Once More Cassidy Had the Deciding Vote. Once More He Folded.

Source: www.motherjones.com · Section: politics · Bias: Left · Published: Sat, 08 Aug 2026 16:39:29 GMT

Early Saturday morning, the Senate voted to confirm Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche to the official role after Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-La.) caved and publicly backed President Donald Trump’s former personal lawyer the day before.  Blanche was confirmed on a narrow 50-49 vote, with almost all Republicans aligning with the president. The two exceptions were […]

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