Todd Blanche wins Cassidy support to become Trump’s attorney general

Sen. Bill Cassidy’s support paves the way for Senate confirmation of Todd Blanche to serve in President Donald Trump’s Cabinet on a permanent basis.

Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-La.) announced Friday that he will vote for Todd Blanche's nomination for attorney general, boosting his prospects for confirmation before the Senate leaves for its August recess. Why it matters: Cassidy's vote keeps Blanche's nomination alive despite previous opposition from Sens. Lisa Murkowski (

Republican Senator Bill Cassidy said he will support Todd Blanche to be the next attorney general, likely paving the way for his confirmation.

Alaska Republican Sen. Lisa Murkowski announced that she will oppose Todd Blanche's attorney general nomination. CBS News' Nikole Killion reports.

Murkowski is concerned that proposed fund to compensate January 6 rioters will proceed despite letter saying it is dead US politics live – latest updates Lisa Murkowski, Alaska’s moderate Republican senator, announced early on Friday that she will not vote for Todd Blanche as US attorney general, leaving his confirma

Blanche needed Cassidy’s support for his pending Senate confirmation after two prominent Republican Senators publicly declared they were unwilling to back him.

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.

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

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

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

Todd Blanche’s Attorney General nomination faces uncertain Senate floor vote  CNN

Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche gave a chilling message to U.S. attorneys across the country at a press conference Wednesday. A reporter asked Blanche if he stood by D.C. U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro’s decision to drop the four cases of vandalism over the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool, and what kind of message i

Rescinding the egregious Slush Fund Order should not obscure the fact that Blanche was a central participant in, and possibly the architect of, a scheme to defraud the court and the American taxpayer. The one job he is surely not qualified for is the one he now seeks.

Sen. Susan Collins (R-ME) will vote “no” on Todd Blanche‘s nomination for attorney general, narrowing his path to confirmation in a chamber where Republicans can only afford to lose two GOP votes. Collins announced her decision the same day Blanche narrowly advanced out of the Senate Judiciary Committee. She is running

Senate Committee Advances Todd Blanche’s Nomination as Attorney General  WSJ

Blanche advanced out of committee, but there are more Senate Republicans whose support is unclear to confirm him in a floor vote.

Cory Booker savages former holdout Republicans for giving up their resistance to having president’s personal attorney as nation’s top law enforcement official

President Donald Trump's former personal lawyer Todd Blanche took a key step on August 4 toward becoming the top US law enforcement officer after a Senate panel approved his nomination to head the Justice Department

President Donald Trump's former personal lawyer Todd Blanche took a key step on August 4 toward becoming the top US law enforcement officer after a Senate panel approved his nomination to head the Justice Department

The Senate Judiciary Committee on Tuesday advanced Todd Blanche's nomination for attorney general after it had been stalled there for weeks.

Acting U.S. Attorney General Todd Blanche cleared a critical hurdle Tuesday in his bid to be confirmed to the post after swaying Republican holdouts on a Senate committee to advance his nomination for a floor vote.