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Mother Jones - 1 hour 1 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 - 5 hours 57 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...
NPR - 8 hours 54 min agoThe Senate narrowly confirmed Todd Blanche as U.S. attorney general early Saturday morning, elevating President Trump's former personal lawyer to head the Justice Department.
Two Republicans, Sens. Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska) and Susan Collins (R-Maine), voted with all Democrats against his confirmation.
Chuck Grassley's behind-the-scenes role proved decisive in securing Todd Blanche's confirmation as attorney general despite full Democrat opposition.
The Senate early Saturday morning confirmed Todd Blanche as the next attorney general, with the nominee narrowly securing sufficient GOP backing after making a number of promises about how he would handle his tenure as the country's top law enforcement officer. The vote was 50-49. Though confirmed along a party-line vote when he was nominated...
After weeks of uncertainty, Todd Blanche was confirmed as U.S. attorney general early Saturday in a mostly party-line vote.
Todd Blanche, Trump's pick to lead the DOJ, survived a razor-thin Senate vote early Saturday morning after Sen. Bill Cassidy emerged as a last-minute ally on Friday.
The Senate confirmed Todd Blanche as attorney general in a vote early Saturday morning, cementing President Trump's former personal attorney's command of a Justice Department the president has sought to bend to his will. The Republican-led Senate voted 50-49 to make Blanche the second confirmed attorney general since Trump returned...
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