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Senate panel expected to advance Blanche's attorney general nomination after deal with GOP holdoutsWASHINGTON (AP) — A Senate committee is expected to vote Tuesday to advance acting Attorney General Todd Blanche's nomination to lead the Justice Department after the former personal lawyer for President Donald Trump secured the support of Republican senators who threatened to block his confirmation. The Senate Judiciary Committee's vote follows a deal struck late Sunday between Blanche and GOP Sens. John Cornyn of Texas and Thom Tillis of North Carolina, who had demanded written assurances about the settlement of Trump’s lawsuit against the Internal Revenue Service over his leaked tax returns. Cornyn and Tillis had said they were withholding their support unless the Justice Department confir