Todd Blanche Advances Toward Confirmation as Attorney General. Here's what each side is saying, and what none of them are telling you.
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š° THE FULL STORY
The Senate Judiciary Committee voted 12-10 along party lines on Tuesday to advance Todd Blanche's nomination for attorney general to the full Senate. Blanche won support from Republican Sens. John Cornyn and Thom Tillis after issuing a new order rescinding the $1.8 billion Anti-Weaponization Fund and clarifying that tax audit immunity applies only to Trump, his two oldest sons, and the Trump Organization for previous years. Sen. Susan Collins is the only Republican who has said she will vote no, citing the fund and the DOJ becoming increasingly political. With Mitch McConnell absent, Blanche can only afford to lose one more Republican vote on the Senate floor. A simple majority is needed to confirm him, with Vice President JD Vance able to cast a tie-breaking vote if needed. Chairman Chuck Grassley praised Blanche's leadership. Sen. Dick Durbin argued Blanche's new orders are unenforceable since they are not signed by the parties involved and accused him of replacing officials with MAGA loyalists. Democrats including Sheldon Whitehouse and Cory Booker also criticized Blanche, with Booker calling him a potential Trump sword against adversaries. The fund had been created in as part of a settlement resolving Trump's $10 billion lawsuit against the IRS and Treasury Department. Blanche's order stated no board members had been appointed, no money transferred, and no claims received or paid. The nomination is now ready for a Senate floor vote.
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ļø HOW THE LEFT COVERS IT
Left coverage frames Blanche as clearing the committee and nearing confirmation, treating the party line advance as the headline moment. The emphasis is on momentum toward the attorney general post rather than the concessions that secured Republican votes. (New York Times)
ā¬ HOW THE CENTER COVERS IT
Center outlets foreground the mechanics: a 12-10 party line vote, the deals with Cornyn and Tillis over the $1.8 billion fund and Trump's IRS immunity, and Collins as the lone Republican no. They present the floor math with McConnell absent, noting Blanche can lose only one more Republican and that Vance break a tie, while airing Durbin's claim the orders are unenforceable and Booker's warning that Blanche becomes a Trump sword. This procedural framing carries the criticisms of both parties that partisan coverage skips. (CBS News, ABC News)
ā”ļø HOW THE RIGHT COVERS IT
Right coverage centers on Blanche cancelling the Anti-Weaponization Fund to avoid a clash with Cornyn and Tillis, framing the move as clearing a major obstacle before the committee vote. It foregrounds the detail that no board members were appointed, no money transferred, and no claims paid, and notes critics said the fund compensate people c
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