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Blanche faces Senate scrutiny with Republican support key to his confirmation as attorney general
The Senate Judiciary Committee holds a confirmation hearing at 9 a.m. ET on July 15 to examine the nomination of Todd Blanche of Florida to serve as Attorney General of the United States.
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What happenedActing Attorney General Todd Blanche will confront questions about his brief but turbulent tenure atop the Justice Department during a Senate confirmation hearing.
The headline splitThe left frames it as "Democratic senator grills Todd Blanche on Trump’s directives in attorney general confirma...". The right frames it as "Todd Blanche Faces Senate Confirmation Hearing for Attorney General".
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Right / center-rightTodd Blanche Faces Senate Confirmation Hearing for Attorney General
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The Senate Judiciary Committee holds a confirmation hearing at 9 a.m. ET on July 15 to examine the nomination of Todd Blanche of Florida to serve as Attorney General of the United States.
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Blanche faces Senate scrutiny with Republican support key to his confirmation as attorney general
Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche will confront questions about his brief but turbulent tenure atop the Justice Department during a Senate confirmation hearing.
Blanche faces Senate scrutiny with Republican support key to his confirmation as attorney general
Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche will confront questions about his brief but turbulent tenure atop the Justice Department during a Senate confirmation hearing.
Blanche faces Senate scrutiny with Republican support key to his confirmation as attorney general
Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche will confront questions about his brief but turbulent tenure atop the Justice Department during a Senate confirmation hearing.
Blanche faces Senate scrutiny with Republican support key to his confirmation as attorney general
Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche will confront questions about his brief but turbulent tenure atop the Justice Department during a Senate confirmation hearing.
Blanche faces Senate scrutiny with Republican support key to his confirmation as attorney general
Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche will confront questions about his brief but turbulent tenure atop the Justice Department during a Senate confirmation hearing.
