Todd Blanche advances towards approval after withdrawing 1.8B fund

Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche moved closer to Senate confirmation after formally rescinding a controversial $1.8 billion "anti-weaponization fund" and clarifying tax protections in the May IRS settlement. Senators John Cornyn and Thom Tillis had delayed his nomination, but an agreement was reached to support Blanche’s confirmation. The fund was never operational, and the settlement now limits tax protections to retroactive applications only.

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