Republican Sen. Lisa Murkowski says she will oppose Todd Blanche’s nomination as attorney general.
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Republican Sen. Lisa Murkowski says she will oppose Todd Blanche’s nomination as attorney general.
Lisa Murkowski said Friday she will oppose Todd Blanche's nomination as attorney general, narrowing the confirmation path for President Trump's pick to lead the Justice Department. Bill Cassidy of Louisiana is expected to announce whether he supports Todd Blanche’s nomination to be attorney general. Murkowski said the job needs to go to an Attorney General who will "check the worst impulses of the administration," and she doesn't think Blanche would do that.
CBS News reported the story as "Murkowski says she'll vote against Blanche's nomination for attorney general." Just the News reported the story as "GOP Sen. Murkowski says she'll vote against Blanche confirmation, jeopardizing the nomination."
3 sources have covered this story, including CBS News, The Seattle Times and Just the News. The earliest reporting in the cluster landed about 17 hours ago.
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