Overview
- The Senate approved Blanche 50–49 early Saturday, making him the permanent attorney general after serving in an acting role since April.
- To secure GOP support Blanche published written commitments that ended the proposed $1.8 billion 'anti‑weaponization' fund and narrowed tax‑audit protections tied to the disputed IRS settlement.
- A leaked July 30 call in which Blanche told religious leaders the administration is working to make Dobbs 'permanent' and signaled a review of the 1873 Comstock Act intensified fears he may push to federalize limits on mailed abortion pills.
- Since April Blanche has moved quickly on high‑profile matters favored by the president, including accelerating probes of Trump critics, overseeing the release of Epstein‑related files and installing politically aligned advisers, while thousands of DOJ staff have left under the Bondi‑Blanche leadership.
- Legal experts and oversight officials say Blanche’s written rescissions may be legally fragile, courts have demanded more disclosures about the Epstein files, and rights groups warn his tenure could trigger new national lawsuits and conflicts with state abortion shield laws.