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The Senate Judiciary Committee voted to advance the nomination of Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche to become the next U.S. Attorney General, sending his nomination to the full Senate for a final confirmation vote. The committee approved Blanche's nomination along party lines after Republican Senators John Cornyn of Texas and Thom Tillis of North Carolina backed the nominee following negotiations with the Department of Justice. Blanche agreed to issue orders ending a proposed $1.8 billion "anti-weaponization" fund and narrowing the scope of an agreement related to IRS audits involving President Donald Trump, his family, and their business interests. Cornyn and Tillis said the Justice Department's commitments addressed their concerns and cleared the way for Blanche's nomination to move forward. However, Democratic members of the committee argued the changes do not provide sufficient legal guarantees, raising concerns that the fund could be revived in the future. During the hearing, Ranking Member Sen. Dick Durbin criticized Blanche's independence, while Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse questioned whether the Justice Department's revised orders were legally binding. With the committee vote complete, Blanche's nomination now heads to the full Senate, where lawmakers will decide whether to confirm him as Attorney General.
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