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GOP holdouts want reassurance on weaponization fund
Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche leaves a meeting in the Hart Senate Office Building on Wednesday. (Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call)
Posted July 29, 2026 at 1:02pm
Senators put Blanche on deadline
Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche has until 4 p.m. Wednesday to appease two GOP holdout senators and unlock a key vote scheduled for tomorrow morning that would bring him a step closer to heading the Justice Department permanently. Texas Republican Sen. John Cornyn said he is waiting for Blanche and the DOJ to nail down […]
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