Todd Blanche becomes the Attorney General of the United States. Blanche was confirmed last night. JUST IN: The U.S. Senate has just confirmed Todd Blanche as Attorney General in a very slim 50-49 vote, with Senators Susan Collins (R-ME) and Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) voting against his confirmation. Fox News: “[Senators] pulled an all-nighter, and ONLY […]
Senate Republicans voted Saturday to confirm Todd Blanche as the new full attorney general, overcoming stiff headwinds President Trump created for his own nominee and installing a new top cop at the Justice Department. The 50-49 vote wasn’t assured until Friday morning, when Sen. Bill Cassidy, who has been a thorn for Mr. Trump, said […]
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate confirmed Todd Blanche as attorney general in a vote early Saturday morning, cementing President Donald Trump’s former personal attorney’s command of a Justice Department the Republican 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 […]
After weeks of uncertainty, Todd Blanche was confirmed as U.S. attorney general early Saturday in a mostly party-line vote. Blanche, President Donald Trump’s former personal attorney, was confirmed by a vote of 50-49, with only two Republican senators, Susan Collins of Maine and Lisa Murkowski of Alaska, voting against him. The vote was held after […]
Todd Blanche, President Trump’s pick to become attorney general, got key backing Friday from Sen. Bill Cassidy, boosting his confirmation chances. Mr. Cassidy, a Louisiana Republican who has tussled with Mr. Trump over the years, said Mr. Blanche deserved support so he could effectively run the Justice Department and have more sway to resist the […]
Sen. Susan Collins announced Tuesday that she will oppose Todd Blanche’s nomination to be attorney general, narrowing his margin for getting confirmed. Ms. Collins, Maine Republican, said Mr. Blanche, currently the deputy attorney general and serving as acting head of the Justice Department since the ouster of Pam Bondi, is a “capable lawyer” but has […]
Washington — The Senate Judiciary Committee on Tuesday advanced Todd Blanche’s nomination for attorney general to the Senate floor, clearing a key hurdle for President Trump’s pick to lead the Justice Department. The GOP-led panel voted 12-10 along party lines to advance Blanche’s nomination. The acting attorney general overcame skepticism from Republican Sens. John Cornyn […]
The Senate Judiciary Committee gave its blessing Tuesday for Todd Blanche to be the new attorney general, brushing aside vicious denunciations by Democrats and sending the nomination to the full Senate for a final confirmation vote this week. Republicans powered the pick through on a 12-10 vote, saying President Trump deserved to have his man […]
Todd Blanche appears to have enough support to advance through the Senate Judiciary Committee after he reached an agreement to fully revoke President Trump’s “anti-weaponization fund” and clarify Mr. Trump’s limited immunity from prosecution over past tax malfeasance. Key Republican senators had been withholding their support from Mr. Blanche, and forced the committee to postpone […]
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche moved closer to Senate confirmation Sunday after formally rescinding a controversial $1.8 billion “anti-weaponization fund” and narrowing tax protections included in President Donald Trump’s IRS settlement. A spokeswoman for Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, confirmed an agreement had been reached after Cornyn and […]
