Sen. John Cornyn (R-Texas) has not changed his mind on Todd Blanche, telling reporters Thursday morning that he was still leaning against advancing his nomination for attorney general in the Judiciary Committee. It comes amid a standoff between the Department of Justice (DOJ) and Cornyn and Sen.
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It appears that two outgoing Republican senators are prepared to tank the nomination of Todd Blanche for attorney general. Thom Tillis and John Cornyn, who hold Blanche’s future in their hands, are particularly concerned with the status of President Trump’s $1.
The fate of Todd Blanche’s nomination to be President Donald Trump’s attorney general is up in the air, with a key GOP senator indicating Tuesday he has not yet received the assurances he needs to vote in support.
Sen. John Cornyn (R-Texas) on Tuesday said there is still not a deal with the Trump administration that would pave the way for him to vote for Todd Blanche’s nomination to serve as attorney general, which could result in Blanche getting stuck in the Senate Judiciary Committee.
Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche's confirmation depends on two Republican holdouts who could quash his chances of becoming the next attorney general.
The Senate Judiciary Committee is taking up Todd Blanche‘s nomination to be attorney general of the United States. Having served as lawyers on that committee as well as for two different attorneys general appointed by President Donald Trump, we agree that he is exceptionally well-qualified to lead t…
Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche speaks as FBI director Kash Patel speaks during a news conference at the Department of Justice, Wednesday, July 1, 2026 in Washington.
Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche is reportedly slated to lobby outgoing Sen. John Cornyn (R-TX) on Wednesday morning, after the Texas Republican held up his confirmation to take the mantle fully. Cornyn lost his primary against Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton after the decisive intervention of…
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 President Donald Trump.
Sen. John Cornyn (R-Texas) on Wednesday said his scheduled meeting with attorney general nominee Todd Blanche was canceled and that he's "not prepared to vote yes" on advancing Blanche out of the Judiciary Committee Thursday.
By Ellis Kim, Manu Raju, Hannah Rabinowitz, Alison Main, CNN (CNN) — Todd Blanche’s nomination to be President Donald Trump’s attorney general is hanging in the balance with a key GOP senator saying the Justice Department has not done enough to assure him a controversial $1.
WASHINGTON (AP) — A planned vote to move forward with Todd Blanche’s nomination for attorney general appeared in doubt Wednesday as a key Republican senator demanded more assurances from the Justice Department about the settlement of President Donald Trump’s lawsuit against the Internal Revenue Serv…
WASHINGTON — Todd Blanche’s path to confirmation as the next attorney general of the United States faced a setback Wednesday as two key Republicans pressed the Justice Department to commit in writing to kill an “anti-weaponization” fund that could give money to Trump allies and restrict the scope of…
A planned vote to move forward with Todd Blanche's nomination for attorney general appeared in doubt Wednesday as a key Republican senator demanded more assurances from the Justice Department about the settlement of President Donald Trump's lawsuit against the Internal Revenue Service.
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 tha…
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.
By ALANNA DURKIN RICHER and JOEY CAPPELLETTI The Associated Press WASHINGTON A planned vote to move forward with Todd Blanche’s nomination for attorney general appeared in doubt Wednesday as a key Republican senator demanded more assurances from the Justice Department about the settlement of Preside…
GOP Sen. John Cornyn, a crucial swing vote, called off a scheduled meeting with Todd Blanche, who has been serving as acting attorney general since Pam Bondi’s firing in April.
Thursday's committee vote to advance the nomination of Todd Blanche to become attorney general has been postponed after the Justice Department failed to meet the demands of Republicans who want stronger assurances that President Trump's anti-weaponization fund is really dead.
Todd Blanche's nomination for attorney general appeared increasingly precarious Wednesday night, just 13 hours ahead of a planned vote on whether to advance him out of the Judiciary Committee. As most lawmakers left the Capitol, the panel still had not made a much-anticipated announcement on whether…
WASHINGTON — A vote on acting Attorney General Todd Blanche’s nomination to permanently fill the nation’s top law enforcement role was postponed Wednesday after two Republican senators — John Cornyn of Texas and Thom Tillis of North Carolina — remained dissatisfied with Blanche’s handling of the adm…
Todd Blanche’s nomination to become attorney general has stalled as lawmakers scrapped a planned committee vote. Key Republicans have demanded more assurances about the settlement of President Donald Trump’s lawsuit against the Internal Revenue Service.
Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-IA) postponed a Thursday committee vote on Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche's nomination, his office said Wednesday, after two Republican senators withheld support pending written assurances from the Justice Department on a fund tied to Presi…
