{"id":1423,"date":"2026-08-10T13:36:19","date_gmt":"2026-08-10T13:36:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/urbaneconomynews.com\/?p=1423"},"modified":"2026-08-10T13:36:19","modified_gmt":"2026-08-10T13:36:19","slug":"senate-narrowly-confirms-todd-blanche-as-attorney-general-despite-gop-defections","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/urbaneconomynews.com\/?p=1423","title":{"rendered":"Senate Narrowly Confirms Todd Blanche as Attorney General Despite GOP Defections"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p>The Senate confirmed Todd Blanche as attorney general Saturday in a 50-49 vote, delivering President Donald Trump a key win for his Justice Department even as two Republicans broke ranks to oppose the nomination.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/urbaneconomynews.com\/?p=1422\">Senate Leaves Town Without Passing Trump\u2019s SAVE America Act<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Sens. Susan Collins of Maine and Lisa Murkowski of Alaska, both frequent Republican holdouts, joined every Senate Democrat in voting against Blanche following a late-night session that stretched until 4 a.m. Collins said her opposition stemmed from a Justice Department she believes \u201chas become increasingly political.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMr. Blanche has taken several actions that have further eroded the Department\u2019s independence, and that is the basis for my vote to oppose his confirmation,\u201d Collins said earlier in the week, pointing to his approval of an IRS order shielding the Trump family and its businesses from audits and his creation of a $1.8 billion anti-weaponization fund. Murkowski echoed those concerns and separately criticized the department\u2019s handling of the Epstein files release.<\/p>\n<p>The nomination cleared the chamber only after Sen. Bill Cassidy of Louisiana, who had previously opposed Blanche, announced Friday he would vote to confirm him, ultimately casting the deciding vote in the 50-49 outcome.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMr. Blanche is not perfect, and he will tell you this,\u201d Cassidy said. \u201cBut the choice is not between perfection and Mr. Blanche. It is between Mr. Blanche and another acting attorney general who may not run the department effectively under President Trump, and who indeed may not be as good as Mr. Blanche.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/urbaneconomynews.com\/?p=1421\">Washington Needs a Strategy, Not a Sermon<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Cassidy said he still held some reservations but concluded that a confirmed attorney general would carry more authority to resist political pressure than someone serving only in an acting role, a distinction that ultimately gave Trump the votes he needed.<\/p>\n<p>Blanche thanked senators for staying late to finish the vote and expressed gratitude to the president. \u201cI am deeply honored by the trust and confidence President Trump has placed in me to lead the Department of Justice as our great nation\u2019s 88th Attorney General,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>With Saturday\u2019s vote, Blanche moves from acting status to a Senate-confirmed appointment, giving him full standing to lead the department as Trump\u2019s administration continues to reshape federal law enforcement priorities. Collins and Murkowski\u2019s votes mark the latest instance of the two senators splitting from their party on a high-profile Trump nominee, a pattern that has repeated throughout his second term.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/urbaneconomynews.com\/?p=1420\">The Failure of the Tiger Mom<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Senate confirmed Todd Blanche as attorney general Saturday in a 50-49 vote, delivering President Donald Trump a key win for his Justice Department even as\u2026<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1302,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1423","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.6 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Senate Narrowly Confirms Todd Blanche as Attorney General Despite GOP Defections - 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