GOP Sen. Murkowski will oppose Blanche's attorney general nomination, narrowing confirmation path

Republican Sen. Lisa Murkowski says she'll oppose Todd Blanche’s nomination as attorney general, narrowing his confirmation path

The Alaska Republican said the country needs an Attorney General who will "check the worst impulses of this administration," adding that she doesn't have confidence that Todd Blanche can achieve that.

The Alaska senator is the second Republican to announce plans to vote against Todd Blanche. He likely cannot afford any other G.O.P. defections and still win approval.

Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) shared that she would vote against nominating Todd Blanche to serve as the next attorney general, noting that the United States "needs an Attorney General who will check the worst impulses of this administration."

Murkowski cited the Epstein files and Trump's tax immunity deal — Bill Cassidy's undeclared vote now decides Blanche's confirmation.

Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) announced Friday that she will oppose the nomination of acting Attorney General Todd Blanche for a full term, dealing a blow to his confirmation effort. Murkowski said that while she found Blanche to be “decent and capable” after several meetings, she lacks confidence that he would serve as a

Alaska Republican is concerned that proposed fund to compensate January 6 rioters will proceed even though Blanche confirmed it was dead US politics live – latest updates Lisa Murkowski, Alaska’s moderate Republican senator, announced early on Friday that she will not vote for Donald Trump’s nomination of Todd Blanch

Republican Sen. Lisa Murkowski said Friday she will oppose Todd Blanche's nomination as attorney general, narrowing the confirmation path for President Trump's pick to lead the Justice Department.

Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska) on Friday became the second Republican senator to announce she will vote against acting Attorney General Todd Blanche’s nomination to serve in the role full-time, putting his confirmation on a knife’s edge as one more “no” vote could sink or delay it. Murkowski said she had “numerous cons

Lisa Murkowski Comes Out Against Todd Blanche  HuffPost

Alaska Sen. Lisa Murkowski said in a statement Thursday that she will “oppose” President Donald Trump's nomination of Todd Blanche for attorney general.

Republican Sen. Lisa Murkowski says she will oppose Todd Blanche's nomination as attorney general  AP News

Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska) said Friday she will oppose the confirmation of Todd Blanche as attorney general. Why it matters: With two GOP holdouts — Murkowski and Susan Collins (R-Maine) — Blanche faces an increasingly difficult path to being confirmed. What they're saying: "The country needs an Attorney General w

GOP Sen. Lisa Murkowski says she will vote against Todd Blanche for AG, putting confirmation in jeopardy

Republican Sen. Lisa Murkowski says she will oppose Todd Blanche's nomination as attorney general  Toronto Star

No Cabinet-secretary nominee has lost a Senate confirmation vote since 1989. Will Blanche break the streak? It’s poised to come down to one vote.

Murkowski to oppose Todd Blanche nomination, narrowing his path to confirmation  CNN

Hours after Todd Blanche’s nomination to be US attorney general cleared a key Senate vote on Tuesday, Senator Susan Collins, a Maine Republican, said she would oppose the confirmation on the floor.