Todd Blanche is CONFIRMED as Trump's new attorney general
Murkowski voted against Blanche’s confirmation, citing his handling of the Epstein files and concerns about a proposed fund.

SOURCE CHECK
TAP FOR WHYDaily Mail is an established publisher with named author attribution, but its tabloid style and limited transparency about corrections and reporting practices temper its institutional credibility.
- Source type — An established international news publisher, though its tabloid format warrants caution.
- Author attribution — The article names its reporter.
- Editorial standards — The article attributes several judgments to named senators but also uses emphatic framing.
- Transparency — The article provides limited information about its corrections practices or reporting process.
The report gives specific confirmation details and attributes senators’ concerns and negotiating positions to named sources. It offers little direct response from Blanche or supporters explaining the confirmation, and some of its framing is emphatic.
HOW WE SCORE ↗The article reports both the confirmation and the Republican holdouts’ concerns, as well as assurances that brought some senators on board. It does not provide a substantive response from Blanche or a detailed explanation from supporters of the administration’s plans.
- Counterarguments presented — The report describes the confirmation and the assurances that secured support, but gives limited affirmative case for Blanche.
- Source diversity — Named senators provide several perspectives, but there is little direct comment from Blanche or the administration.
- Loaded language — Several charged descriptions frame the department’s conduct and proposed fund critically.
The report uses critical framing of Trump’s Justice Department and the proposed fund, while presenting objections from Republican senators. The language and selection of concerns tilt left, though the article reports the confirmation and negotiations as news.
- Language tone — Terms such as “botched,” “explosive,” and “slush fund” give the report a critical tone.
- Framing — The article foregrounds concerns about political prosecutions and the department’s independence.
- Source selection — It includes objections from Republican senators but little defense of Blanche or the administration’s position.
The Senate confirmed Todd Blanche as attorney general after he secured the necessary 50 votes, with Lisa Murkowski and Susan Collins voting no. The narrow margin followed negotiations over concerns about the Justice Department and a proposed fund for people alleging political “lawfare.”
President Donald Trump’s pick, Todd Blanche, was confirmed as attorney general with the 50 votes needed to win. Murkowski and Collins voted against confirmation. The article says Mitch McConnell’s absence meant Republicans could afford only two defections.
The article reports that John Cornyn and Thom Tillis agreed to support Blanche after the Justice Department gave written assurances that an “anti-weaponization fund” was dead. Collins cited concerns about actions she said had eroded the department’s independence, while Murkowski pointed to Blanche’s handling of the Epstein files and the proposed fund.
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Senator who voted against Todd Blanche’s confirmation
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Senator whose absence narrowed the margin for Republican defections
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Senator who supported Blanche after receiving assurances about the proposed fund
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31 OUTLETSOutlets agree that the Senate confirmed Todd Blanche as attorney general and Lisa Murkowski voted against confirmation. Left-leaning outlets connect Murkowski’s opposition to concerns about Justice Department politicization and frame Blanche’s confirmation around his ties to Trump. Center outlets emphasize the narrow vote, Republican dissent, and negotiations over a proposed fund. Right-leaning outlets present Murkowski’s opposition as a Republican complication, with some coverage treating it as a challenge to party unity.
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