Blanche nomination for attorney general advanced by US Senate panel on party-line vote
Epstein survivors call the vote a profound disappointment while Democrats accuse Blanche of lying under oath about the Jan. 6 payout fund.

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Ashley Murray is a journalist based in Washington, D.C. Her coverage areas include domestic policy and appropriations. She has roots in Pittsburgh, Pa., where she began her first paid journalism gig in 2010 as a contributor to the local public radio show The Allegheny Front. Most recently, Ashley worked as the D.C. Bureau Chief for the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, where she was also a member of the investigations team. Ashley was part of the 2019 Pulitzer Prize winning team for breaking news coverage of the mass shooting at Pittsburgh's Tree of Life synagogue, where 11 worshippers were killed.
Epstein survivors call the vote a profound disappointment while Democrats accuse Blanche of lying under oath about the Jan. 6 payout fund.

Cornyn and Tillis withheld support until Blanche put in writing that the fund tied to pardoned Jan. 6 defendants and Trump's IRS settlement is terminated.

Sens. Cornyn and Tillis are blocking Blanche's AG confirmation until he formally kills the fund, which a Florida judge already accused Trump of using to manipulate courts.

The 49-50 vote came as gas hit $4.09 a gallon and the Pentagon sought $67 billion more, with the war's death toll now at 18 U.S. troops.

Cornyn says his and Tillis's holdout isn't personal, citing unresolved questions about Trump's IRS settlement and its $1.8 billion anti-weaponization fund.

Sens. Cornyn and Tillis demand written proof the Trump-IRS tax settlement was changed before backing Blanche, with a party-line panel vote hanging in balance.

Zelenskyy and Netanyahu attended as colleagues pushed a Russia sanctions bill now named for Graham, whose sister was sworn in to finish his term.

Critics call the forced-labor justification predetermined, as Yale researchers estimate the new tariffs could cost households about $1,100 a year.

The Senate resolution failed 47-49 as two Republicans skipped the vote, while Hegseth put the war's cost so far at $37.5 billion with $67 billion more requested.

New Sen. Darline Graham's arrival restores a 12-10 GOP edge on the panel, as swing votes Tillis and Cornyn, both sidelined by Trump, remain undecided.

Epstein survivors say Blanche's committee vote hinges on Sens. Tillis and Cornyn, both spurned by Trump, after a private meeting they called deflection and gaslighting.

Democrats call it a fake stock ban that could still let lawmakers trade, while the ID rules would require mail voters to attach photocopies of ID.

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