Why Does Susan Collins Oppose Confirming Blanche? One Reason Involves Abortion Pills

August 05, 2026 2:25 PM ET President Donald Trump’s nominee for Attorney General faces a confirmation challenge from a Republican senator for promising pro-life priorities.“I have carefully reviewed Todd Blanche’s qualifications to be Attorney General … I will vote against this nomination,” Republican Maine Sen. Susan Collins said in an X post Tuesday. Among her reasons for opposing Blanche’s confirmation include him “promis[ing] an anti-abortion organization that he would seek to prohibit the mailing of abortion medication to women nationwide.” (RELATED: Senate Judiciary Committee Advances Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche’s Nomination)I have carefully reviewed Todd Blanche’s qualifications to be Attorney General. This includes his record and responses to questions from Senators at the