Senate confirms Todd Blanche as Trump’s attorney general in 50-49 vote
Politics breaking Senate confirms Todd Blanche as Trump’s attorney general in 50-49 vote By Victor Nava Published Aug. Add The New York Post on Google Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche was narrowly confirmed by the Senate on Saturday to lead the Justice Department on a permanent basis under President Trump. Blanche’s nomination was approved in a 50-49 vote, with two Republicans, Sens.
- ▪Politics breaking Senate confirms Todd Blanche as Trump’s attorney general in 50-49 vote By Victor Nava Published Aug.
- ▪Add The New York Post on Google Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche was narrowly confirmed by the Senate on Saturday to lead the Justice Department on a permanent basis under President Trump.
- ▪Blanche’s nomination was approved in a 50-49 vote, with two Republicans, Sens.
8 outlets in our directory ran this story, first to last over 25 hours. Coverage spans 3 points on the political spectrum — 3 lean left, 2 centre, 2 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
- ▪ Trump loyalist Todd Blanche confirmed by Senate as US attorney general — The Guardian — US
- ▪ Blanche survives Republican defectors as Trumps gets his new attorney general — Fox News
- ▪ Bill Cassidy Will Back Todd Blanche as Attorney General, Salvaging His Confirmation — NYT > Top Stories
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