Vote to take place on Blanche nomination after GOP senators drop opposition – US politics live
Summary
Senate Republicans John Cornyn and Thom Tillis have dropped their opposition to Todd Blanche’s nomination as US attorney general after securing written confirmation that the Justice Department will end a fund related to compensating people linked to the January 6 Capitol attack. The Senate Judiciary Committee plans to vote on Blanche’s nomination soon. Other news includes a Senate vote to avoid a government shutdown and legal challenges against new tariffs imposed by the Trump administration.Key Facts
- Todd Blanche, President Trump’s former personal lawyer, is nominated for US attorney general.
- Senators John Cornyn and Thom Tillis had opposed Blanche without a written guarantee that the Justice Department would end a controversial fund tied to January 6 cases.
- Blanche issued a written order confirming the fund would be scrapped, leading to Cornyn and Tillis supporting his nomination.
- The Senate Judiciary Committee will vote on Blanche’s nomination following these developments.
- The Senate voted 89-4 to advance a measure to keep the government funded through December 11, avoiding a shutdown.
- A group of 25 states sued the Trump administration over new tariffs on goods from 60 countries, calling them unlawful.
- President Trump did not call for the resignation of Rep. Max Miller amid domestic abuse allegations.
- Trump criticized US attorney Jeanine Pirro after she dropped charges against a vandalism case related to the Lincoln Memorial.
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