Blanche confirmation allows Trump to continue ‘pervasive, breathtaking corruption’, says Schumer – as it happened

We’re wrapping our live politics coverage for the day. Here’s the top political news: The US Senate confirmed Todd Blanche as attorney general. Blanche, who was deputy attorney general prior to former AG Pam Bondi’s ouster, previously served as Donald Trump’s criminal defense attorney. Blanche won the confirmation by a 50-49 vote early Saturday morning. Just two Republican senators, Maine’s Susan Collins and Alaska’s Lisa Murkowski, voted against him.

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Scoop News DeskBlanche · Published Saturday, August 8, 2026 at 5:05 PM UTCUpdated Saturday, August 8, 2026 at 7:11 PM UTC

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While some files were disclosed on this deadline, many were released after the congressionally mandated cutoff.