Corp., formed through the merger of Paramount and Warner Bros. Discovery, fell as much as 25% in trading on Oct. 14. The drop came as the Skydance, led by chairman and CEO David Ellison, distributed about 471 million warrants giving holders of Paramount Skydance's PSKY Class B shares the option to purchase stock in the new company.

NFL coaching hot-seat rankings: Todd Bowles, Dan Quinn and Jim Harbaugh face mounting pressure

https://www.cbssports.com/nfl/news/nfl-coach-hot-seat-rankings-week-6-dan-qui…

Todd Bowles: Zyon McCollum 'Playing Like An All-Pro' https://www.buccaneers.com/video/todd-bowles-zyon-mccollum-playing-like-an-all-pro-press-conference

Shareholders for both Fox Corp. and Roku approve Fox's $22B acquisition of Roku; Fox expects the deal to be finished in H1 2027, subject to regulatory clearance (Todd Spangler/Variety)
https://variety.com/2026/tv/news/fox-roku-acquisition-approved-…

Fox $22 Billion Roku Deal Approved by Shareholders of Both Companies
Shareholders for both Fox Corp. and Roku voted to approve Fox's $22 billion acquisition of the streaming-video platform company.

Shareholders for both Fox Corp. and Roku approve Fox's $22B acquisition of Roku; Fox expects the deal to be finished in H1 2027, subject to regulatory clearance (Todd Spangler/Variety)
https://variety.com/2026/tv/news/fox-roku-acquisition-approved-…

Fox $22 Billion Roku Deal Approved by Shareholders of Both Companies
Shareholders for both Fox Corp. and Roku voted to approve Fox's $22 billion acquisition of the streaming-video platform company.

From Moss Back
Vancouver: “low on culture and history”?
A recent poll from a “respected firm” ranked Vancouver, B.C. lower than Seattle in a survey of how tourists feel about cities. According to a Vancouver Sun article by Douglas Todd, Vancouver ranked a “surprising” 70th out of 191 cities whereas Seattle ranked 32nd. Topping the list were Paris and Osaka.

Douglas Todd: Low on 'culture and history,' world's tourists rank Vancouver a surprising 70th
A respected organization that measures how global tourists feel about a destination rated Vancouver much lower than Seattle.

"Blanche is supposed to hold a briefing in the Rose Garden at the White House on Tuesday, a move that Elie Honig, a CNN legal expert, and Andrew McCabe, former deputy FBI director, said had never been done before. They argued that it was a testament to how the Department of Justice has lost any semblance of independence during the Trump administration."
Todd Blanche's 'verboten' White House briefing stuns legal experts: 'Crazy!' - Raw Story
https://www.rawstory.com/todd-blanche-white-house/

Why Todd Bowles Was Crouched In Pain After Buccaneers Sealed the Win https://www.si.com/nfl/buccaneers/onsi/why-todd-bowles-was-crouched-in-pain-after-buccaneers-sealed-the-win-dallas-cowboys

CBS News Chief Correspondent Matt Gutman is accused of harassment in a wrongful-termination lawsuit filed against ABC by one of his former coworkers at ABC News (Todd Spangler/Variety)
https://variety.com/2026/tv/news/cbs-news-matt-gutman-lawsit-sex…

CBS News' Matt Gutman Accused of Sexual Harassment by Former ABC News Staffer
Matt Gutman, CBS News' chief correspondent, has been accused of sexual harassment in a wrongful-termination lawsuit filed by a former co-worker at ABC News.

Todd Blanche's chances of becoming attorney general could hinge on John Cornyn (Chris Marquette/Politico)
https://www.politico.com/news/2026/07/15/todd-blanches-chances-of-becoming-attorney-general-could-hinge-on-john-cornyn-01000312
http://www.memeorandum.com/260716/p13#a260716p13

Deshaun Watson, with Todd Monken's support, gets another shot to prove himself https://www.nfl.com/news/deshaun-watson-with-todd-monken-s-support-gets-another-shot-to-prove-himself

"Cassidy says he will vote to confirm Todd Blanche as attorney general: 'I will be criticized for this vote'
Senator Bill Cassidy, the last Republican who was undecided about Todd Blanche’s nomination as attorney general, said he would vote to confirm Blanche."
Didn't learn from his #RFK_Jr vote, it seems. And yes, he should be criticized for this vote.

"Cassidy says he will vote to confirm Todd Blanche as attorney general: 'I will be criticized for this vote'
Senator Bill Cassidy, the last Republican who was undecided about Todd Blanche’s nomination as attorney general, said he would vote to confirm Blanche."
Didn't learn from his #RFK_Jr vote, it seems. And yes, he should be criticized for this vote.

