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  "id": 414738,
  "title": "Blanche confirmed as attorney general",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/09/blanche-confirmed-as-attorney-general",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-08-09T22:28:13.000Z",
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  "summary": "The US Senate confirmed Todd Blanche as attorney general Saturday, granting Donald Trump an ally to lead the Justice Department as the president seeks greater control over the federal government.",
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        "outlet": "Axios",
        "title": "Susan Collins opposes Todd Blanche for attorney general",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/04/susan-collins-opposes-todd-blanche-for-attorney-general",
        "published": "2026-08-04T21:39:19.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Handelsblatt",
        "title": "US government: Trump's controversial attorney general candidate Todd Blanche narrowly avoids embarrassment in the Senate",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/07/us-regierung-trumps-umstrittener-justizminister-kandidat-todd-blanche",
        "published": "2026-08-07T18:02:33.000Z"
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