Senate Confirms Todd Blanche as Attorney General 50-49

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