Microsoft begins merging its consumer and commercial Copilot apps into a single app, with a mobile and web rollout in mid-August and desktop in mid-September (Todd Bishop/GeekWire)
https://www.geekwire.com/2026/microsoft-st

Microsoft starts merging its Copilot consumer and business apps in advance of ‘Super App’ rollout
Microsoft is combining its consumer and business Copilot apps into a single app, in a gradual transition starting this week. Copilot Podcasts, Group Chat and Deep Research will be retired beginning Aug. 18, along with Mico, the animated character added to Copilot's voice mode last year.

The nearly $2 billion fund Attorney General Todd Blanche insisted was "dead" to salvage his confirmation is anything but,
as the Justice Department now moves to revive the legal effort behind it.
The DOJ notified a federal judge Friday that it is appealing to the 11th Circuit, Democracy Docket reported,
challenging U.S. District Judge Kathleen Williams' July ruling that gutted President Donald Trump's attempt to sue himself.
Williams found that the $…

Trump's slush fund Blanche called 'dead' to win confirmation is back from the grave
The nearly $2 billion fund Attorney General Todd Blanche insisted was "dead" to salvage his confirmation is anything but, as the Justice Department now moves to revive the legal effort behind it.The DOJ notified a federal judge Friday that it is appealing to the 11th Circuit, Democracy Docket report...

Todd Bowles on Jalon Daniels: 'Excellent' vs. Cowboys https://www.buccaneers.com/video/todd-bowles-on-jalon-daniels-excellent-vs-cowboys-press-conference

🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on KEXP's #Roadhouse
Blaine Todd:
🎵 Pill Hill
#BlaineTodd
https://blaine-todd.bandcamp.com/track/pill-hill
https://open.spotify.com/track/7yYTmGrtmDJ2SGqL79fKpY

Todd Bowles' Speech Following TNF Victory vs. Cowboys https://www.buccaneers.com/video/todd-bowles-speech-following-tnf-victory-vs-cowboys-victory-sound

Todd Monken is proving he's the right man for the Browns, and for Deshaun Watson https://www.nfl.com/news/todd-monken-is-proving-he-s-the-right-man-for-the-browns-and-for-deshaun-watson

Blanche Faces Crucial Hurdle After Rocky Hearing (New York Times)
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/15/us/politics/todd-blanche-attorney-general-confirmation.html?unlocked_article_code=1.x1A._TeT.ZqZtLS0skqUs&smid=url-share
http://www.memeorandum.com/260716/p6#a260716p6

Analysts discuss consumer frustration over streaming price hikes and Netflix having the lowest risk of cancellations due to its "deep bench of content" (Todd Spangler/Variety)
https://variety.com/2026/tv/news/streaming-price-…

Streaming Price Increases 2026: Is 'Streamflation' at Breaking Point?
Premium streamers like Netflix, HBO Max, Disney+, Apple TV and Peacock have steadily cranked up prices. 'Streamflation' maybe pushing consumers to their limit.

Next Woman Up: Gina Martinez Todd, Seattle Seahawks Managing Director of Partnership Development https://www.nfl.com/news/next-woman-up-gina-martinez-todd-seattle-seahawks-managing-director-of-partnership-development

Filing: WBD president and CEO David Zaslav sold $195M worth of WBD stock since the company agreed to be acquired by Paramount; his latest sale totaled $21.7M (Todd Spangler/Variety)
https://variety.com/2026/tv/news/warner-bros-discove…

David Zaslav Sells $21.7M in Stock as Paramount-Warner Bros. Merger Stuck on Hold
Warner Bros. Discovery CEO David Zaslav sold 773,173 shares of company stock, for an aggregate market value of $21.7 million, under a prearranged stock sale plan.

Vance announces about 870,000 people suspected of defrauding COVID-era programs barred from future federal loans (Nicole Sganga/CBS News)
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/vance-todd-blanche-felony-fraud-cases-covid-era-loan-programs/
http://www.memeorandum.com/260914/p79#a260914p79

The Senate Judiciary Committee confirmed Todd Blanche to run the Justice Department Tuesday,
advancing Blanche’s nomination for attorney general to the Senate floor.
Democrats on the committee dissented,
arguing that Donald Trump’s blindly loyal former personal attorney should not have the keys to America’s top law enforcement agency.
Senator Sheldon Whitehouse remarked that it was a “sad and embarrassing day for this committee,”
right before Blanche’s nominatio…

Todd Blanche Nom. Advances After GOP Senators Bend the Knee to Trump
Senators John Cornyn and Thom Tillis initially looked like they’d hold out against the nomination.

