{
  "id": 325729,
  "title": "Todd Blanche, former Trump lawyer, becomes attorney general after early morning tight Senate vote",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/08/todd-blanche-exabogado-de-trump-se-convierte-en-fiscal-general-tras",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-08T12:33:55.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "El Pais",
    "slug": "el-pais",
    "url": "https://elpais.com/internacional/2026-08-08/todd-blanche-el-candidato-de-trump-logra-la-nominacion-como-fiscal-general-tras-una-votacion-ajustada-en-el-senado.html"
  },
  "original_language": "es",
  "account": "Todd Blanche, Donald Trump's nominee for the post of US Attorney General, which has been vacant for almost five months, was officially named to the position in the early hours of Saturday after narrowly passing, 50 to 49, a full Senate vote. The process at the Capitol was a close call.",
  "summary": "The vote of Republican Senator Bill Cassidy, who is at odds with the US president, was decisive in the final process.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Fortune",
        "title": "Senate confirms Todd Blanche as attorney general by narrowest of margins in the middle of the night",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/08/senate-confirms-todd-blanche-as-attorney-general-by-narrowest-of",
        "published": "2026-08-08T14:23:09.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "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."
}