Another Republican comes out against Todd Blanche’s attorney general nomination, narrowing his path to confirmation – live

Republican senator Lisa Murkowski ⁠of Alaska ⁠said she ⁠will oppose president ⁠Donald Trump’s nominee for ‌attorney ‌general Murkowski won’t support Blanche’s attorney general bid Sign up for the Breaking News US email Donald Trump will begin his day in Washington. We can expect to hear from the president at 3pm ET when he holds a roundtable event at the state department on American mining. We’ll bring you the latest as that gets under way. Trump will then travel to Bedminster, New Jersey where he’ll be through the weekend. Continue reading...

Shrai Popat (now) and Tom Ambrose (earlier) · Fri, Aug 7, 2026, 5:20 AM
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Another Republican comes out against Todd Blanche’s attorney general nomination, narrowing his path to confirmation – live

Republican senator Lisa Murkowski ⁠of Alaska ⁠said she ⁠will oppose president ⁠Donald Trump’s nominee for ‌attorney ‌general

Donald Trump will begin his day in Washington. We can expect to hear from the president at 3pm ET when he holds a roundtable event at the state department on American mining. We’ll bring you the latest as that gets under way.

Trump will then travel to Bedminster, New Jersey where he’ll be through the weekend.

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