{"id":21745,"date":"2026-07-30T06:36:11","date_gmt":"2026-07-30T01:36:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=21745"},"modified":"2026-07-30T06:36:11","modified_gmt":"2026-07-30T01:36:11","slug":"todd-blanche-wont-get-thursday-vote-in-senate-judiciary-committee","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=21745","title":{"rendered":"Todd Blanche won\u2019t get Thursday vote in Senate Judiciary Committee"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script>\r\n  atOptions = {\r\n    'key' : '644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6',\r\n    'format' : 'iframe',\r\n    'height' : 90,\r\n    'width' : 728,\r\n    'params' : {}\r\n  };\r\n<\/script>\r\n<script src=\"https:\/\/www.highperformanceformat.com\/644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<br \/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static.politico.com\/fa\/83\/1d0cc2ac44a48f72c4083aa8ed2a\/u-s-congress-31716.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The Senate Judiciary Committee has abandoned plans to advance Todd Blanche\u2019s nomination as attorney general Thursday, a significant speed bump that will make it difficult for Republicans to confirm him before the chamber begins its August recess next week.<\/p>\n<p>Sen. John Cornyn (R-Texas) held firm Wednesday in his demand that Blanche <a href=\"https:\/\/www.politico.com\/live-updates\/2026\/07\/29\/congress\/todd-blanche-cornyn-deal-01015144\" target=\"_blank\">revise a controversial settlement agreement<\/a> between President Donald Trump and the IRS.<\/p>\n<p>Cornyn, who was defeated for renomination earlier this year by a Trump-backed primary challenger, was explicit on the legal language he needed from Blanche \u2014 even providing the Justice Department with a revision to the agreement that would address his concerns \u2014 but an agreement could not be reached in time to have the Thursday morning vote.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe actually sent them a red-line strikeout of what we need, and they just need to make a decision,\u201d Cornyn said earlier Wednesday, adding that he was \u201ctrying to make it easy for them.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Just one GOP \u201cno\u201d vote on the Senate Judiciary Committee would effectively sink Blanche\u2019s nomination. Sen. Thom Tillis (R-N.C.), another member of the panel with concerns about the settlement, said he would follow Cornyn\u2019s lead.<\/p>\n<p>Judiciary Chair Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), along with Tillis, met late afternoon in Cornyn\u2019s office to hammer out the issues on Blanche, but with no resolution.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe made it clear that we need the language to move forward with the markup,\u201d Tillis said of the meeting.<\/p>\n<p>The vote could still be rescheduled if Cornyn and Tillis are satisfied, though it might not happen in time to get Blanche across the floor before the recess begins at the end of next week.<\/p>\n<p>A DOJ official granted anonymity to describe the negotiations said the department sent \u201cnew language\u201d to the two senators and remains \u201cin discussion\u201d with them.<\/p>\n<p>A spokesperson for Grassley, who declined to be named, also said the discussions continue.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cChairman Grassley works to set President Trump\u2019s nominees up for success in committee, not failure,\u201d the person said. \u201cTomorrow\u2019s markup is postponed as work continues to secure sufficient support in committee to favorably report [Blanche], who is highly qualified for the job.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><i>Josh Gerstein contributed to this report.<\/i><\/p>\n<script async=\"async\" data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/pl30214220.effectivecpmnetwork.com\/9ab3d4df8a7e1a6171e16ddbf732cc19\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<div id=\"container-9ab3d4df8a7e1a6171e16ddbf732cc19\"><\/div>\r\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Senate Judiciary Committee has abandoned plans to advance Todd Blanche\u2019s nomination as attorney general Thursday, a significant speed bump that will make it difficult for Republicans to confirm him before the chamber begins its August recess next week. 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