Trump vows to keep Todd Blanche as acting attorney general and revive the $1.8 billion anti-weaponization fund if John Cornyn and Thom Tillis block him.
Trump said China's voter file collection happened "a long time ago" and suggested both nations spy on each other as Xi Jinping's September visit proceeds.
The Senate Judiciary Committee is expected to postpone a scheduled Thursday vote on Todd Blanche's nomination for attorney general as two Republicans on the panel are not yet prepared to support him.
A witness to a fatal shooting in Houston by a federal immigration agent was released from a detention center Wednesday after spending weeks in custody following the deadly encounter.
Senate negotiators worked Wednesday to resolve thorny differences with leaders of the Southeastern and Big Ten Conferences over revisions to a bill designed to regulate college sports that sponsors want a vote on before the chamber goes on summer break next week.
