Acting AG Todd Blanche likely to be confirmed by Senate after new endorsement
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- Variety·2h agoJohn Oliver Takes Shots at Own Company’s DC Superhero Movies on ‘Last Week Tonight’
On Sunday’s edition of “Last Week Tonight,” John Oliver aimed his ire at President Trump’s Department of Justice that has, under former Attorney General Pam Bondi, designate Attorney General Todd Blanche (Trump’s personal lawyer who’d defended him for concealing hush-money…
Read at Variety → - Dawn World PK·1d agoUS Senate confirms Trump’s ex-lawyer as attorney general
WASHINGTON: The US Senate confirmed President Donald Trump’s former personal lawyer Todd Blanche as attorney general on Saturday after Republican lawmakers shrugged off Democratic concerns over politicisation of the Department of Justice. Blanche, who has already been serving as…
Read at Dawn World PK → - Fox News·1d agoThe Hitchhiker’s Guide to what the Senate did and didn’t do overnight
Despite confirming Todd Blanche as Attorney General, the Senate wrapped its summer session with major legislative priorities unresolved.
Read at Fox News → - Bloomberg Politics·1d agoSenate Confirms Former Trump Defense Lawyer as AG
The Senate confirmed Todd Blanche as Attorney General despite initial opposition from multiple senators concerned about Blanche's ties to President Trump. A deal was struck in the early hours to secure enough votes with key holdouts such as Senator Bill Cassidy changing his…
Read at Bloomberg Politics → - Bloomberg Business·1d agoTodd Blanche Confirmed as Attorney General, Senate Recess, More
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Read at Bloomberg Business → - Deccan Chronicle Ent·1d agoTodd Blanche Narrowly Wins as Trump’s Attorney General in Overnight Vote
The vote capped off a bruising confirmation fight , with Blanche’s loyalty to Trump at the center of the stalemate.
Read at Deccan Chronicle Ent → - ABC News AU·1d agoTodd Blanche confirmed as US attorney general after divisive hearing
The vote follows a tumultuous confirmation fight that exposed concerns — from some Republicans as well as Democrats — about putting Donald Trump's former defence lawyer in charge of a Justice Department that historically prides itself on its independence from the White House.
Read at ABC News AU → - Economic Times India·1d agoTrump ally Blanche confirmed as US attorney generalRead at Economic Times India →
- ABC News Top·1d agoSenate votes to confirm Todd Blanche as attorney general
The Senate narrowly confirmed Todd Blanche to be Attorney General by a vote of 50-49 early this morning.
Read at ABC News Top → - NBC News Top·1d agoSenate confirms Todd Blanche as attorney general after weeks of uncertainty
After weeks of uncertainty, Todd Blanche was confirmed as U.S. attorney general early Saturday in a mostly party-line vote.
Read at NBC News Top → - CBS News Top·2d agoActing AG Todd Blanche likely to be confirmed by Senate after new endorsement
Todd Blanche appears likely to squeak by his Senate confirmation hearing despite concerns over the direction of the Justice Department under his leadership. Ed O'Keefe has the story.
Read at CBS News Top → - Independent World·2d agoTodd Blanche’s US AG confirmation could be in jeopardy. So where is support for Blanche fracturing?
One Republican senator says she does not have confidence that Todd Blanche will ‘check the worst impulses of this administration’
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