Today In Republicans Being Useless: Murkowski Tries (But Fails) To Sink Blanche Confirmation

The competition to see who the most shallow, feckless Republican in the U.S. Senate can be tight. But somehow, Alaska’s Lisa Murkowski always finds a way to come out on top. The Last Frontier State’s senior senator announced on Friday that she will be joining her pal Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine, in opposing Todd Blanch

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

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.

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

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.

Republican Sen. Lisa Murkowski says she'll oppose Todd Blanche’s nomination as attorney general

Blanche's attorney general confirmation is in doubt as GOP Sen. Murkowski opposes his nomination  AP News

Republican Senator Murkowski says she will vote against Blanche confirmation  Reuters

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

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

President Donald Trump said he would keep Todd Blanche as acting attorney general if his confirmation fails in the Senate as Blache’s path to staying as the head of the Department of Justice narrowed with another Republican defection.

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.

US senators voted along party lines on Tuesday to advance US President Donald Trump’s former personal lawyer as attorney general after he formally scrapped a controversial US$1.8 billion fund created through the administration’s settlement of a lawsuit brought by the president. Todd Blanche, who became deputy attorney