Tillis says Blanche won't be confirmed as AG amid Trump fund fight

Sen. Thom Tillis said Saturday morning that new comments by President Trump about his "anti-weaponization" fund mean that attorney general nominee Todd Blanche won't be confirmed by the Senate next week. Why it matters: Tillis's comment escalates the fight between the White House and holdout Senate Republicans over whether Trump's fund for people he considers victims of political persecution is dead or not. What they're saying: "Despite comments as late as yesterday that the fund is dead,…