Senate Confirms Todd Blanche as Attorney General
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- Todd Blanche, President Trump's former personal attorney, was confirmed by the Senate to lead the Justice Department after serving as acting attorney general
- The Senate also passed a stopgap funding bill early Saturday before adjourning for the August recess
- Blanche advanced from acting to Senate-confirmed head of the DOJ in the chamber's final pre-recess action
Why it matters: The DOJ gets a Senate-confirmed leader installed before the break, ending the acting status, while the stopgap bill keeps federal funding flowing past the August recess without an immediate shutdown fight.
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