BLANCHE WINS SUPPORT FROM GOP HOLDOUTS AFTER VOWING TO SCRAP 'ANTI-WEAPONIZATION FUND'
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BLANCHE WINS SUPPORT FROM GOP HOLDOUTS AFTER VOWING TO SCRAP 'ANTI-WEAPONIZATION FUND' • 03/08/2026, 23:55 [Story Intel] - US news | The Guardian Left
‘COMPLETELY HOLLOW’: CRITICS DENOUNCE BLANCHE DEAL TO HALT TRUMP SLUSH FUND • 04/08/2026, 00:19 [Story Intel]
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PBS News Hour - The Latest — BLANCHE WINS SUPPORT FROM GOP HOLDOUTS AFTER VOWING TO SCRAP 'ANTI-WEAPONIZATION FUND'
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US news | The Guardian — ‘COMPLETELY HOLLOW’: CRITICS DENOUNCE BLANCHE DEAL TO HALT TRUMP SLUSH FUND
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US news | The Guardian — ‘COMPLETELY HOLLOW’: CRITICS DENOUNCE BLANCHE DEAL TO HALT TRUMP SLUSH FUND
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Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche cleared a major hurdle in his push to permanently lead the Department of Justice. He reached a deal with two GOP senators who had said they would block his nomination.
PBS News Hour - The Latest reports that acting Attorney General Todd Blanche cleared a major hurdle in his push to permanently lead the Department of Justice.
The report adds: He reached a deal with two GOP senators who had said they would block his nomination.
Blanche put into writing that the DOJ is scrapping a $1.8 billion "anti-weaponization" fund that could have provided settlements to the Trump allies, including Jan.
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