Senator John Fetterman (D-Pa.) stated that President Donald Trump has "zero leverage" over three outgoing Republican senators who oppose the nomination of acting Attorney General Todd Blanche. This highlights potential challenges to presidential influence in the 119th Congress regarding key executive appointments. The situation underscores the unique dynamics of lame-duck senators in the confirmation process.

via Home - CBSNews.com — President Trump on Thursday said he may pull his nomination of Todd Blanche for attorney general until GOP Sens. John Cornyn and Thom Tillis leave office. Political strategists Usamah Andrabi and Kevin Sheridan join "The Takeout" with analysis.

via PBS News Hour - The Latest — Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche's nomination to lead the Department of Justice full-time is in limbo. Two Republican senators, John Cornyn of Texas and Thom Tillis of North Carolina, say they will oppose Blanche's nomination unless the DOJ kills a $1.8 billion fund to provide payments to people who believe they have been wrongfully prosecuted. Geoff Bennett discussed more with Devlin Barrett.

via US news | The Guardian — Liz Oyer tells of how she refused to ‘rubber-stamp a political favor’ in gun rights case involving Trump ally Mel Gibson Former pardon attorney Liz Oyer condemned Todd Blanche, Donald Trump’s pick for attorney general, over his Wednesday testimony to the Senate judiciary committee. Blanche fired Oyer after she refused to recommend restoring firearms rights to the actor and Trump ally Mel Gibson, who was previously convicted of domestic violence. “I declined to rubber-stamp a political favor for

via The Hill News — Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche will testify before the Senate Judiciary Committee Wednesday morning after President Trump nominated him to serve permanently as the nation’s top prosecutor Blanche, who took on the acting role after former Attorney General Pam Bondi was ousted from the position, served as a key part of the Justice Department’s investigation…

via The Hill News — Sen. Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) says acting Attorney General Todd Blanche called the Trump administration’s $1.776 billion “anti-weaponization” fund “a mistake” in what the senator described as a courtesy meeting before Wednesday’s hearing to review Blanche’s nomination to lead the Justice Department. According to Durbin, the top Democrat on the Senate Judiciary Committee, when outrage over…