Senate Panel Vote To Advance Blanche’s Nomination Gets Postponed

Senate Panel Vote To Advance Blanche’s Nomination Gets Postponed  Forbes

Republican Senators postponed a vote on Todd Blanche's nomination as attorney general amid concerns over his handling of the Trump-IRS settlement.

The Senate Judiciary Committee had been expected to vote Thursday on whether to advance Todd Blanche's nomination. But resistance from two Republican senators threw his confirmation into doubt.

The US Department of Justice said in a statement after the vote was postponed that it remains ready to work productively with senators Cornyn and Tillis to advance Blanche’s confirmation.

Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley postponed a scheduled confirmation vote.

Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche’s confirmation process to permanently remain in the position was set back on Wednesday when a key Senate committee postponed a key vote advancing his nomination.  A spokesperson for the Senate judiciary committee, which is led by Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-IA), suggested Wednesday’s

Senators John Cornyn and Thom Tillis demanded written proposals to modify the Trump IRS settlement before voting.

Todd Blanche’s nomination to become attorney general has stalled as lawmakers scrapped a planned committee vote

Sens. John Cornyn and Thom Tillis demanded written proposals to modify the Trump IRS settlement, derailing Todd Blanche's confirmation vote.

Senate Judiciary Committee Chair Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) late Wednesday evening canceled a scheduled meeting to consider the nomination of acting Attorney General Todd Blanche to lead the Justice Department amid opposition from some GOP senators on the panel. “Chairman Grassley works to set President Trump’s nominees u

Two key GOP votes won't commit to supporting Blanche's nomination  CNN

Also, Fauci invokes the Fifth Amendment. Here’s the latest at the end of Wednesday.

One day before the Senate Judiciary Committee is to vote on Todd Blanche's nomination for attorney general, his future remains uncertain.