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AP News in Brief at 6:04 p.m. EDT

The Senate confirmed Todd Blanche as attorney general in a narrow vote after a contentious confirmation process.

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The roundup covers the Senate’s 50-49 confirmation of Todd Blanche as attorney general, a bipartisan vote to fund the government into December, and Darline Graham’s South Carolina Senate primary. It also surveys developments on the Middle East, Ukraine, immigration enforcement, and other topics.

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Todd Blanche
R · Attorney General

Attorney general confirmed by the Senate

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Darline Graham
R · SC · SEN

Candidate in the special Republican Senate primary in South Carolina

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Lindsey Graham
Former U.S. Senator (R-SC)

Late South Carolina senator and Darline Graham’s brother

Susan M. Collins
R · ME · SEN

Senator who voted against Blanche’s confirmation

Donald Trump
R · President of the United States

President whose administration’s agenda and attorney general are discussed

Former president whose cancer diagnosis and condition are discussed

John Thune
R · SD · SEN

Senate majority leader who wanted funding addressed before the recess

Lisa Murkowski
R · AK · SEN

Senator who voted against Blanche’s confirmation

ALSO MENTIONED  Volodymyr Zelenskyy, President of Ukraine visiting Serbia and denouncing Russian attacks; Barack Obama, Former president and essay contributor; Bill Clinton, Former president and essay contributor; Colleen Shogan, U.S. archivist who curated the essay project; Aleksandar Vucic, President of Serbia who welcomed Zelenskyy; George W. Bush, Former president and essay contributor; Hunter Biden, Joe Biden’s son who discussed his father’s health in an interview; Mohammad Bagher Zolghadr, Iranian official whose statement set out conditions for reopening the Strait of Hormuz; David J. Venturella, Acting ICE director who defended the agency’s body-camera policy

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