Discovery raises US prices, a week after the Paramount-WBD deal closed; the ad-supported tier goes up $1 to $6.99/month, the ad-free plan up $2 to $11.99/month (Todd Spangler/Variety)
https://variety.com/2026/tv/news/discovery-plus-raises-pric…

Discovery+, Now Owned by Skydance, Hikes Prices Effective Immediately
Discovery+ is raising prices for U.S. customers, coming one week after Paramount closed its megamerger with Warner Bros. Discovery to form Skydance Corp.

Time and again during his turbulent nomination process, Todd Blanche made it unmistakably clear that he believes Trump possesses a nearly limitless right to directly control the actions of the Justice Department under Article II of the Constitution.
It is an argument that formed the foundation of his strategy as the president’s criminal defense lawyer
and is the lodestar of his government service.
Mr. Blanche’s confirmation in the pre-dawn hours on Saturday was largely sy…

In Confirming Blanche, Senators Endorse a Justice Dept. Under Trump’s Sway
Time and again, Todd Blanche has made it clear that he believes President Trump possesses a nearly limitless right to directly control the actions of the Justice Department.

Browns rookie's viral training camp fight helped him win starting job: Why Todd Monken loved what he saw

https://www.cbssports.com/nfl/news/browns-spencer-fano-jared-verse-fight/

Todd Blanche’s nomination for attorney general cleared a major hurdle this week
after two Republican senators who had raised concerns agreed to back him.
Blanche gave written assurances that a $1.8 billion “anti-weaponization fund” designed to pay Trump allies would not be resurrected,
and that a settlement between Trump and the Internal Revenue Service only gave the president retroactive immunity from audits rather than perpetual protection.
The Senate Judiciary Com…

“Department of Injustice”: Norm Eisen on Todd Blanche AG Nom, Reflecting Pool Vandalism Case
Todd Blanche’s nomination for attorney general cleared a major hurdle this week after two Republican senators who had raised concerns agreed to back him. Blanche gave written assurances that a $1.8 billion “anti-weaponization fund” designed to pay Trump allies would not be resurrected, and that a settlement between Trump and the Internal Revenue Service only gave the president retroactive immunity from audits rather than perpetual protection. The Senate Judiciary Committee votes on Blanch…

Steve Bannon and former Trump DHS adviser Todd Bensman agree ICE should be present at polling places (Media Matters for America)
https://www.mediamatters.org/election-denial-voter-fraud-and-suppression/steve-bannon-and-former-trump-dhs-adviser-todd-bensman
http://www.memeorandum.com/260813/p70#a260813p70

Alex Cooper and Matt Kaplan's media company Unwell raised an undisclosed sum from WME co-founder Patrick Whitesell's WTSL at a $500M valuation (Todd Spangler/Variety)
https://variety.com/2026/digital/news/alex-cooper-un…

Alex Cooper's Unwell Has $500M Valuation With Patrick Whitesell's WTSL Investment
Unwell, founded by Alex Cooper and Matt Kaplan, landed an investment from Patrick Whitesell's WTSL valuing the Gen Z media company at $500 million.

Todd Monken, QBs, the Browns and a lifetime in pursuit https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/49860607/todd-monken-cleveland-browns-quarterbacks-life-pursuit-2026-head-coach

Todd Blanche's Latest 'Disgraceful' Act? Speaking At A Political Convention - Above the Law
https://abovethelaw.com/2026/09/todd-blanches-latest-disgraceful-act-speaking-at-a-political-convention/

The two Republican senators who threatened to block Todd Blanche’s bid to permanently become attorney general announced
they will advance his nomination
after he confirmed in writing that a planned $1.8bn slush fund for Donald Trump’s allies was dead.
The US Senate judiciary committee is due to vote on Tuesday on whether to approve the nomination of Blanche,
who is already acting attorney general,
and send it to the wider Senate for a vote.
Outgoing lawmak…

Republican holdouts say they will back Todd Blanche for attorney general
Move comes after Blanche gives senators written assurance he will drop Trump’s $1.8bn anti-weaponization fund

Filing: ABC says FCC's early-license renewal demand for its local TV stations was designed to circumvent judicial review and "inflict maximal coercive pressure" (Todd Spangler/Variety)
https://variety.com/2026/tv/news/abc-fcc-free-…

ABC Alleges FCC Attempt to Curb Its Free Speech Was Designed to Evade Judicial Review
ABC, in a new filing in its First Amendment lawsuit against the FCC, claims that the agency's early-license renewal demand for its local TV stations was done in such a way as to circumvent "judicial review."

