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Blanche alarmed advocates by telling faith leaders victory will be permanent' in fight to restrict abortion access...
NPR - 3 hours 31 min agoThe Senate narrowly confirmed former Trump personal attorney Todd Blanche as U.S. Attorney General, a major win for the president's approach to keeping the Justice Department close to the White House.
The contempt of Congress vote against Anthony Fauci now tests new Attorney General Todd Blanche as Democrats warn of weaponized prosecution.
Despite confirming Todd Blanche as Attorney General, the Senate wrapped its summer session with major legislative priorities unresolved.
All Democrats in the U.S. Senate voted against the nomination of Attorney General Todd Blanche, but their opposition was overridden by a majority of GOP lawmakers in the upper chamber in the early hours of Saturday morning. Many of these Democrats cited Blanche's record over the past year as deputy and acting attorney general, pointing...
Gavin Newsom panics as Senate confirms Trump's Attorney General pick amid DOJ probe.
Todd Blanche confirmed 50-49 as Attorney General amid sharp partisan backlash and Senate drama.
Mother Jones - 8 hours 11 min agoEarly Saturday morning, the Senate voted to confirm Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche to the official role after Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-La.) caved and publicly backed President Donald Trump's former personal lawyer the day before. Blanche was confirmed on a narrow 50-49 vote, with almost all Republicans aligning with the president. The two exceptions were […]...
Todd Blanche testifying last month before the Senate Judiciary Committee during his confirmation hearing to be attorney general.
Blanche was confirmed as attorney general 50-49 after agreeing to a pair of concessions to please wavering Republicans.
The Senate confirmed President Donald Trump's former defense lawyer Todd Blanche as attorney general in a 50-49 vote overnight after two Republicans sided with Democrats in opposition...
The U.S. Senate confirmed Todd Blanche, President Donald Trump's former personal defense attorney, as U.S. attorney general early Saturday morning.
The Republican-led Senate voted 50-49 to make Blanche the second confirmed attorney general since Trump returned to the White House.
State's attorney general says scammers have made off with more than $100m in past two years Scammers in New York have been using gold bars to steal money from victims, primarily seniors, and made off with more than $100m over the past two years, the state's attorney general announced on Friday. The scheme starts with victims receiving a fake pop-up message that states their computer or financial account has been compromised, the press release stated. The message includes a phone number to...
Cassidy, a hold-out Republican vote who switched to a "yes" at the last minute, said Blanche "is not perfect," but another nominee "may not be as good."...
Senators wrapped up a busy final stretch of work early Saturday, confirming Todd Blanche to lead the Justice Department (DOJ) and passing a stopgap funding bill before adjourning for the August recess. Blanche, President Trump's former personal attorney, has served as acting attorney general since April and was confirmed in a narrow 50-49 vote. Sens....
Vote followed a tumultuous confirmation fight that exposed deep concerns from Republicans as well as Democrats about installing the president's close to run the Justice Department...
NPR - 13 hours 7 min agoWe look at what it took to get Todd Blanche confirmed as U.S. attorney general, as well as the proposed deal between Iran and Oman to control the Strait of Hormuz.
Donald Trump's former defense lawyer confirmed by 50 votes to 49 early on Saturday morning, with senators deferring action on president's voting bill until after recess Senator Bill Cassidy of Louisiana said he was undecided about whether to vote to confirm Todd Blanche as the attorney general as late as last Wednesday. "I've got to be convinced that he is an attorney general who just happens to have once been President Trump's personal attorney, as opposed to President Trump's...
Republican Senator Bill Cassidy was the deciding vote after a lengthy stand-off.
Republican Senator Bill Cassidy was the deciding vote after a lengthy stand-off.
Todd Blanche, President Trump's nominee for attorney general, at a Senate committee hearing last month.
The Senate adjourned for a five-week recess early Saturday morning after passing a bill to fund the federal government until Dec. 11 and confirming Todd Blanche as attorney general. Senate Republicans also agreed to set aside for the moment President Trump's demand to approve another budget resolution to pave the way for tens...
Major win for president as former personal lawyer wins approval despite outcry over $1.8bn slush fund The US senate voted to confirm Todd Blanche as attorney general in a major win for Donald Trump, who will now have his one-time personal attorney sitting atop the nation's law enforcement apparatus. Senator Bill Cassidy of Louisiana cast the deciding vote in Blanche's favor after two other Republicans Susan Collins of Maine and Lisa Murkowski of Alaska voted against him. Every Democrat rejected...
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