Blanche nomination for attorney general advanced by US Senate panel on party-line vote

By: Ashley Murray

Outlets: DC Bureau (States Newsroom)

Published: August 4, 2026

Words: 1,512

Last Updated: 2 weeks, 1 day ago

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WASHINGTON — U.S. acting Attorney General Todd Blanche was one step closer to permanently leading the Justice Department Tuesday, after two skeptical Senate Judiciary Committee Republicans voted to advance his nomination given Blanche’s signed promise that President Donald Trump’s nearly $1.8 billion “anti-weaponization” fund is dead.

Republican Sens. John Cornyn of Texas and Thom Tillis of North Carolina, who had been withholding support for Blanche, voted with other members of the committee along party lines, 12-10, …

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