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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.
Trump invoked a dormant 1930 tariff law never before enforced, after his prior Canada tariffs were struck down by the Supreme Court and $166 billion had to be refunded.
GOP Sens. Cornyn and Tillis pressed Blanche to formally kill the $1.776 billion fund, while Democrats challenged his refusal to meet Epstein survivors himself.
