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Cornyn Blocks Blanche Over Fund Deal | US News
Senator John Cornyn is blocking Todd Blanche’s nomination for Attorney General until the Justice Department provides written confirmation that a controversial $1.8 billion fund — feared to compensate those claiming political targeting — will be permanently scrapped. Cornyn demands concrete, documented commitments, not just verbal assurances, and insists he hasn’t received the required paperwork despite administration claims. With Republicans holding a slim majority on the Judiciary Committee and Cornyn’s vote potentially decisive, other GOP senators like Thom Tillis are backing his stance…
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