Blanche nomination for attorney general advanced by US Senate panel on party-line vote

Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche's nomination to lead the Justice Department advanced on a party-line vote after two Republican senators secured assurances the Trump-linked 'anti-weaponization' fund is rescinded. Senators John Cornyn and Thom Tillis, who initially opposed Blanche, voted to advance the nomination following commitments about the fund's cancellation and limited tax immunity for Trump and his associates.