Republican senator holdouts will now vote to advance Trump's Attorney General nomination
Tillis said he would support advancing Blanche’s nomination after receiving written assurances about the fund and an IRS audit settlement.

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TAP FOR WHYCredibility rates KATV, which republished this story. The other scores rate the article itself.
KATV is an established local news outlet, and the article attributes its reporting to The National News Desk. The brief report identifies the senators’ statement and the scheduled committee vote, though it offers limited independent sourcing or context.
- Source type — Established local television news publisher.
- Author attribution — The byline names Caitlyn Frolo and The National News Desk.
- Transparency — Identifies the senators’ joint statement and the committee timing, but provides little sourcing beyond that statement.
The article gives a clear account of the senators’ stated conditions, Blanche’s order and the upcoming committee vote. Most of the senators’ rationale comes from their own statement, and the article provides limited independent perspective or detail about the fund and settlement.
HOW WE SCORE ↗The senators’ position and their explanation dominate the article. It includes a brief account of concerns about the fund but does not provide direct comments from critics or further independent examination of the dispute.
- Source diversity — The senators’ statement supplies most of the detail; other perspectives are not directly quoted.
- Counterarguments presented — The article notes concerns about possible payments to Capitol rioters, but does not develop the opposing case.
- Opinion vs reporting — Presented as a news report rather than an argument.
The report uses mostly neutral language and centers the senators’ stated conditions and the procedural status of Blanche’s nomination. It briefly notes concerns about the fund without strongly adopting either side’s framing.
- Language tone — Mostly straightforward, attributed reporting.
- Framing — Frames the development as holdouts changing their position after receiving written assurances.
- Source selection — The senators’ statement is central; criticism of the fund is mentioned but not developed.
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Sens. Thom Tillis and John Cornyn said they would vote to advance Todd Blanche’s attorney general nomination after Blanche ordered the Justice Department to rescind its anti-weaponization fund. The Senate Judiciary Committee was scheduled to vote on the nomination Tuesday.
Tillis and Cornyn said they had held up Blanche’s nomination pending written assurances about the anti-weaponization fund and an IRS audit settlement involving President Trump. They said a binding written order addressed their concerns and that they would vote to advance Blanche’s nomination out of the Senate Judiciary Committee.
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SWIPE →Senator who said he would vote to advance Blanche’s nomination
Attorney general nominee whose order preceded the senators’ decision
Blanche's version of this story ↗Senator who said he would vote to advance Blanche’s nomination
Cornyn's version of this story ↗President whose IRS settlement and stated purpose for the fund are mentioned
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13 OUTLETSOutlets agree the Senate Judiciary Committee advanced Todd Blanche’s attorney general nomination after Thomas Tillis and John Cornyn backed it following Justice Department action addressing their concerns. The coverage connects their support to assurances about a proposed fund and an IRS settlement. Left-leaning outlets portray the support as evidence of Blanche’s and the senators’ unfitness. Center outlets focus on the committee vote and assurances behind the changed support, with Newsweek also noting Tillis’s criticism of DOJ. Right-leaning outlets likewise center the vote and deal, especially the holdouts’ demands and the department’s response, while The Last Refuge also reports Democratic objections.
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