Trump's pick of Todd Blanche for attorney general faced Senate Republican opposition by late July 2026, with Sen. John Cornyn threatening to block the nomination over a disputed $1.8 billion "anti-weaponization" fund. Trump vowed to push the fund through if Blanche failed confirmation.
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Tell Your Senators: Todd Blanche Is Unfit to Serve As Attorney General TAKE ACTION click.everyaction.com/k/136069559/... President Trump has nominated Todd Blanche to be Attorney General (AG) of the United States. If confirmed, Blanche's extreme loyalty to Trump over the Constitution will shape the Department of Justice...
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All you need is one; he’s Trump’s lawyer. The Senate must reject Todd Blanche for attorney general: his record of weaponizing the DOJ and shielding Donald Trump makes him unfit to serve.
Todd Blanche’s confirmation as attorney general could fail to move forward if even one Republican senator opposes him.
AHEAD OF TODD BLANCHE'S SENATE CONFIRMATION: Todd Blanche does not need Senate confirmation to continue running the Department of Justice for Trump. THINK ABOUT THAT! He was Senate Confirmed for the position of Deputy Attorney General and can continue as "ACTING" AG as long as Trump wants and is in office. When is somebody going to step up and fix the real issue -- Donald J Trump?
We covered this across 5 outlets — here's where the accounts diverge: https://mewscast.us/dossiers/2026-07-29-todd-blanche-attorney-general-557710adb7.html Todd Blanche is the acting attorney general and Trump's nominee to be the permanent attorney general.
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Todd Blanche, Trump's former defence lawyer, has faced scrutiny over his alleged loyalty to the US president.
Republican John Cornyn says he will not back nomination without written confirmation $1.8bn slush fund is dead Todd Blanche’s hopes of becoming US attorney general seemed to be in jeopardy on Wednesday after the Department of Justice did not provide written assurances to a key Republican senator that a $1.8bn slush fund was dead. The US Senate judiciary committee will hold a vote on Thursday on wh
President Trump brushed off concerns that Sen. John Cornyn (R-Texas) could hold up acting Attorney General Todd Blanche’s nomination in the Senate on Wednesday, saying he heard the process is going “quite nicely. "I don't know what it is, but I haven't heard that there's a problem. I've heard he's going through quite nicely," Trump...
In today’s edition, we dig into the uncertain paths forward for Todd Blanche’s attorney general nomination and the Iran war.
'Where does it stop?' Todd Blanche's 'lawfare' haunts him as another GOP senator defects www.rawstory.com/todd-blanche... President Donald Trump's nomination of Todd Blanche for attorney general hit yet another stumbling block on Wednesday, this time from Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-LA).According to Semafor's Burgess Everett, C...
Still no deal for Cornyn, Tillis, and the DoJ. Cornyn gave Blanche his markup and is still waiting. Tillis seems to think they can mark up the slush fund tax immunity satisfactorily tomorrow. What markup? He needs to rescind it. www.courthousenews.com/republican-h... A pair of GOP senators key to advancing Blanche’s attorney general nomination are no closer to deciding whether they will support hi
www.politicususa.com/p/the-crashi... Molten Lava stage? The increasingly hot war between Trump and Senate Republicans could reach molten lava stage if Senate Republicans follow through and block Todd Blanche's nomination to be attorney general.
www.rawstory.com/todd-blanche... The Senate Judiciary Committee is delaying the vote to advance Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche, according to breaking news.Andrew Desiderio, the senior congressional reporter for Punchbowl News, ...
Donald's personal goon. Republican John Cornyn says he will not back nomination without written confirmation $1.8bn slush fund is dead
Cornyn is miffed tRump supported Paxton instead of him. So, all tRump can offer him, now is dirty money. Will Cornyn take it or just watch tRump throw another tantrum? apnews.com/article/todd... Todd Blanche’s nomination to become attorney general has stalled as lawmakers scrapped a planned committee vote.
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BREAKING #news: Todd Blanche loses key support ahead of confirmation vote... youtu.be/nZwlo3iO_70?... YouTube video by Brian Tyler Cohen
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Amanda Roberts, the sister-in-law of Epstein survivor Virginia Giuffre, reminds members of Congress that the issue of the Epstein files “moves votes” as acting Attorney General Todd Blanche’s nomination vote remains in limbo. Survivors of Jeffrey Epstein's abuse are calling on senators to reject Todd Blanche's nomination to be the next Attorney General. Sky and Amanda Roberts, the family of the la
www.courthousenews.com/todd-blanche... The Texas Republican, who could singlehandedly end Blanche’s nomination as attorney general, told reporters the Justice Department refused to say in writing it had abandoned a tax immunity deal with P...
www.nbcnews.com/politics/jus... The vote for Todd Blanche confirmation is postponed! Blanche should never be confirmed #Blues Two Republicans on the Judiciary Committee have raised concerns about a Trump-IRS settlement this year.
The US Department of Justice said in a statement after the vote was postponed that it remains ready to work productively with senators Cornyn and Tillis to advance Blanche’s confirmation.
abovethelaw.com/2026/07/todd... Two Republican senators want the slush fund killed in writing. Blanche testified it was dead, so writing it down shouldn't be hard. And yet...
“We’ve been trying to help them get to a conclusion here and they won’t let us. It’s befuddling to me,” Sen Cornyn told reporters of the adminsiatration's refusal to cooperate. #EpsteinCoverUp #TrumpGrift #ToddBlanche Todd Blanche’s nomination to become attorney general has stalled as lawmakers scrapped a planned committee vote.
On Thursday, the Senate Judiciary Committee will decide whether to approve the nomination of Todd Blanche for Attorney General.
