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Senate to Vote to Confirm Blanche, Other Key Nominations Next Week

Congress returns to Capitol Hill this week following the July 4 recess, with the Senate holding confirmation hearings for President Donald Trump's highest-profile nominee, Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche.
More than 1,200 former Justice Department employees signed a letter last week opposing Blanche, citing a "culture of fear" Blanche has created and "vindictive prosecutions and investigations of the president's foes."
Though Republicans hold a Senate majority, Blanche faces criticism from North Carolina Sen. Thom Tillis, Texas Sen. John Cornyn, and Kentucky Sen. Mitch McConnell; the Society for the Rule of Law also opposes his nomination.
Senators will also consider nominees Jay Clayton, Erica Schwartz, and Keith Sonderling; Schwartz, a physician, has "no public ties to the anti-vaccine movement," according to Stat.
These hearings follow significant turnover across the Trump administration, including the firing of Attorney General Pam Bondi and resignations of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard and Labor Secretary Lori Chavez-DeRemer.

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Senate to vote to confirm Blanche, other key nominations next week

(The Center Square) – Both chambers of Congress will return to Capitol Hill this week after more than a week away for the July 4 recess, and the Senate will hold multiple confirmation hearings for several key administration posts.

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