Senate Confirms Todd Blanche as Attorney General 50-49

The Senate confirmed Todd Blanche as the 88th attorney general on August 8, 2026, in a 50-49 vote recorded at 4:17 a.m. All Democrats and Republican Sens. Susan Collins and Lisa Murkowski opposed. Sen. Bill Cassidy of Louisiana provided the decisive vote. Blanche, Trump's former personal lawyer, had served as acting attorney general since Pam Bondi's departure.