Senate panel delays vote on Todd Blanche's attorney general as key Republicans withhold support

The Senate Judiciary Committee delayed a vote on Todd Blanche's attorney general nomination after key Republican senators demanded more assurances about the settlement of President Donald Trump’s lawsuit against the Internal Revenue Service. GOP senators John Cornyn and Thom Tillis withheld support until the Justice Department addresses concerns about audit immunity protections for Trump and the scrapped 'Anti-Weaponization Fund.'