OPINION: California Gov. Gavin Newsom declared "MAGA has a king" as Senate Republicans voted to advance Todd Blanche, President Trump's nominee for Attorney General. #ToddBlanche #JohnCornyn #GavinNewsom About Rising: Rising is a weekday morning show with bipartisan hosts that breaks the mold of morning TV by taking viewers inside the halls of Washington power like never before. The show leans into the day's political cycle with cutting edge analysis from DC insiders who can predict what is going to happen. It also sets the day's political agenda by breaking exclusive news with a team of scoop-driven reporters and demanding answers during interviews with the country's most important political newsmakers. Follow Rising on social media:…
Sen. Susan Collins (R-Maine) said Tuesday she will vote against Todd Blanche's nomination for attorney general . Why it matters: Collins' vote won't sink Blanche's nomination on its own . But it makes every remaining undecided Republican that much more important. - With Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) still absent from the Senate, Blanche, who is serving in an acting capacity, can afford to lose only two GOP votes, assuming all Democrats oppose him. - "While I believe Mr. Blanche is a capable lawyer, the Department of Justice has become increasingly political," Collins said in a statement . - "Mr. Blanche has taken several actions that have further eroded the Department's independence, and that is the basis for my vote to oppose his…
Todd Blanche's attorney general nomination survived a Senate Judiciary Committee vote after two Republican holdouts struck a last-minute deal, but several GOP senators remain undecided ahead of a floor vote he cannot afford to lose. The committee advanced Blanche's nomination 12-10 on Tuesday, sending it to the full Senate after weeks of delay caused by […] The post Todd Blanche clears Senate committee on a 12-10 vote, but full confirmation remains uncertain appeared first on American Almanac .
Todd Blanche's attorney general nomination survived a Senate Judiciary Committee vote after two Republican holdouts struck a last-minute deal, but several GOP senators remain undecided ahead of a floor vote he cannot afford to lose. The committee advanced Blanche's nomination 12-10 on Tuesday, sending it to the full Senate after weeks of delay caused by opposition within the president's own party. Sens. John Cornyn of Texas and Thom Tillis of North Carolina had refused to back the nomination until the Justice Department addressed their concerns over a controversial $1.8 billion fund and a sweeping IRS immunity deal that shielded President Trump and his family from audits. Blanche, Trump's former personal lawyer who took over as acting…Open
At a meeting of the Senate Judiciary Committee Tuesday, Sens. Thom Tillis (R-NC) and John Cornyn (R-TX) stated that they would now support President Trump's nominee for attorney general, Todd Blanche, who is currently filling that role in an acting capacity. Both Republican senators said that they were satisfied that the "anti-weaponization fund" to compensate alleged victims of prosecutorial overreach would not go forward in a Justice Department headed by Blanche. But Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) expressed strong continued opposition to Blanche, noting what he described as a "cover-up" and a "screw-up" related to the Epstein files. #Blanche #Trump #Nominee #Anti-Weaponization #Senate #Judiciary #Tillis #Cornyn #SheldonWhitehouse
State of the Union: The $1.8 billion fund for compensating victims of political targeting was a major point of contention in Blanche’s confirmation battle. The post Acting AG Blanche Cancels Anti-Weaponization Fund appeared first on The American Conservative .
Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche officially cancelled on Monday a planned $1.8 billion fund intended to compensate people who say they were politically targeted, avoiding a major clash with two Republican senators who had threatened to block his confirmation as the nation’s top law enforcement officer. Senators John Cornyn (R-TX) and Thom Tillis (R-NC) said they would back Blanche after he issued a written order rescinding the “Anti-Weaponization Fund.” The fund was created in May as part of a settlement resolving Trump’s $10 billion lawsuit against the IRS and Treasury Department over the unauthorized disclosure of his tax records. Critics said that it could be used to compensate people charged in connection with the events of…Open
Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche will face a Senate Judiciary Committee vote Tuesday morning to advance his nomination for the permanent job. The vote comes a week after a previous one was canceled as GOP Sens. John Cornyn (Texas) and Thom Tillis (N.C.) said they could not vote in Blanche’s favor. Cornyn secured a deal Sunday in exchange for his support that shuts down the nearly $1.8 billion “anti-weaponization” fund created in a settlement between President Trump and the IRS. But his nomination still faces obstacles. #trump #whitehouse #toddblanche
Three consecutive polls have now shown Democrat James Talarico narrowly ahead of Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton in that state's crucial race for the U.S. Senate. The latest, released Tuesday morning, has Talarico up 47%-45%. Why it matters: That's within the survey's margin of error, and the Republican establishment isn't panicking — not yet, anyway. - But there are some troubling signs for the GOP nominee among white and Latino voters. State of play: The private theory among top Republican officials has long been that Paxton, while scandal-plagued , doesn't have the kind of problems that money shouldn't be able to solve. The plan is to drive up Talarico's negatives with Texas-sized ad buys and wait for GOP voters to come home. -…
Senators John Cornyn (R-TX) and Thom Tillis (R-NC) made a deal with the Justice Department to clear the way for President Trump's attorney general nominee, Todd Blanche, to advance on Tuesday. The DOJ agreed to permanently end the $1.8 billion 'anti-weaponization fund' for Trump's allies. #trump #toddblanche #johncornyn
Sen. John Cornyn (R-Texas) has reached a deal with the Justice Department to end the $1.8 billion “anti-weaponization” fund for President Trump’s allies, paving the way for Cornyn to vote to advance Todd Blanche’s nomination to serve as attorney general. The Senate Judiciary Committee is scheduled to vote on Blanche’s nomination on Tuesday, and Cornyn and Sen. Thom Tillis (R-N.C.), two members of the panel, were threatening to vote “no” because the administration wouldn’t agree to clarify a settlement with Trump to permanently end the proposed $1.8 billion fund. Read more: https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/6005040-justice-dept-ends-anti-weaponization-fund/ #ToddBlanche #JohnCornyn #ThomTillis #Senate #AttorneyGeneral #DOJ…
