{"id":2607169,"date":"2026-05-26T23:31:02","date_gmt":"2026-05-27T03:31:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/pam-bondi-to-join-white-house-ai-panel-following-thyroid-cancer-battle\/"},"modified":"2026-05-26T23:34:17","modified_gmt":"2026-05-27T03:34:17","slug":"pam-bondi-to-join-white-house-ai-panel-following-thyroid-cancer-battle","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/pam-bondi-to-join-white-house-ai-panel-following-thyroid-cancer-battle\/","title":{"rendered":"Pam Bondi to join White House AI panel following thyroid cancer battle"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fpam-bondi-to-join-white-house-ai-panel-following-thyroid-cancer-battle%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2607169&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Pam Bondi, teh former U.S. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/breaking-ag-barr-authorizes-federal-prosecutors-to-pursue-substantial-allegations-of-voting-irregularities-before-2020-election-is-certified\/\" title=\"BREAKING: AG Barr Authorizes Federal Prosecutors to Pursue &quot;Substantial Allegations&quot; of Voting Irregularities Before 2020 Election is Certified\">attorney general<\/a>, is set to return to the trump management in an advisory role after an undisclosed fight with thyroid cancer, according to multiple reports and statements from administration allies.  <\/p>\n<p>Less than two months after Trump removed her as attorney general, he appointed Bondi to the Presidential Council of Advisors on science and Technology (PCAST), created by a March executive order and increasingly focused on shaping U.S. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/the-google-billionaire-who-paid-for-bidens-science-office\/\" title=\"The Google Billionaire Who Paid for Biden...s ... Office\">artificial intelligence policy<\/a> and tech competition with China. The panel is chaired by David Sacks and Michael Kratsios and includes major technology leaders such as Jensen Huang, Mark Zuckerberg, and Larry Ellison.  <\/p>\n<p>Although Bondi is not yet listed on the panel\u2019s online roster,Axios reports she will help coordinate between administration officials and the tech executives on the council,while also taking on a newly created advisory role related to national infrastructure. Vice President JD Vance praised Bondi\u2019s continued involvement.  <\/p>\n<p>Bondi has been out of public view since being replaced by acting Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche. Her cancer diagnosis became public after Katie Miller (wife of White House deputy chief of staff Stephen Miller) posted on X that Bondi had been \u201cquietly kicking cancer\u2019s ass.\u201d Axios says she was diagnosed after leaving the DOJ, received treatment, and is now recovering.  <\/p>\n<p>bondi\u2019s health news also drew attention because Trump previously disclosed that chief of staff Susie Wiles had been diagnosed with \u201cearly stage\u201d breast cancer and would remain in her job during treatment. Bondi is also scheduled to testify Friday before the House Oversight Committee, where lawmakers are expected to question DOJ handling of records connected to Jeffrey Epstein.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<article class=\"fn-body\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Former Attorney General <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/pam-bondi\/\">Pam Bondi<\/a> is poised to return to the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/trump-administration\/\">Trump administration<\/a> in a new advisory capacity following an undisclosed battle with thyroid cancer, according to multiple reports and public statements from administration allies.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Less than two months after her ouster as attorney general, President <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\">Donald Trump<\/a> has appointed Bondi to the Presidential Council of Advisors on Science and Technology, a group that is increasingly central to the administration\u2019s push to shape <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/artificial-intelligence\/\">artificial intelligence<\/a> policy and competition with <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/china\/\">China<\/a>. Created <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.whitehouse.gov\/releases\/2026\/03\/president-trump-announces-appointments-to-presidents-council-of-advisors-on-science-and-technology\/\">via a March executive order<\/a>, the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/section\/news\/white-house\/\">White House<\/a> advisory panel is chaired by former White House AI adviser David Sacks and White House science adviser Michael Kratsios and includes a roster of major technology executives such as Jensen Huang, <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/mark-zuckerberg\/\">Mark Zuckerberg<\/a>, and Larry Ellison.<\/p>\n<section class=\"explore-more-section\" id=\"wex-recommended-widget\">\n<div class=\"magazine-container single\">\n<h1 class=\"magazine-title mt-2\">Recommended Stories<\/h1>\n<p>             <i class=\"fa-solid fa-play icon\"><\/i>         <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-grid\">\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4582498\/why-trump-camp-david-trek-wouldve-been-unusual\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Why it would have been unusual for Trump to make the trek to Camp David<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4582681\/white-house-nda-proposal-federal-workers\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>White House plans to issue NDAs for federal workers to prevent leaks<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4582748\/white-house-trolls-cnn-reporters-asleep-analyst-comment\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>White House trolls CNN reporters for being \u2018asleep\u2019 on air after analyst\u2019s comment about Trump<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Former Attorney General Pam Bondi speaks with reporters during a news conference at the Department of Justice, Nov. 19, 2025, in Washington, as Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche listens. (AP Photo\/Mark Schiefelbein, file)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Although Bondi is not yet listed on the panel\u2019s online roster, <em>Axios<\/em> <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.axios.com\/2026\/05\/27\/pam-bondi-white-house-ai\">reported<\/a> that the former Florida attorney general <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.opensecrets.org\/federal-lobbying\/lobbyists\/summary?cycle=2019&#038;id=Y0000055471L\">and career lobbyist<\/a> will help facilitate coordination between administration officials and the tech leaders serving on the panel while also taking on a <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >newly established advisory role tied<\/a> to national infrastructure initiatives.