What’s next for Todd Blanche’s attorney general nomination?

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A committee vote to advance the acting AG’s nomination was delayed after two key Republican senators said that the Justice Department failed to meet their demands.

Todd Blanche speaks while seated in a hearing room

Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche during a Senate Judiciary Committee confirmation hearing on his nomination to be Attorney General, in Washington, D.C., on July 15, 2026.Nathan Posner / Anadolu via Getty Images file

July 30, 2026, 1:51 PM EDT

By Dareh Gregorian, Frank Thorp V, Julie Tsirkin and Brennan Leach

Todd Blanche’s bid to formally become attorney general is on hold — at least temporarily — amid concerns from two key Republican senators on the Judiciary Committee.

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