Senate panel delays vote on Blanche's nomination as key Republicans withhold support

The Senate Judiciary Committee had been expected to vote Thursday on whether to advance Todd Blanche's nomination. But resistance from two Republican senators threw his confirmation into doubt.

<img src='https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/7078x4719+0+0/resize/7078x4719!/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F6a%2F39%2F4fa39b854774be685d4f6fa8a00e%2Fap26196680476332.jpg' alt='Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche appears before the Senate Judiciary Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, July 15, 2026. '/><p>The Senate Judiciary Committee had been expected to vote Thursday on whether to advance Todd Blanche's nomination. But resistance from two Republican senators threw his confirmation into doubt.</p><p>(Image credit: Allison Robbert)</p><img src='https://media.npr.org/include/images/tracking/npr-rss-pixel.png?story=g-s1-136265' />