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.

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 Blanche,

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.

WASHINGTON — A Senate committee advanced acting Attorney General Todd Blanche’s nomination on Tuesday after Republican holdouts were satisfied that a nearly $1.8 billion Justice Department fund wouldn’t be resurrected to provide payouts to pardoned January 6th rioters or other victims of prosecution under the Biden administration.

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

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Cornyn of Texas and Thom Tillis of North Carolina, who threatened to stall his nomination until the fund was formally rescinded.