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Judiciary Committee cancels vote on Blanche AG nomination amid GOP opposition

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A federal judge overseeing the related Trump-IRS lawsuit said the proposed settlement amounted to collusion.

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'What happens now?': Trump reportedly caught flat-footed by GOP revolt

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'What happens now?': Trump reportedly caught flat-footed by GOP revolt

President Donald Trump's thought Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche would face smooth sailing to replacing fired AG Pam Bondi — and he's been shaken by a rare GOP revolt, according to a new report. The White House inner circle was not prepared for the pushback being led by Sens. John Cornyn (R-TX) and Thom Tillis (R-NC) with more GOP lawmakers now raising questions about the president's former lawyer, MS NOW reported Thursday. According to the report, Blanche may never be confirmed. Trump seemed convinced Blanche's confirmation would be routine, telling reporters, "All I can say is Todd Blanche is outstanding, and I thought it was pretty routine because he's so good."MS NOW reporting that White House insiders are also "surprised."However, the Senate Judiciary Committee postponed Thursday's scheduled vote after Republicans made clear they lacked the votes to advance Blanche. Cornyn and Tillis, both departing Congress at year's end, are wielding their lame-duck independence as a weapon against Trump's agenda.Blanche's path beyond the committee is equally treacherous. Sen. Susan Collins (R-ME) is demanding answers about the anti-weaponization fund and IRS provisions. Sen. Lisa Murkowski. (R-AK) declined to comment on her position—a deafening silence that signals skepticism, MS NOW reported."If the committee votes to advance Blanche next Tuesday, the earliest Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D., could move to the nomination on the floor is Wednesday," the report stated. "Without time agreements, senators would be voting on cloture — a procedural motion to end debate — on Friday, which is the same day the Senate is scheduled to leave for its August recess," wrote MS NOW's Mychael Schnell. "But what happens now is anyone’s guess."

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Blanche's nomination for AG on hold over fate of DOJ's "anti-weaponization fund"

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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.

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Senate panel delays vote on Blanche's nomination as key Republicans withhold support

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Senate panel delays vote on Blanche's nomination as key Republicans withhold support

The Senate Judiciary Committee had been expected to vote Thursday on whether to advance Todd Blanche's nomination. But resistance from two Republican senators threw his confirmation into doubt.

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Senate committee postpones vote on Todd Blanche’s nomination over disagreements with GOP senators

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Senate committee postpones vote on Todd Blanche’s nomination over disagreements with GOP senators

Two Republicans on the Judiciary Committee said they have not received the assurances they’re seeking from the Justice Department regarding the Trump-IRS settlement.

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With Blanche Nomination at Stake, Payouts to Trump Allies Continue

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With Blanche Nomination at Stake, Payouts to Trump Allies Continue

A seven-figure settlement was announced hours before senators skeptical about the so-called weaponization fund delayed a crucial vote on Todd Blanche’s nomination to be attorney general.

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'Oh my God!' Todd Blanche's 'slippery' escape from near-certain rebuke stuns onlookers

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'Oh my God!' Todd Blanche's 'slippery' escape from near-certain rebuke stuns onlookers

The delayed vote to advance the confirmation of Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche is drawing sharp online reactions.On Wednesday, reporters revealed that the Senate Judiciary Committee planned to delay the markup and vote on Blanche's nomination to be President Donald Trump's attorney general, with Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-IA), the committee chair, saying he's working to help shore up votes to advance the nomination.Online, reactions ranged from surprise to condemnation of the move by the Republican-led committee. Blanche's confirmation had been complicated by his handling of the Epstein files as deputy attorney general and his refusal to put in writing that Trump's anti-weaponization fund is dead."Republicans just took down the Blanche vote for tomorrow," Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) reacted on Bluesky. "Shows how truthful Blanche was about the slush fund deal being dead, that he couldn't even convince Republicans. He's a slippery weasel, and that was a slippery deal.""Simply have to lmao," wrote Max Steele, the senior director of communications for the gun-control advocacy group Everytown.Capitol Hill reporter Scott MacFarlane shared a quote from Rep. Robert Garcia (D-CA), saying, "Republicans were forced to postpone Todd Blanche's confirmation vote because they knew he was too corrupt and untrustworthy to get enough votes."Garcia's quote continued, "Blanche went from being Trump's personal lawyer to running the Epstein files cover-up and orchestrating billion-dollar slush funds."Eric Michael Garcia, the Washington bureau chief at The Independent and MS NOW columnist, reacted on Bluesky by simply writing, "Oh my god!""What's really stunning here is that they went ahead with hearings when they didn't have the votes," noted Noah Berlatsky, a writer for the legal and political Substack Public Notice. "Everybody desperately tries to avoid this happening usually. If they don't have the votes, they don't hold hearings.""Republicans just took down the Blanche vote for tomorrow. Shows how truthful Blanche was about the slush fund deal being dead, that he couldn’t even convince Republicans. He’s a slippery weasel, and that was a slippery deal," Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) posted on Bluesky.

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Senate panel delays critical vote to advance Blanche attorney general nomination

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Senate panel delays critical vote to advance Blanche attorney general nomination

Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche’s confirmation process to permanently remain in the position was set back on Wednesday when a key Senate committee postponed a key vote advancing his nomination. A spokesperson for the Senate judiciary committee, which is led by Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-IA), suggested Wednesday’s vote was pushed back because Blanche lacks the […]

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