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Cassidy Gives Blanche 50 GOP Votes, Murkowski Opposes

8/7/2026

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  • Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-La.) will vote to confirm Attorney General Todd Blanche, providing the 50 Republican votes needed.
  • Sens. Susan Collins (R-Maine) and Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska) will vote against Blanche; Murkowski cites Justice Department politicization and Epstein files.
  • Sen. John Cornyn and Sen. Thom Tillis backed Blanche after he said $1.8 billion fund was rescinded.
  • Tillis pressed Blanche to meet Epstein survivors, and Blanche later met privately with a group of survivors after the hearing.