GOP senators lift hold on Todd Blanche bid

Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche’s nomination gained support after two Republican senators, John Cornyn and Thom Tillis, announced they would back him following agreements related to a settlement that provided Trump tax immunity and an "anti-weaponization" fund. Blanche also rescinded a DOJ fund created in May that faced bipartisan criticism, and clarified that tax benefits for Trump associates would only apply retroactively. The Senate Judiciary Committee is scheduled to vote on Blanche’s confirmation, amid ongoing legal challenges to the Trump IRS settlement.

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