GOP Sens. John Cornyn of Texas and Thom Tillis of North Carolina formally announced their support on Monday for Todd Blanche's nomination for attorney general.

Sen. Thom Tillis votes on Todd Blanche's nomination for attorney general after weeks of negotiations between the Senate and the White House.

Republicans John Cornyn of Texas and Thom Tillis of North Carolina have demanded written limits on the Anti-Weaponization Fund.

As Tillis and Cornyn delay Blanche committee vote, President Trump threatens to withdraw the nomination until 2027, when both senators will be out of office.

There are basically two potential roadblocks to Todd Blanche’s confirmation as attorney general: GOP Sens. Thom Tillis of North Carolina and John Cornyn of Texas.

Todd Blanche's attorney general nomination is in jeopardy, with two GOP senators voicing misgivings about a tax immunity deal involving the president.

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump said Thursday he may pull acting Attorney General Todd Blanche’s nomination for the full-time post to avoid conceding to Senate Republicans’ demands over a ...

President Donald Trump said Thursday that he wouldn’t object to temporarily withdrawing Todd Blanche as his nominee for attorney general amid resistance from two Republican senators, another major ...

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Texas’ outgoing senator has insisted on written assurance that President Trump’s “anti-weaponization fund” is dead as a condition for voting to advance Todd Blanche’s nomination.

U.S. Sen. Thom Tillis speaks during the Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on the nomination of Todd Blanche to be U.S. attorney general, on Capitol Hill in Washington on Tuesday, Aug. 4, 2026.

After weeks of consternation between Sen. Thom Tillis and the Trump administration, Tillis voted to confirm Todd Blanche as the next attorney general. On Tuesday, the Senate Judiciary Committee ...