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Senate confirms Todd Blanche as attorney general after bruising fight
The Senate early Saturday morning confirmed Todd Blanche as the next attorney general, with the nominee narrowly securing sufficient GOP backing after making a number of promises about how he would ha...

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Senate confirms Todd Blanche as attorney general in 50-49 vote
Senate confirms Todd Blanche, Trump's ex-defense lawyer, as attorney general
What will Trump ask Todd Blanche to do next? Panel weighs in
While acting Attorney General Todd Blanche may have been President Trump's personal attorney, President Trump has a history of putting his attorney generals to the test.

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Blanche Is Confirmed as Attorney General After Overcoming G.O.P. Concerns
Sen. Bill Cassidy says vote to confirm Todd Blanche "wasn't a black or white decision"
Sen. Bill Cassidy says Blanche vote was not ‘black-and-white’
Blanche, President Donald Trump's former personal attorney and acting attorney general since Pam Bondi's ouster in April, climbed a steep hill to gain approval from some GOP senators largely due to hi...

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Todd Blanche as Trump’s new attorney general is a ‘red alert’ for abortion rights, groups warn
Trump’s former personal attorney Todd Blanche confirmed to be Attorney General on slim vote
Jeffrey Epstein accuser testifies about Blanche, Trump AG nominee
The DOJ has faced intense scrutiny for not releasing enough documents from the Epstein files and not redacting enough women's names and photographs.
Blanche's nomination for AG on hold over fate of DOJ's "anti-weaponization fund"
Republican Sen. John Cornyn has demanded formal modifications to an agreement the Justice Department made with President Trump to settle his lawsuit against the IRS.