{
  "id": 148049,
  "title": "Blanche deal leaves loopholes on 'anti-weaponization' fund, Trump immunity",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/04/blanche-deal-leaves-loopholes-on-anti-weaponization-fund-trump",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-04T21:27:25.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Hill",
    "slug": "the-hill",
    "url": "https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/6009131-senate-blanche-nomination-deal-loopholes/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "The US Senate Judiciary Committee has approved Todd Blanche as attorney general with a 12-10 vote, advancing his nomination to the Senate floor. Blanche, a former personal attorney to President Trump, has been serving as acting attorney general. His confirmation was delayed after Republican senators John Cornyn and Thom Tillis expressed concerns over a $1.776 billion \"anti-weaponization\" fund.\n\nDemocrats on the committee opposed Blanche's confirmation, citing concerns that the fund could still be revived despite Blanche's assurances that it is dead. According to The Hill, Democrats described the deal as having loopholes. Blanche provided written confirmation that the fund would be dismantled, which satisfied Cornyn and Tillis.\n\nBlanche's nomination now moves to the Senate floor, where he will need 50 votes to be confirmed. Several GOP senators, including Lisa Murkowski and Bill Cassidy, have not committed to voting for him. The South China Morning Post reported that Blanche formally scrapped the fund as part of his confirmation agreement.",
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      {
        "outlet": "South China Morning Post",
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        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/04/trumps-former-lawyer-advances-in-attorney-general-bid-after-deal-with",
        "published": "2026-08-04T17:24:13.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Punch Nigeria",
        "title": "Senate panel approves Trump’s ex-lawyer as US attorney general",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/04/senate-panel-approves-trumps-ex-lawyer-as-us-attorney-general",
        "published": "2026-08-04T21:06:59.000Z"
      }
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}