WorldPingThe US Senate on Saturday voted 50-49 to confirm President Donald Trump's former personal lawyer Todd Blanche as the country's attorney general.
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WorldPingThe US Senate has confirmed Donald Trump’s former personal lawyer, Todd Blanche, as attorney general, despite opposition from Democrats who accused the president of politicising the Department of Justice.
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WorldPingRepublican Senator Bill Cassidy was the deciding vote after a lengthy stand-off.
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WorldPingThe Republican-led Senate voted 50-49 to make Todd Blanche the second confirmed attorney general since Donald Trump returned to the White House last year with a stated desire to use the law enforcement agency to investigate his political enemies…
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US Senate confirms Todd Blanche in narrow vote despite concerns over independence of office.
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WorldPingThe Senate confirmed Blanche by a 50-49 vote early Saturday morning, elevating President Trump's former personal lawyer to head the Justice Department.
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WorldPingDemocrats introduced a resolution to end unauthorized US military involvement against Iran. Senator John Hickenlooper leads the effort, citing constitutional war powers.
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