The Republican-led Senate voted 50-49 to make Blanche the second confirmed attorney general since Trump returned to the White House.

A number of Republicans resisted Todd Blanche’s confirmation as Attorney General, but enough ultimately accepted the notion that Donald Trump could do even worse.

The Senate narrowly confirmed Todd Blanche as U.S. attorney general early Saturday morning, elevating President Trump's former personal lawyer to head the Justice Department.

US Senate confirmed Todd Blanche as Attorney General early Saturday morning. This confirmation followed a contentious confirmation fight in the Republican-led Senate. Blanche, a…