Todd Monken is working his greatest magic yet with Browns, Deshaun Watson

https://www.cbssports.com/nfl/news/todd-monken-deshaun-watson-first-place-browns-2026/

Cassidy says he will vote to confirm Todd Blanche as attorney general:
'I will be criticized for this vote'
Senator Bill Cassidy,
the last Republican who was undecided about Todd Blanche’s nomination as attorney general,
said he would vote to confirm Blanche.
He noted that while Blanche, who previously served as Donald Trump’s personal lawyer, is “not perfect”,
it is ultimately a decision between him or “another acting attorney general who may not …

Trump blasts appeals court for halting White House ballroom construction, claiming decision is a ‘national security threat’ – as it happened
This live blog is now closed.

Browns coach Todd Monken sees room for Deshaun Watson to improve after back-to-back wins https://www.nfl.com/news/browns-coach-todd-monken-sees-room-for-deshaun-watson-to-improve-after-back-to-back-wins

The Seattle Times and Newsday sue OpenAI and Microsoft, alleging the companies trained AI on their journalism; Microsoft and OpenAI are funders of Seattle Times (Todd Bishop/GeekWire)
https://www.geekwire.com/2026/seattle-time

Seattle Times sues Microsoft and OpenAI, alleging they trained their AI on its journalism
Microsoft was sued Friday by the parent company of its hometown daily newspaper, The Seattle Times Co., which joined with Newsday to accuse the Redmond tech giant and OpenAI of using their journalism to train their artificial intelligence models.

Reproductive rights activists are alarmed over a pledge by acting Attorney General Todd Blanche
to institute nationwide abortion restrictions.
Blanche, whose confirmation for attorney general is currently before the Senate,
made the remarks in a private call with anti-abortion activists that was s posted online.
According to the audio recording, Blanche said the Trump administration is pursuing policies “so that the Dobbs decision becomes permanent in every single st…

“Zombie Law from the Victorian Era”: DOJ Could Use 1873 Comstock Act to Ban Abortion Pills by Mail
Reproductive rights activists are alarmed over a pledge by acting Attorney General Todd Blanche to institute nationwide abortion restrictions. Blanche, whose confirmation for attorney general is currently before the Senate, made the remarks in a private call with anti-abortion activists that was later posted online. According to the audio recording, Blanche said the Trump administration is pursuing policies “so that the Dobbs decision becomes permanent in every single state,” referring to t…

Donald Trump's Name Cannot Be Added to Kennedy Center, Judge Rules Again (Todd Spangler/Variety)
https://variety.com/2026/music/news/donald-trump-name-cannot-be-added-kennedy-center-judge-1236863156/
http://www.memeorandum.com/260915/p81#a260915p81

Cowboys Replace DeMarvion Overshown With Explosive LB in Todd McShay's Mock Draft https://www.si.com/nfl/cowboys/onsi/cowboys-demarvion-overshown-explosive-todd-mcshay-mock-draft

Why, oh why, Lord, are innocent children like these never at my poker table?
Apparently, Cornyn and Tillis are planning to cruise into their
Trump-induced retirement as
co-owners of the Brooklyn Bridge.
https://www.cnn.com/2026/08/03/politics/bl

The major holes in Todd Blanche’s concessions to Cornyn and Tillis
Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche appears to have satisfied the demands of Sens. John Cornyn and Thom Tillis. But there are major loopholes in his assurances.

Browns coach Todd Monken hasn't watched tape on Deshaun Watson's disastrous stretch with Cleveland

https://www.cbssports.com/nfl/news/browns-

Cowboys Replace DeMarvion Overshown With Explosive LB in Todd McShay's Mock Draft https://www.si.com/nfl/cowboys/onsi/cowboys-demarvion-overshown-explosive-todd-mcshay-mock-draft

SpaceX reports Starlink subscribers up 100% YoY to 12M, vs. 12.19M est., and monthly ARPU of $66, down from $85 a year earlier (Todd Bishop/GeekWire)
https://www.geekwire.com/2026/elon-musk-says-starlink-could-deliver-most-of-t…

SpaceX earnings: Elon Musk says Starlink could deliver most of the world’s internet within a decade
Elon Musk says Starlink could carry most of the world's internet within a decade. SpaceX's first earnings report as a public company showed the satellite business, built on satellites made in Redmond, is the only profitable part of the company.

