Lisa Murkowski Vows To Tank Todd Blanche Nomination Alongside Susan Collins

Lisa Murkowski Vows To Tank Todd Blanche Nomination Alongside Susan Collins

Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, on Friday became the second GOP senator to say she'll vote against Todd Blanche's nomination for U.S. attorney general.

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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.

Alaska Senator Lisa Murkowski announced Friday that she would not support acting Attorney General Todd Blanche’s nomination to permanently take on the role. Murkowski laid out her concerns that, as head of the Department of Justice, Blanche would fail to check the Trump administration’s “worst impulses.” “The politici

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

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Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche attends a Cabinet Meeting at Camp David, the presidential retreat, on July 31, 2026. | Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images For a brief moment late last week, it looked like acting Attorney General Todd Blanche’s bid to get the word “acting” removed from his job title was in serious troub