Todd Blanche's Attorney General nomination is moving forward after Republican Senators John Cornyn and Thom Tillis agreed to advance his nomination following negotiations with the Department of Justice. The decision comes after President Donald Trump publicly criticized GOP holdouts as the confirmation battle intensified.

Todd Blanche’s nomination had stalled in committee over his refusal to officially end Donald Trump’s slush fund.

Two key Senate Republicans said Monday they will back Todd Blanche, Donald Trump’s nominee for attorney general, after he rescinded the president’s “anti-weaponization” fund.