The Republican resistance to Todd Blanche was never serious

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

Move comes after Blanche gives senators written assurance he will drop Trump’s $1.8bn anti-weaponization fund Two Republican senators who threatened to block Todd Blanche’s bid to permanently become attorney general announced they will advance his nomination after he confirmed in writing that a planned $1.8bn slush fun

Todd Blanche, whose Senate confirmation for attorney general is set for Tuesday, officially rescinded the "anti-weaponization fund" late Sunday night that two Republican senators protested. CBS News' Weijia Jiang has the latest.