Todd Blanche Confirmed as Attorney General
Todd Blanche Confirmed as Attorney General Matt Margolis | 8:51 AM on August 08, 2026 AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein Well, it’s done.The Senate confirmed Todd Blanche as the nation's next attorney general in the early hours of Saturday, ending a rather rough nomination fight over his ties to President Donald Trump. Advertisement googletag.cmd.push(function () { googletag.display("div-gpt-300x250_3"); //googletag.pubads().refresh([gptAdSlot["div-gpt-300x250_3"]]) }); Blanche, Trump's former personal defense lawyer, needed every vote he could get. Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska) were the only Republicans who broke ranks, joining every Senate Democrat in voting no.
- ▪Todd Blanche Confirmed as Attorney General Matt Margolis | 8:51 AM on August 08, 2026 AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein Well, it’s done.The Senate confirmed Todd Blanche as the nation's next attorney general in the early hours of Saturday, ending
- ▪Advertisement googletag.cmd.push(function () { googletag.display("div-gpt-300x250_3"); //googletag.pubads().refresh([gptAdSlot["div-gpt-300x250_3"]]) }); Blanche, Trump's former personal defense lawyer, needed every vote he could get.
- ▪Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska) were the only Republicans who broke ranks, joining every Senate Democrat in voting no.
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, 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
- ▪ 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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Todd Blanche Confirmed as Attorney General Matt Margolis | 8:51 AM on August 08, 2026 AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein Well, it’s done.The Senate confirmed Todd Blanche as the nation's next attorney general in the early hours of Saturday, ending a rather rough nomination fight over his ties to President Donald Trump. Advertisement googletag.cmd.push(function () { googletag.display("div-gpt-300x250_3"); //googletag.pubads().refresh([gptAdSlot["div-gpt-300x250_3"]]) }); Blanche, Trump's former personal defense lawyer, needed every vote he could get. He got exactly enough.Sen. Susan Collins (R-Maine) and Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska) were the only Republicans who broke ranks, joining every Senate Democrat in voting no. Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) skipped the vote entirely. That left Sen.
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