Blanche formally rescinds Trump’s $1.8bn ‘anti-weaponization fund’ ahead of nomination hearing
Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche is sworn in as he appears before the Senate Judiciary Committee on Capitol Hill last month. Photograph: Mark Schiefelbein/APView image in fullscreenActing Attorney General Todd Blanche is sworn in as he appears before the Senate Judiciary Committee on Capitol Hill last month. That had drawn concern from lawmakers that it could be revived in some form, especially after Trump expressed continued support for the idea.A spokesperson for Texas Senator John Cornyn, one of the senators holding up Blanche’s nomination, confirmed the agreement.
- ▪Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche is sworn in as he appears before the Senate Judiciary Committee on Capitol Hill last month.
- ▪Photograph: Mark Schiefelbein/APView image in fullscreenActing Attorney General Todd Blanche is sworn in as he appears before the Senate Judiciary Committee on Capitol Hill last month.
- ▪That had drawn concern from lawmakers that it could be revived in some form, especially after Trump expressed continued support for the idea.A spokesperson for Texas Senator John Cornyn, one of the senators holding up Blanche’s nomination,
2 outlets in our directory ran this story, first to last over 2 hours. All of the coverage we found sits in one bucket: lean left. That one-sidedness is itself worth noticing.
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Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche is sworn in as he appears before the Senate Judiciary Committee on Capitol Hill last month. Photograph: Mark Schiefelbein/APView image in fullscreenActing Attorney General Todd Blanche is sworn in as he appears before the Senate Judiciary Committee on Capitol Hill last month. Photograph: Mark Schiefelbein/APDonald TrumpBlanche formally rescinds Trump’s $1.8bn ‘anti-weaponization fund’ ahead of nomination hearingTodd Blanche issues formal order terminating measure widely derided as a ‘slush fund’, in move that could clear path for his nomination as attorney generalAssociated PressMon 3 Aug 2026 00.46 EDTSharePrefer the Guardian on GoogleActing US attorney general Todd Blanche issued a formal order late on Sunday terminating Donald Trump’s $1.8bn…
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