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cPam has been an enormously valuable asset to the president\u2019s team, and I\u2019m thrilled for her and for all of us that she\u2019s going to remain involved in confronting some of the most important issues the administration faces,\u201d Vice President <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/jd-vance\/\">JD Vance<\/a> said in a statement.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The appointment comes weeks after Trump removed Bondi from her post as attorney general and installed former Deputy Attorney General <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/todd-blanche\/\">Todd Blanche<\/a> in the role on an acting basis. Since taking over the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/department-of-justice\/\">Justice Department<\/a>, Blanche has overseen several high-profile initiatives, including the most <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/justice\/4581894\/judge-allows-james-comey-delay-86-47-seashells-trial\/\">recent indictment<\/a> of former <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/fbi\/\">FBI<\/a> Director <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/james-comey\/\">James Comey<\/a> and the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/justice\/4572715\/doj-announces-anti-weaponization-fund-biden-lawfare\/\">rollout of a $1.776 billion DOJ compensation fund<\/a> aimed at alleged victims of government \u201cweaponization.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Bondi largely disappeared from public view after her departure from the Justice Department, fueling speculation about her next move after Trump initially suggested she would transition to a role in the private sector.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">But attention shifted Tuesday night after Katie Miller, wife of White House deputy chief of staff <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/stephen-miller\/\">Stephen Miller<\/a>, publicly disclosed Bondi\u2019s health battle in a post on X that was later reposted by White House press secretary <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/karoline-leavitt\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"11685\">Karoline Leavitt<\/a>.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Pam has been quietly kicking cancer&#8217;s ass the last few weeks.<a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/PamBondi?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@PamBondi<\/a> has a heart of gold \ud83d\udc9b <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/V7GZBk7fsL\">https:\/\/t.co\/V7GZBk7fsL<\/a> <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/sTwFLDfGvw\">pic.twitter.com\/sTwFLDfGvw<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Katie Miller (@KatieMiller) <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/KatieMiller\/status\/2059435198324854961?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 27, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cPam has been quietly kicking cancer\u2019s ass the last few weeks,\u201d Miller posted. \u201c@PamBondi has a heart of gold.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A source familiar with the matter told <em>Axios<\/em> that Bondi was diagnosed with thyroid cancer shortly after leaving the DOJ, underwent treatment, and is now recovering.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Bondi\u2019s health battle also drew attention inside Trump\u2019s orbit because of her close relationship with White House chief of staff <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/susie-wiles\/\">Susie Wiles<\/a>, whom Trump revealed in March had been diagnosed with what he described as <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4492957\/susie-wiles-diagnosed-early-stage-breast-cancer-trump\/\">\u201cearly stage\u201d breast cancer<\/a>. Trump said at the time that Wiles would remain in her position while undergoing treatment.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/justice\/4581501\/anti-weaponization-fund-democrat-settlements\/\">\u2018ANTI-WEAPONIZATION FUND\u2019 REVIVES YEARSLONG FIGHT OVER DEMOCRAT-BACKED SETTLEMENTS<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Bondi is also scheduled to testify on Friday before the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, where lawmakers are expected to question her about the DOJ\u2019s handling of files tied to convicted sex offender <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/jeffrey-epstein\/\">Jeffrey Epstein<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The <em>Washington Examiner <\/em>contacted the White House for comment.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Pam Bondi to return as science advisory after thyroid cancer battle<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2633,"featured_media":2607170,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/AP26085551096106.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[63768,4606,45476,80311,32127],"class_list":["post-2607169","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-ai-policy","tag-healthcare","tag-pam-bondi","tag-thyroid-cancer","tag-white-house"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/AP26085551096106.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2607169","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2633"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2607169"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2607169\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2607177,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2607169\/revisions\/2607177"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2607170"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2607169"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2607169"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2607169"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}