
UPI - 3 hours 36 min ago
Sen. Susan Collins said Tuesday that she will vote against Todd Blanche's nomination for attorney general, further narrowing his path to confirmation.

Huffington Post - 6 hours 12 min ago
Sen. John Cornyn's scheme to stonewall Trump's attorney general nominee over the controversial "anti-weaponization fund" was short-lived.

Fox News - 7 hours 21 min ago
Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine, says she will vote against Todd Blanche's confirmation as attorney general, citing the anti-weaponization fund and DOJ independence.

The Hill - 7 hours 36 min ago
Sen. Susan Collins (R-Maine), who is facing a tough reelection in a state carried by Democrat Kamala Harris in 2024, announced on Tuesday that she will vote "no" on Todd Blanche's nomination to serve as attorney general. Collins's plan to oppose Blanche means he can afford only one more Senate Republican defection and still get...

The Hill - 8 hours 20 min ago
The word of the day for Senate Democrats Tuesday was "loophole," as they fumed over a deal they say failed to kill President Trump's $1.776 billion anti-weaponization fund as well as a sweeping order from his attorney general pick that grants him immunity from any government investigation into past conduct. Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche and Sens....

The Hill - 9 hours 24 min ago
Two previously undecided Republican senators, Sens. John Curtis (R-Utah) and Jon Husted (R-Ohio), on Monday committed to supporting Todd Blanche's nomination for attorney general after receiving adquate assurances about their concerns. The Senate Judiciary Committee approved Blanche's nomination Tuesday morning after weeks of tussling between two Republicans on that panel and the Department of Justice...

The Hill - 9 hours 59 min ago
A victim of convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein lamented Sen. John Cornyn's (R-Texas) Tuesday vote to advance the nomination of Todd Blanche to serve as attorney general. "There's always a glimmer of hope that somebody will do the right thing," Dani Bensky told MS NOW's Mychael Schnell. "And I was really hoping that it would...

Esquire - 10 hours 54 min ago
If Congressional Republicans had any spine at all, they wouldn't let something like this happen.

The Independent - 11 hours 37 min ago
Cory Booker savages former holdout Republicans for giving up their resistance to having president's personal attorney as nation's top law enforcement official...

The Hill - 11 hours 39 min ago
Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche told faith leaders he is planning to roll back abortion access even in states that have laws protecting it. On a private call last week hosted by the White House Faith Office, Blanche told the religious group Intercessors for America that moves to undo the Biden administration's efforts to protect...

ABC News - 12 hours 28 min ago
The Senate Judiciary Committee on Tuesday voted to advance acting Attorney General Todd Blanche's nomination to permanently lead the Department of Justice.

UPI - 13 hours 27 min ago
The Senate Judiciary Committee on Tuesday advanced Todd Blanche's nomination for attorney general after it had been stalled there for weeks.

NBC News - 14 hours 30 min ago
Republicans on the Senate Judiciary Committee voted to advance acting Attorney General Todd Blanche's nomination to serve in the role permanently. NBC News' Scott Wong and Gabe Gutierrez have details on what senators had to say in support or opposition of the nomination and when it will face a full Senate vote.

Los Angeles Times - 14 hours 33 min ago
Acting Atty. Gen. Todd Blanche has a cleared critical hurdle in his bid to be confirmed to the post after swaying Republican holdouts on a Senate committee to advance his nomination for a floor vote.

New York Times - 14 hours 33 min ago
Todd Blanche, the acting attorney general, has overseen a wholesale transformation of the Justice Department.

The Independent - 14 hours 37 min ago
Blanche passes on party-line vote after winning over Republican skeptics John Cornyn and. Thom Tillis in last-minute deal...

The Guardian - 14 hours 39 min ago
Blanche, one of Trump's most trusted legal aides, had confirmed in writing that $1.8bn slush fund for president's allies was dead The US Senate judiciary committee voted along party lines to advance Todd Blanche's nomination for attorney general after he confirmed in writing that a planned $1.8bn slush fund for Donald Trump's allies was dead. Experts say , however, that Trump could easily reverse the deal. His nomination will now proceed to the full Senate, where it will likely face...

NY Post - 14 hours 39 min ago
The Senate Judiciary Committee voted 12-10 to send Blanche's confirmation to a full chamber vote.

CNBC - 14 hours 41 min ago
Attorney General nominee Todd Blanche will still need to receive 50 votes on the Senate floor to be confirmed after clearing the Senate Judiciary Committee.

The Hill - 14 hours 44 min ago
The Senate Judiciary Committee on Tuesday advanced the nomination of Todd Blanche to serve as attorney general, clearing the way for a vote on the Senate floor after Blanche reached a deal with two GOP holdouts on the $1.776 billion "anti-weaponization" fund. Sens. John Cornyn (R-Texas) and Thom Tillis (R-N.C.), who are both exiting Congress...

Forbes - 14 hours 45 min ago
Blanche's nomination as attorney general will move to a full Senate vote, despite critics who argue he didn't sufficiently kill Trump's $1.8 billion "anti-weaponization" fund.

The Hill - 17 hours 26 min ago
Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche will face a Senate Judiciary Committee vote Tuesday morning to advance his nomination for the permanent job. The vote comes a week after a previous one was canceled as GOP Sens. John Cornyn (Texas) and Thom Tillis (N.C.) said they could not vote in Blanche's favor. Cornyn secured a deal...

NPR - 18 hours 57 min ago
The Senate Judiciary Committee is expected to vote Tuesday on Todd Blanche's nomination for attorney general after Blanche assuaged concerns from two Republican senators.

NPR - 18 hours 57 min ago
NPR's Steve Inskeep speaks with Sen. Alex Padilla, D-Calif., about the Senate Judiciary Committee's anticipated vote on Todd Blanche's nomination for attorney general.