Lawmakers scrap planned committee vote and seek further assurances that president’s ‘anti-weaponization fund’ is dead Sign up for the US Breaking News email Hello and welcome to the US politics live blog. Todd Blanche’s nomination to become attorney-general stalled last night as lawmakers scrapped a planned committee vote. Barack Obama , the former president who installed basketball hoop on the Wh
In today's issue: ▪ Blanche confirmation vote postponed ▪ Paul threatens Fauci with contempt ▪ Trump announces Dulles renovations ▪ Michigan Senate poll released Sens. John Cornyn (R-Texas) and Thom Tillis (R-N.C.) are showing no signs of backing down on their demands concerning Todd Blanche’s nomination to become permanent attorney general, throwing his confirmation into...
GOP DEFECTIONS HOBBLE BLANCHE Can he squeeze through? newrepublic.com/post/213141/... The Democrats appear united against the attorney general nominee. Meanwhile, outgoing GOP Senator John Cornyn said, “I’m not going to make that decision until I need to.”
Two Republicans are threatening to vote against President Trump's pick for attorney general, Todd Blanche, which could sink his nomination. A Senate committee has postponed Thursday's vote. Weijia Jiang explains.
The Senate vote to advance Todd Blanche's nomination for attorney general was postponed after two key Republicans threatened to vote against him. CBS News' Olivia Rinaldi explains.
www.ms.now/opinion/todd... Nick Akerman: Do we really want an attorney general who will stand by Trump’s personal interests over a ruling by a federal judge?
A vote to advance the nomination of President Trump's attorney general pick, Todd Blanche, has been stalled as two Republican senators withhold their support. CBS News' Caitlin Huey-Burns provides context.
Republican Sen. John Cornyn continues to block Todd Blanche's path to confirmation as attorney general, telling reporters Thursday there were "new complications."
President Donald Trump says he may withdraw and delay Todd Blanche’s nomination as attorney general until Republican senators who are seeking concessions from the top prosecutor leave office.
President Donald Trump said Thursday he may pull acting Attorney General Todd Blanche's nomination for attorney general, looking to avoid concessions to holdout Republicans.
President Trump said Thursday that he would have "no objection" to temporarily withdrawing acting Attorney General Todd Blanche's nomination until his Republican opponents are out of office next January. The big picture: Trump's threat, directed at GOP Sens. Thom Tillis (N.C.) and John Cornyn (Texas) , puts Blanche's critics on notice to what the president deemed "the right thing" after their conc
President says he has no objection to pulling his former lawyer’s name until dissenting Republicans are out of office US politics live – latest updates Donald Trump has threatened to “temporarily” shelve a bid to permanently install his former personal lawyer Todd Blanche as US attorney general amid resistance in US Congress. Blanche, currently serving as acting attorney general, has been struggli
The decision by the acting attorney general, Todd Blanche, to grant President Trump protection from I.R.S. audits has become the central issue in his confirmation process.
This what you do when you don't want to kill your sweetheart deal just to make somebody official (WaPo) President Donald Trump suggested Thursday that he could withdraw Todd Blanche’s nomination to become attorney general UNTIL NEXT YEAR, as a standoff continued with two Republican senators who are demanding concessions from the administration before supporting Blanche. https://www. washingtonpost
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I see that Trump (IA not AI) is offering to withdraw the Todd Blanche nomination. He almost has to do that. John Cornyn and a couple of others are threatening to kill the confirmation, making a big deal over it. What's interesting is that Blanche does not need the confirmation to continue to run the DOJ as long as Trump wants! IA can hold that over his head and make him dance. Blanche was Senate c
Trump says he could withdraw, then renominate Blanche as attorney general Reuters
President Donald Trump’s desire to avoid the kinds of criminal prosecutions he faced the last time he left office has become the biggest impediment to getting his own attorney general pick confirmed by the US Senate.
Patrick McHenry, former Republican Congressman from North Carolina and former House Financial Services Committee Chairman, said that artificial intelligence stands to be a 'defining issue' in the midterms and 2028 presidential election, as parties and candidates debate policy around AI uses and regulation. McHenry also weighed in on the Senate fight over Trump's nominee for attorney general Todd B
Trump also said Todd Blanche "should be immediately approved as US Attorney General".
President Donald J. Trump’s nominee for Attorney General, Todd Blanche, should be confirmed by the U.S. Senate without delay. As President Trump has stated, “Todd Blanche is a STAR, and everyone knows it!” A broad coalition of law enforcement organizations, state attorneys general, former Justice Department officials, editorial boards, legal experts, advocacy groups, and Members […] The post ICYMI
The president’s comments threw the confirmation of Todd Blanche, his pick to be attorney general, further into doubt.
Todd Blanche’s approach has collided with the jury-of-two reality in the Senate that has, thus far, kept him from the prize he covets: the stability and status conferred by a Senate confirmation.
Trump officials are urging the Senate to confirm Todd Blanche as attorney general as Republican holdouts threaten to derail his nomination.
Survivors of convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein's abuse were on Capitol Hill this week lobbying senators to reject Todd Blanche's nomination for attorney general. One survivor, Dani Bensky, joins "The Takeout" to discuss her concerns about Blanche.
The case is at the center of negotiations between two Republican senators and the Justice Department over Todd Blanche’s nomination to serve as attorney general.
The president vowed to push for the payout fund if Senate Republicans fail to confirm Todd Blanche as attorney general, reigniting a dispute over the settlement.
In an exclusive interview with Meet the Press, Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.) discusses concerns over the Trump administration’s so-called “anti-weaponization” fund, the subject of the Senate holdup over Todd Blanche’s confirmation as attorney general.