{
  "id": 301623,
  "title": "Senate confirms Todd Blanche as attorney general after bruising fight",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/08/senate-confirms-todd-blanche-as-attorney-general-after-bruising-fight",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-08T08:34:16.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Hill",
    "slug": "the-hill",
    "url": "https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/6017820-senate-todd-blanche-attorney-general-nomination/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "The Senate confirmed Todd Blanche as attorney general early on Saturday morning. He secured the role with a narrow 50-49 vote, according to The Hill and CBS News.\n\nBlanche, a former personal lawyer to President Trump, will head the Justice Department. CBS News reported that two Republicans, Senators Susan Collins of Maine and Lisa Murkowski of Alaska, voted against his nomination, along with all Democrats.\n\nSenator Bill Cassidy's vote was decisive in securing Blanche's confirmation, after Senators Collins and Murkowski opposed him and GOP Senator Mitch McConnell was absent. CBS News also mentioned that Blanche previously served as deputy attorney general and acting attorney general.",
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "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."
}