Cassidy will vote for Blanche as AG, all but ensuring confirmation

Source: www.rollcall.com · Section: politics · Bias: Center · Published: Fri, 07 Aug 2026 11:42:24 GMT

Sen. Bill Cassidy of Louisiana said Friday he intended to vote to confirm Todd Blanche to be attorney general, ending a weekslong back-and-forth with the White House to win over GOP holdouts. All eyes were on Cassidy’s Friday morning floor speech after his fellow Republican Sens. Susan Collins of Maine and Lisa Murkowski of Alaska […]

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