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 […]
Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche issued a formal order late Sunday terminating President Trump’s $1.8 billion Anti-Weaponization Fund to compensate his political allies, a move that follows weeks of negotiations with two Republican senators who were blocking his nomination to become attorney general. A spokeswoman for Texas Sen. John Cornyn, one of the senators holding […]
(Official White House Photo by Joyce N. Boghosian) President Trump on Saturday slammed RINO Senators Thom Tillis and John Cornyn for their attempts to derail Todd Blanche’s confirmation as Attorney General again and announced that he will “push hard” for an Anti-Weaponization Bill to be passed. Trump previously announced that he would withdraw Blanche’s nomination until […]
Last week, the State Department released a report detailing decades of Cuban espionage and its collaboration with far-left radical organizations in America. The report, which implicated dozens of groups and individuals, is just the latest in a push by the department to counteract Cuban influence. That effort has included new sanctions and a high-profile investigation […]
