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  "id": 304538,
  "title": "US Senate narrowly confirms Trump loyalist Todd Blanche as attorney general",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/08/us-senate-narrowly-confirms-trump-loyalist-todd-blanche-as-attorney",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-08T08:51:10.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "France 24",
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    "url": "https://www.france24.com/en/americas/20260808-us-senate-confirms-trump-s-ex-lawyer-as-attorney-general"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "The US Senate on Saturday voted 50-49 to confirm President Donald Trump's former personal lawyer Todd Blanche as the country's attorney general. Blanche was serving as the top US law enforcement officer in an acting capacity after Trump fired another loyalist, Pam Bondi. His confirmation caps one of the most contentious cabinet fights of the second Trump presidency.",
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      {
        "outlet": "PBS NewsHour",
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        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/07/senate-confirms-cameron-hamilton-to-lead-fema-and-clears-73-other",
        "published": "2026-08-07T20:47:15.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Financial Times",
        "title": "US Senate narrowly confirms Todd Blanche as US attorney-general",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/08/us-senate-narrowly-confirms-todd-blanche-as-us-attorney-general",
        "published": "2026-08-08T09:16:56.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "BBC News",
        "title": "Trump's ex-lawyer Todd Blanche confirmed as US attorney general",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/08/trumps-ex-lawyer-todd-blanche-confirmed-as-us-attorney-general",
        "published": "2026-08-08T10:19:46.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "France 24",
        "title": "Senate confirms Todd Blanche, Trump's former lawyer, as Attorney General",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/08/senate-confirms-todd-blanche-trumps-former-lawyer-as-attorney-general",
        "published": "2026-08-08T12:54:24.000Z"
      }
    ]
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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."
}