Trump’s pick for US attorney general Todd Blanche in jeopardy as vote postponed

Source: www.theguardian.com · Section: headlines · Bias: Center-Left · Published: Thu, 30 Jul 2026 00:39:50 GMT

Republican John Cornyn says he will not back nomination without written confirmation $1.8bn slush fund is deadTodd Blanche’s hopes of becoming US attorney general seemed to be in jeopardy on Wednesday after the Department of Justice did not provide written assurances to a key Republican senator that a $1.8bn slush fund was dead.The US Senate judiciary committee postponed a vote scheduled for Thursday on whether to advance Blanche’s nomination. Continue reading...

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