# US Senate confirms Trump loyalist Todd Blanche as attorney general

https://mins.news/en/item/16978

- DW, 2026-08-08 14:25 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.dw.com/en/us-senate-confirms-trump-loyalist-todd-blanche-as-new-ag/a-78289397?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf

> The US Senate has confirmed Todd Blanche as the country’s new attorney general. Republicans dropped their opposition to the nomination and approved the former defense lawyer for President Donald Trump for a Cabinet post. Blanche will now serve as the nation’s top law enforcement officer.

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