Senate Passes Interim Spending Bill to Fund Government Through 11 Dec and Confirms Todd Blanche

Senate Passes Interim Spending Bill to Fund Government Through 11 Dec and Confirms Todd Blanche

The U.S. Senate passed an interim spending bill to fund the government through 11 December and confirmed Todd Blanche as attorney general in a tense overnight session that wrapped up just before the chamber broke for its August recess. The twin moves, completed in the early hours of Saturday, 8 August, advanced legislation aimed at averting a government shutdown and installed President Donald Trump's former personal lawyer atop the Justice Depar…

Attorney General Todd Blanche may have ‘laid the groundwork’ for his own impeachment, legal analyst says

Attorney General Todd Blanche secured confirmation by a razor-thin 50-49 margin, but one legal analyst argues the promises he made to win Senate votes could ultimately be used against him. On the Legal AF podcast, attorney Michael Popok said Blanche emerged from the bruising confirmation fight as “damaged goods,” having made commitments to senators that...