{
  "id": 1505529,
  "title": "Blanche refuses to pledge DOJ's independence from Trump",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/17/blanche-refuses-to-pledge-dojs-independence-from-trump",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-17T15:06:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "CBS News",
    "slug": "cbs-news",
    "url": "https://www.cbsnews.com/video/blanche-refuses-to-pledge-dojs-independence-from-trump/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Attorney General Todd Blanche refused to pledge that the Department of Justice would remain independent of President Trump and the White House, despite decades of precedent. CBS News' Katrina Kaufman has more.",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}