Exclusive: Tense phone call and resignation upend Justice Department probe into Trump's top foes (CNN)
https://www.cnn.com/2026/09/14/politics/todd-blanche-joe-digenova-trump-turmoil-call-resignation
http://www.memeorandum.com/260914/p33#a260914p33

Trump Media reports a Q2 net loss of $238.1M, vs. a net loss of $20M a year ago, on revenue of $1.7M, mainly due to non-cash losses, including on digital assets (Todd Spangler/Variety)
https://variety.com/2026/digital/news/trump-media-q2-2026-earnings-…

Trump Media, Truth Social Owner, Reports Q2 Net Loss of $238M and Revenue of $1.7M
Trump Media & Technology Group posted another large net loss for the second quarter of 2026, of $238.1 million, while the company generated $1.7 million in sales for the period.

Todd Blanche vote is rescheduled, but there’s no deal
A Senate Judiciary spokesperson said the move would give “more time for the White House to secure the votes.
https://www.politico.com/live-updates/2026/07/31/congress/todd-b…

NFL head coach hot seat rankings: Ranking 10 coaches whose jobs might be in jeopardy

https://www.cbssports.com/nfl/news/nfl-head-coach-hot-seat-rankings-jim-harbaugh-todd-b…

Trump has defended controversial plans for a $1.8 billion slush fund
even as they threaten to derail the nomination of his former personal lawyer Todd Blanche for US attorney general.
Blanche “should be immediately approved” by the US Senate, the president declared in a post on his Truth Social platform on Friday morning,
defending the payout scheme proposed by his officials in the Department of Justice as it holds up Blanche’s confirmation.
Blanche, Trump's forme…

Trump defends $1.8bn slush fund that is holding up Todd Blanche confirmation
President calls for former personal defense lawyer to be ‘immediately approved’ as attorney general

Sources: Polymarket is in early talks with prospective investors to raise ~$1B at a $20B valuation, up from $15B in April 2026 and $9B in October 2025 (Todd Gillespie/Bloomberg)
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-…

Browns' HC reveals plan for naming starter as QB battle continues between Deshaun Watson, Shedeur Sanders

https://www.cbssports.com/nfl/news/browns-

AG Todd Blanche defends the White House ban on CNN, MS Now, and Politico, saying access is "a privilege" and Trump is "sick and tired" of inaccurate reporting (Edward Helmore/The Guardian)
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/sep/2…

Blanche defends Trump’s White House media ban: ‘It’s a privilege … not a right’
US attorney general argues that president is ‘sick and tired’ of inaccurate reporting by CNN, MS Now and Politico

Donald Trump has said he may pull and delay Todd Blanche’s nomination for attorney general
as he looks to avoid concessions to holdout Republicans John Cornyn and Thom Tillis
saying he might re-nominate Blanche once they’re out of office.
Trump wrote on his Truth Social platform:
Todd Blanche is a STAR, and everyone knows it! .... I have no objection to temporarily withdrawing Todd’s name, if they do not do the right thing, and putting him back after Cornyn and Tillis …

Senate’s latest effort to halt Trump’s Iran hostilities fails in 49-50 vote as some Republicans side with Democrats – live
Republicans senators Susan Collins, Lisa Murkowski and Rand Paul voted in favor of the motion to prevent Trump from continuing hostilities against Iran

Todd Monken is trying to build a new Browns identity around their most painful chapter https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/7638246/2026/09/28/browns-panthers-todd-monken-deshaun-watson/

Amazon's Prime Video plans to make English-language dubs look more natural by using AI to lip-sync actors' mouths in dubbed titles (Todd Spangler/Variety)
https://variety.com/2026/tv/news/prime-video-ai-sync-actors-mouths-dubbed-maxto…

Prime Video Uses AI to Sync Actors' Mouths in Dubbed Titles, Starting With 'Maxton Hall'
Prime Video wants to make English-language dubs look more natural by using AI to sync up actors' mouths, starting with German series 'Maxton Hall.

Spotify reports Q2 revenue up 14% YoY to €4.8B, Premium Subscribers up 9% YoY to 300M, MAUs up 12% YoY to 777M, below 778M guidance, and a €545M net income (Todd Spangler/Variety)
https://variety.com/2026/music/news/spotify-300-million-subscri…

Spotify Hits 300 Million Premium Subscribers in Q2 2026
Spotify gained 7 million paying subscribers in Q2 2026, over its previous guidance and pushing the base of Premium customers to 300 million.

