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Senate GOP blocks AG nominee over $1.8 B fund

7/29/2026

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  • Senate Republicans blocked Todd Blanche’s attorney-general nomination until the Justice Department rescinds the $1.776 billion anti-weaponization fund.
  • Senators John Cornyn (R-Texas) and Thom Tillis (R-North Carolina) cancelled meetings with Blanche, demand a written rescission, and will not support his nomination.
  • The Justice Department says the fund is “dead” and has not provided written proof of rescission.
  • Judge Kathleen M. Williams nullified the IRS settlement and barred its use.