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Todd Blanche moves closer to confirmation after rescinding $1.8B fund
Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche moved closer to Senate confirmation after rescinding a $1.8 billion 'anti-weaponization fund' and narrowing tax protections in the IRS settlement. Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, confirmed an agreement with Sen. Thom Tillis, R-N.C., ahead of the Senate Judiciary Committee's vote on his nomination.
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