Democrats and several experts said,
a compromise between Todd Blanche and two Republican senators
that potentially cleared the way for Blanche’s confirmation as attorney general
is weak, as it makes promises Donald Trump can easily reverse.
Blanche, the acting attorney general, posted two documents on Sunday evening
showing he was withdrawing an 18 May order allowing for the creation of a $1.8bn "weaponization fund"
and clarifying that broad tax i…

‘Completely hollow’: critics denounce Blanche deal to halt Trump slush fund
Democrats say agreement – which clears way for Blanche’s confirmation – makes promises president can easily reverse

Todd Monken fires back: ‘Browns is the Browns, (expletive) that’ https://www.nfl.com/news/todd-monken-fires-back-browns-is-the-browns-expletive-that

IMDb adds Digital Creator as a new professional category on both IMDb and IMDbPro, including sub-categories like Streamer, Vlogger, and Influencer (Todd Spangler/Variety)
https://variety.com/2026/digital/news/imdb-digital-creator-profiles-1236855930/

IMDb Adds Digital Creator Profiles for the First Time
IMDb is adding "Digital Creator" as a new professional category on both IMDb and IMDbPro.

Browns' Todd Monken expects to name starting QB on Monday; Deshaun Watson comments won't factor in https://www.nfl.com/news/browns-todd-monken-expects-to-name-starting-qb-on-monday-deshaun-watson-comments-won-t-facto…

A federal judge has given Attorney General Todd Blanche until Sept. 24
to comply with orders over Jeffrey Epstein records,
warning that he could face civil contempt if the Justice Department fails to meet the court’s demands.
U.S. District Judge Emmet Sullivan issued the warning Wednesday
as he ordered Blanche to support disputed victim redactions,
submit handwritten FBI interview notes for private court review
and begin reviewing foreign-language Epstein …

Judge Warns Todd Blanche He Could Face Civil Contempt Over Epstein Files
A federal judge has given Attorney General Todd Blanche until Sept. 24 to comply with orders over Jeffrey Epstein records, warning that he could face civil contempt if the Justice Department fails to meet the court’s demands.U.S. District Judge Emmet Sullivan issued the warning Wednesday as he ordered Blanche to...

Cowboys Insider Shares Tyler Smith Injury Timeline Amid Questions on Surgery Decision https://www.si.com/nfl/cowboys/onsi/dallas-cowboys-insider-tyler-smith-injury-timeline-amid-questions-surgery-decision

Predicting NFL's first coaching change of 2026: Why Todd Bowles, Jim Harbaugh are in greatest danger

https://www.cbssports.com/nfl/news/predicting-nfls-fir…

Amazon plans to spend $1B over five years for infrastructure upgrades and other projects in US communities that host its data centers, amid a growing backlash (Todd Bishop/GeekWire)
https://www.geekwire.com/2026/amazon-pledg

Amazon pledges $1B to data center communities, warns that local opposition threatens U.S. AI lead
Amazon says it will spend more than $1 billion over five years on community college, job training and other programs in the U.S. communities that host its data centers. The move responds to a growing backlash that AWS CEO Matt Garman says threatens the country's lead in AI.

Deion Sanders makes surprise visit to Browns camp, here's what he discussed with Todd Monken

https://www.cbssports.com/nfl/news/deion-sanders-visits-browns-camp-talks-wit…

Filing: Former WBD CEO David Zaslav will receive $606.1M for his WBD shares held as of October 6, including RSUs; he sold ~$200M in WBD stock since February (Todd Spangler/Variety)
https://variety.com/2026/tv/news/david-zaslav-exi…

David Zaslav Gets $606 Million Payout From Paramount-Warner Bros. Merger
David Zaslav will receive $606 million as he leaves Warner Bros. Discovery, after the company's merger with David Ellison's Paramount was completed.

Browns coach Todd Monken walks back claim that Lane Kiffin called about Dae'Quan Wright

https://www.cbssports.com/nfl/news/todd-monken-lane-kiffin-claim-daequan-wright-tran…

Filing: Paramount again seeks a $1.88B bond from state AGs and WGA in its fight to acquire WBD; the judge in the case set a September 24 hearing on the request (Todd Spangler/Variety)
https://variety.com/2026/film/news/paramount…

Paramount Repeats Demand That States, WGA Post Bond Over Warner Bros. Merger Delay
Paramount Skydance reiterated its demand that the 12 states and the WGA -- whose antitrust lawsuits seeking to block its takeover of Warner Bros. Discovery -- post $1.88 billion in bond as security for the losses Paramount would incur if the deal doesn't close until after the trial concludes.

