Blanche passes on party-line vote after winning over Republican skeptics John Cornyn and. Thom Tillis in last-minute deal

The deal clears the way for Todd Blanche's nomination to be advanced out of the Senate Judiciary Committee in a vote on Tuesday.

Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, a key holdout on confirming Todd Blanche for attorney general, struck a deal to end the controversial "anti-weaponization fund."