From Selma to Todd Blanche, U.S. Democracy Is Being Tested
Todd Blanche faces criticism over an IRS settlement and a $1.776 billion anti-weaponization fund that critics say could aid January 6 defendants.
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Trump Refuses To Back Down In Feud With Two RINO Senators Who He's Helping Throw Out Of Office - The American Tribune.com
President Donald Trump is letting Republican Sens. John Cornyn (R-TX) and Thom Tillis (R-NC) know in no uncertain terms that he fully expects the two of them to support the confirmation of acting Attorney General Todd Blanche, going on to threaten to temporarily withdraw the nomination after the two lawmakers blocked the Senate Judiciary Committee from advancing it. Trump said that he would send the nomination back to the Senate after both lawma…
Senate Confirms Todd Blanche As Attorney General In Razor Thin, Late-Night Vote
Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche was narrowly confirmed by the Senate on Saturday to officially serve in the role, clearing a vote that divided the Republican Party. The Senate voted 50 to 49, with two Republicans — Sen. Susan Collins (ME) and Sen. Lisa Murkowski (AK) — siding with Democrats to oppose to Blanche’s nomination. Collins said her opposition stemmed from a Justice Department she believes “has become increasingly political.” “Mr.…
From Selma to Todd Blanche, U.S. Democracy Is Being Tested
Sixty-one years ago, President Lyndon B. Johnson signed the Voting Rights Act of 1965 into law—one of the most consequential victories of the Civil Rights Movement and a landmark affirmation of the principle that democracy belongs to all of us. But the Voting Rights Act was not simply handed down from Washington. It was won through years of organizing, resistance and extraordinary courage—by people who marched, registered voters and risked their…
The U.S. Senate approved the appointment of Trump's former lawyer with 50 votes in favor and 49 against. Todd Blanche, the new U.S. Attorney General, appeared first in Eleven News.
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