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Senate Judiciary Approves Todd Blanche, Ends $1.8B Fund

8/5/2026

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Senate Judiciary Committee approved Todd Blanche as attorney general by a 12-10 vote on Tuesday, Republicans for and Democrats against.
Republican senators John Cornyn (R-Texas) and Thom Tillis (R-North Carolina) delayed the vote and demanded Blanche end the $1.8 billion Anti-Weaponisation Fund.
After the nomination advanced, Blanche scrapped the fund, limiting IRS audits of U.S. President Donald Trump and his family and meeting Republican demands.

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Senate Judiciary Committee approved Todd Blanche as attorney general by a 12-10 vote on Tuesday, Republicans for and Democrats against.
Republican senators John Cornyn (R-Texas) and Thom Tillis (R-North Carolina) delayed the vote and demanded Blanche end the $1.8 billion Anti-Weaponisation Fund.
After the nomination advanced, Blanche scrapped the fund, limiting IRS audits of U.S. President Donald Trump and his family and meeting Republican demands.