Trump on Saturday threatened to “push hard” to keep a $1.8 billion
“anti-weaponization” slush fund active, amid an ongoing feud between two Republican senators and the Trump administration over the felon-president’s nomination of Todd Blanche for attorney general.
Sens. John Cornyn, R-Texas, and Thom Tillis, R-N.C., are both departing Congress after feuding with Trump.
In Texas, Cornyn ran for re-election, losing in a primary runoff to state Attorney General Ken Paxton after…

Trump says he’ll revive ‘anti-weaponization’ fund if Blanche’s nomination for AG is blocked
Trump threatened to “push hard” to keep a $1.8 billion “anti-weaponization” fund active, amid an ongoing feud between two Republican senators and the Trump administration over Todd Blanche’s nomination for attorney general.

In with the old: NFL coaching carousel revisited the value of experience this season https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/7556015/2026/09/03/nfl-todd-monken-mike-mccarthy-coaching-experience/

Todd Monken is giving Deshaun Watson another chance. Now the Browns QB must win games https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/7535971/2026/08/24/browns-deshaun-watson-todd-monken-starting-quarterback/

The most stunning exchange of Todd Blanche’s confirmation hearing to serve as attorney general came in response to an amiable question.
Senator John Kennedy from Louisiana, a Republican who appears favorably inclined toward Blanche, asked the nominee whether he considered himself to be the president’s friend.
Blanche, who is currently leading the Justice Department in an interim role, responded:
“I’m his lawyer.”
Then, perhaps, realizing his mistake, he corrected himse…

The Biggest Takeaway From Todd Blanche’s Confirmation Hearing
The once-cherished ideal of dispensing impartial justice has all but disappeared.

Disney will livestream Super Bowl LXI on February 14 in the US and 55 international markets, providing another platform for ESPN's first Super Bowl production (Todd Spangler/Variety)
https://variety.com/2026/tv/news/disney-plus-streaming-super-bow…

Disney Plus Streaming 2027 Super Bowl in US and 55 Countries
Disney+ will stream Super Bowl LXI for subscribers in the U.S. and dozens of countries worldwide on Feb. 14, 2027.

Deshaun Watson wasn't Todd Monken's mistake, but he's the coach's responsibility now https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/7536117/2026/08/24/deshaun-watson-todd-monken-qb-decision/

Two Republican senators on the Judiciary Committee,
who lost their seats after defying President Trump,
threatened on Wednesday to block Todd Blanche’s nomination as attorney general
over a deal he cut to settle Mr. Trump’s lawsuit against the I.R.S.
The senators, John Cornyn of Texas and Thom Tillis of North Carolina,
accused Mr. Blanche of refusing to put on paper his promise to kill aspects of the deal.
In June, Mr. Blanche said he would drop a proposed…

Senators Cornyn and Tillis Threaten to Block Blanche Nomination Over Trump’s IRS Deal
Senators John Cornyn and Thom Tillis accused the attorney general nominee of refusing to put on paper his promise to kill aspects of the deal he cut to settle President Trump’s suit against the agency.

Trump names Danielle Thumann, an adviser to FCC Chairman Brendan Carr, to serve as an FCC commissioner; if confirmed, she'd bring the Republican majority to 3-1 (Todd Spangler/Variety)
https://variety.com/2026/tv/news/trump-fcc-danielle-thu…

Trump Nominates Danielle Thumann to Serve as FCC Commissioner
President Donald Trump on Friday nominated Danielle Thumann, who currently serves as senior counsel to FCC Chairman Brendan Carr, to serve as a commissioner on the agency. If she's confirmed, it would give Republicans a 3-1 advantage at the FCC (with one remaining seat still unfilled).

The Falcons are running up rankings, plus Todd Monken's fix and the All-Rookie team https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/7666322/2026/10/06/nfl-falcons-saints-domecoming-browns-coaching/

In @katiephang.bsky.social v Todd Blanche,
after in camera review,
Judge Sullivan sets a hearing for Aug 13
where defendant must provide more detailed explanations & backup for his redactions of Jeffrey Epstein related documents.
https://storage.cou…

Browns' Todd Monken not ready to name starting QB; Sanders scores, Watson peeved by boos https://www.nfl.com/news/browns-todd-monken-not-ready-name-starting-qb-shedeur-sanders-deshaun-watson-boos

Browns coach Todd Monken: 'There's a lot of football left' in Deshaun Watson https://www.nfl.com/news/browns-coach-todd-monken-there-s-a-lot-of-football-left-in-deshaun-watson

Roku reports Q2 revenue up 22% YoY to $1.35B vs. $1.3B est., net income of $164.2M, ad revenue up 25% to $673M, and subscription revenue up 26% to $548M (Todd Spangler/Variety)
https://variety.com/2026/tv/news/roku-q2-2026-earnings-beat-fox-corp-deal-123…

Roku Q2 Revenue Up 22%, Net Income Zooms to $164 Million in Huge Beat
Roku kept its streaming engines blazing in the second quarter of 2026 with earnings that beat Wall Street estimates.

