Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche will testify before the Senate Judiciary Committee on Wednesday morning after President Trump nominated him to serve permanently as the nation’s top prosecutor ...

Sen. Bill Cassidy’s support clears a path for Todd Blanche’s narrow confirmation to the post of attorney general.

Republican Sen. John Cornyn has demanded formal modifications to an agreement the Justice Department made with President Trump to settle his lawsuit against the IRS.

Acting Atty. Gen. Todd Blanche has a cleared critical hurdle 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.

A number of Republicans resisted Todd Blanche’s confirmation as Attorney General, but enough ultimately accepted the notion ...

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The Senate Judiciary Committee voted along party lines to advance Todd Blanche's nomination for attorney general.

The Senate narrowly confirmed Todd Blanche as attorney general on Saturday. Democrats and watchdogs say the vote raises fresh ...

The Senate early Saturday morning confirmed Todd Blanche as the next attorney general, with the nominee narrowly securing ...

Blanche announced the deal with Sens. John Cornyn of Texas and Thom Tillis of North Carolina, who threatened to stall his nomination until the fund was formally rescinded.

Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, says the DOJ has failed to satisfy his concerns about a deal to shield President Donald Trump and others from IRS tax audits.

The president suggested Cornyn was holding up Todd Blanche’s nomination because he endorsed Ken Paxton over the senior senator. Cornyn said it has nothing to do with their political history.