Pam Bondi to make Trump administration return after undisclosed thyroid cancer battle

Published May 26, 2026 11:12pm ET



Former Attorney General Pam Bondi is poised to return to the Trump administration in a new advisory capacity following an undisclosed battle with thyroid cancer, according to multiple reports and public statements from administration allies.

Less than two months after her ouster as attorney general, President Donald Trump has appointed Bondi to the Presidential Council of Advisors on Science and Technology, a group that is increasingly central to the administration’s push to shape artificial intelligence policy and competition with China. Created via a March executive order, the White House 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, Mark Zuckerberg, and Larry Ellison.

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