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Todd Blanche Clears Committee Vote, Nearing Confirmation as Attorney General

4 août 2026 à 18:08
Todd Blanche’s nomination now advances to the Senate floor, where it was not immediately clear whether he would be confirmed given that he can afford to lose only two senators on a party-line vote.

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Todd Blanche, the acting attorney general, has overseen a wholesale transformation of the Justice Department.

Senators Cornyn and Tillis Force Delay of Blanche Nomination Over Trump’s IRS Deal

30 juillet 2026 à 09:43
John Cornyn and Thom Tillis accused the nominee for attorney general 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.

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Todd Blanche, the acting attorney general, cannot afford to lose a single Republican vote.
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