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Todd Blanche Just Became Attorney General by One Vote. That Margin Is the Real Story.

Early Saturday morning, while most of the country was asleep, the United States Senate confirmed Todd Blanche as Attorney General of the United States by a vote of 50 to 49. It happened at 4:31 a.m. Two Republicans — Susan Collins of Maine and Lisa Murkowski of Alaska — voted no, joining every Democrat in […]

The Senate Just Confirmed an Intelligence Chief Who Won’t Answer a Yes-or-No Question.

Jay Clayton was confirmed as Director of National Intelligence on a straight party-line vote, after refusing under oath to say plainly that Trump lost the 2020 election. That’s not a gotcha question. It’s the whole job.

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Todd Blanche Just Became Attorney General by One Vote. That Margin Is the Real Story.

The Senate Just Confirmed an Intelligence Chief Who Won’t Answer a Yes-or-No Question.