Senate ends debate on the nomination of Todd Blanche
On the Cloture Motion PN1078
AUG 8, 2026 · 3:59 AM ET
Party-line vote, except 2 Republicans who crossed. Exactly the 50 needed, with none to spare.
A yes on cloture only ends debate. It is not a vote to confirm the nominee.
CLOTURE ON NOMINATIONS →A yes on cloture only ends debate. It is not a vote to confirm the nominee.
CLOTURE ON NOMINATIONS →What the Senate was voting on
The Senate voted on whether to end debate on Todd Blanche’s nomination as Attorney General. Cloture was agreed to with 50 votes, meeting the 50 of 99 needed.
End debate on Todd Blanche’s nomination as Attorney General and move to a final vote.
Keep debating the nomination. Not a vote against Todd Blanche’s nomination itself.
Department of Justice
Confirmed on Aug. 8, 2026.
- 2013, 2017
- Ending debate on nominations has needed only a simple majority since 2013, and on Supreme Court nominees since 2017.
- VP
- On a 50–50 tie the Vice President can cast the deciding vote.
50 is a majority of the 99 senators voting yes or no. Members voting “present” or absent don’t count.
- 2013, 2017
- Ending debate on nominations has needed only a simple majority since 2013, and on Supreme Court nominees since 2017.
- VP
- On a 50–50 tie the Vice President can cast the deciding vote.
Party line, with 2 Republicans crossing2 Republicans crossed. It passed.
Every vote on PN 1078Every vote on PN 1078
- JUN 8Received in the SenateRECEIVED
- AUG 4Reported by committeeREPORTED
- AUG 5Cloture motion filedFILED
- AUG 8#229THIS VOTECloture on the nominationPASSED50–49Exactly the 50 needed.
- AUG 8#230On the nominationCONFIRMED50–49
Coverage of this vote3 stories from 3 outlets
- The Daily CallerRIGHTSenate Confirms Todd Blanche After Handful Of GOP Holdouts Threatened His Nomination
- The Daily CallerRIGHTSenate Confirms Todd Blanche After Handful Of GOP Holdouts Threatened His Nomination
- KHBSCENTERTodd Blanche confirmed as attorney general
- Associated PressCENTERBlanche wins support for attorney general from GOP Sen. Cassidy, likely paving way for confirmation
Lean describes the outlets, not the vote.
