Blanche Faces a Rocky Road to Confirmation

Semafor: “Republicans are preparing to try and move Todd Blanche’s nomination to be attorney general this summer, aiming to hold his hearing in about a month. Blanche’s confirmation isn’t assured and just one GOP rebel could stop the whole thing in the Judiciary Committee.”

“Sen. Thom Tillis’ (R-NC) reservations about Blanche are well-known, but there are other undecided senators on the judiciary panel, and the nomination could be linked to whether Trump’s ‘anti-weaponization’ fund is revived.”