Murkowski won’t vote for Trump’s nomination of Blanche as attorney general
Lisa Murkowski at the US Capitol in Washington DC on 27 June 2025. Photograph: J Scott Applewhite/APView image in fullscreenLisa Murkowski at the US Capitol in Washington DC on 27 June 2025.
- ▪Lisa Murkowski at the US Capitol in Washington DC on 27 June 2025.
- ▪Photograph: J Scott Applewhite/APView image in fullscreenLisa Murkowski at the US Capitol in Washington DC on 27 June 2025.
8 outlets in our directory ran this story, first to last over 27 hours. Coverage spans 3 points on the political spectrum — 2 lean left, 2 centre, 3 right.
- ▪ US Senate narrowly confirms Todd Blanche as US attorney-general — International homepage
- ▪ Todd Blanche Confirmed as Attorney General — PJ Media
- ▪ Todd Blanche, Trump's ex-lawyer, confirmed as US attorney general — BBC News — World
- ▪ Blanche ‘honored’ after Senate confirms him as US attorney general in narrow vote – US politics live — The Guardian — World
- ▪ Blanche survives Republican defectors as Trumps gets his new attorney general — Fox News
- ▪ Senate confirms Todd Blanche as Trump’s attorney general in 50-49 vote — New York Post
- ▪ Bill Cassidy Will Back Todd Blanche as Attorney General, Salvaging His Confirmation — NYT > Top Stories
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Lisa Murkowski at the US Capitol in Washington DC on 27 June 2025. Photograph: J Scott Applewhite/APView image in fullscreenLisa Murkowski at the US Capitol in Washington DC on 27 June 2025. Photograph: J Scott Applewhite/APUS SenateMurkowski won’t vote for Trump’s nomination of Blanche as attorney generalAlaska Republican is concerned that proposed fund to compensate January 6 rioters will proceed even though Blanche confirmed it was dead US politics live – latest updates Guardian staff and agencyFri 7 Aug 2026 08.00 EDTLast modified on Fri 7 Aug 2026 08.02 EDTSharePrefer the Guardian on GoogleLisa Murkowski, Alaska’s moderate Republican senator, announced early on Friday that she will not vote for Donald Trump’s nomination of Todd Blanche as US attorney general, leaving his elevation…
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