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Todd Blanche's AG Nomination in Limbo as GOP Senators Hold Out

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Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche faces a key vote in the Senate Judiciary Committee on Thursday in his quest to become the next U.S. attorney general. 

However, two Republican senators -- John Cornyn of Texas and Thom Tillis of North Carolina -- have said they still don't have everything they need from Blanche in order to vote in favor of his nomination. 

The issue for the key Republican senators continues to be the uncertain future of the "Anti-Weaponization Fund" and outstanding changes they want to see made to President Donald Trump's IRS settlement agreement that the fund was part of.