Alanna Durkin Richer

1. Article · Aug 8, 2026 · Alanna Durkin Richer

   Senate confirms Todd Blanche as attorney general by narrowest of margins in the middle of the night | Fortune (opens the original)

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   The Senate confirmed Todd Blanche as attorney general in a vote early Saturday morning, cementing President Donald Trump’s former personal attorney’s command of a Justice Department the Republican president has sought to bend to his will. The Republican-led Senate voted 50-49 to make Blanche the second confirmed attorney general since Trump returned to the White House last year with a stated desire to use the law enforcement agency to investigate his political enemies. While Blanche has already

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2. Article · Jul 16, 2026 · Alanna Durkin Richer

   Epstein survivors say Todd Blanche ignored them. Now one Republican senator is making him listen | Fortune (opens the original)

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   A Republican senator whose vote Todd Blanche needs to advance his nomination as attorney general suggested Thursday that his support hinges on Blanche first meeting with Jeffrey Epstein’s accusers. Sen. Thom Tillis’ comments came a day after Blanche was pressed during his confirmation hearing over the Justice Department’s handling of millions of files related to Epstein’s sex trafficking investigation. Tillis said Thursday that he has a “positive predisposition” toward Blanche but has not made u

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