As Donald Trump’s former defense lawyer
Todd Blanche appears poised for confirmation as attorney general,
numerous Jeffrey Epstein survivors have sounded the alarm that
a US justice department helmed by him would derail their pursuit of justice.
In a letter urging Republican senators Thom Tillis and John Cornyn to reject his nomination,
these survivors said that Blanche’s handling of the Epstein case as acting attorney general was characterized by misstep after …

Blanche-led DoJ likely to derail Epstein survivors’ pursuit of justice, experts say
Lawyers predict ‘more suppression and no active investigations’ but victims’ groups determined to continue fight

Browns coach Todd Monken: 'There's a lot of football left' in Deshaun Watson https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/7618136/2026/09/21/browns-deshaun-watson-todd-monken/

Memo: Skydance co-CEOs David Ellison and Ynon Kreiz acknowledge layoffs, saying combining companies will involve "difficult decisions that affect our workforce" (Todd Spangler/Variety)
https://variety.com/2026/film/news/skydance…

Skydance CEOs Say Layoffs Will Be Coming After Paramount-WB Merger: Read the Full Memo
Paramount Skydance and Warner Bros. Discovery have officially merged into Skydance Corp. And the top leaders have notified the new company's staffers that layoffs are in the offing.

'F--- that:' Todd Monken fires back at Mike Tomlin's 'Browns is the Browns' diss after win

https://www.cbssports.com/nfl/news/browns-todd-monken-fire…

US attorney general Todd Blancheon Sunday declined to assure that the federal justice department he helms would always act independently of the White House and Donald Trump.
“No, I’m not going to pledge that,” he said when asked about the topic by NBC’s Meet the Press host, Kristen Welker. “And no attorney general should ever pledge that.”
Blanche also claimed Trump would never ask him to do something that crosses an ethical or legal line
– after the president dismissed his…

Todd Blanche declines to pledge independence from White House
US attorney general says no one in his role ‘should ever’ make this vow amid concern over Trump steering DoJ

Skydance names its leadership team: Dana Goldberg and Josh Greenstein will lead films, George Cheeks will lead TV, and Casey Bloys will lead DTC streaming (Todd Spangler/Variety)
https://variety.com/2026/film/news/david-ellison-skydance-new-leadershi…

David Ellison Names Skydance Corp. Leadership Team
David Ellison announced his picks for the senior execs to run Skydance, the new company that merges Paramount and Warner Bros. Discovery.

ABC News digital workers have voted unanimously to form a union with WGAE; the unit includes about 50 reporters, editors, and video and social media producers (Todd Spangler/Variety)
https://variety.com/2026/tv/news/abc-news-digital-wga-east-union-1236827549/

ABC News Digital Workers Unionize With WGA East in Unanimous Vote
Employees at ABC News' digital division voted unanimously to form a union with the Writers Guild of America East.

Serial sexual abuser Donald Trump stopped short of calling on Rep Max Miller to resign Monday,
saying he would “let the families figure that out”.
Asked whether the Ohio Republican should step down following allegations of domestic abuse from his ex-wife, Emily Moreno,
Trump said he has always known Miller as “a good person” and called the situation “a very sad thing.”
The abuse allegations, which include physical abuse of Moreno and their two-year-old daughter,

Trump declines to call for Max Miller’s resignation amid abuse allegations – live
President says he will ‘let the families figure that out’ and calls situation ‘a very sad thing’ when asked if Ohio Republican should step down

TKO Group lost $30M on UFC Freedom 250, the MMA event streamed on Paramount and held on the White House grounds to coincide with Trump's 80th birthday (Todd Spangler/Variety)
https://variety.com/2026/tv/news/ufc-freedom-250-lost-30-m…

Donald Trump's UFC Freedom 250 Fight Lost $30 Million, TKO Says
TKO Group said it lost $30 million on the elaborate UFC Freedom 250 event, held June 14 on the grounds of the White House to coincide with President Donald Trump's birthday.

Happy anniversary: Deshaun Watson outplays Baker Mayfield as Browns revisit their past https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/7616202/2026/09/21/browns-buccaneers-deshaun-watson-baker-mayfield-todd-monken/

The Seattle Times and Newsday sue OpenAI and Microsoft, alleging the companies trained AI on their journalism; Microsoft and OpenAI are funders of Seattle Times (Todd Bishop/GeekWire)
https://www.geekwire.com/2026/seattle-time

Browns, Todd Monken get special training camp visitor: Deion Sanders https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/7481428/2026/07/30/deion-sanders-browns-training-camp/