# Live updates: GOP Sen. Lisa Murkowski says she’ll oppose Blanche’s nomination

https://mins.news/en/item/16153

- The Associated Press, 2026-08-07 12:20 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://bit.ly/3RPTFeD

> Republican Sen. Lisa Murkowski says she will oppose Todd Blanche’s nomination to serve as attorney general. Her position narrows the confirmation path for President Donald Trump’s choice to lead the Justice Department. Blanche is Trump’s pick for the post. The development concerns the Senate’s consideration of the nomination.

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