The United States Senate has confirmed Todd Blanche, President Donald Trump’s former personal defense lawyer, as the new U.S. Attorney General. The confirmation came early Saturday in a narrow 50-49 vote, capping weeks of tense political debate over the independence of the Department of Justice. Blanche had already been serving as acting head of the department since April 2026. Background The U.S. Attorney General role is one of the most powerful positions in the American government, and it also carries deep symbolic weight. The person who holds this U.S. Attorney…
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