Republicans say they will back Blanche after US Justice Department order

Two Republican senators say they will end their opposition after order cancelling controversial $1.8bn fund.Published On 3 Aug 20263 Aug 2026Two United States Republican senators have said they will end their opposition to US President Donald Trump’s pick to lead the Department of Justice, acting Attorney General Todd Blanche, after Blanche scrapped a controversial “anti-weaponisation fund” that bipartisan critics say would use taxpayer dollars to reward Trump’s political allies.Senators John Cornyn of Texas and Thom Tillis of North Carolina said in a statement on Monday that they would vote to advance Blanche’s nomination to the full US Senate, after he issued an order rescinding the $1.8bn fund the night before.Recommended Stories list of 3 itemslist 1 of 3Trump pledges to pursue ‘anti-weaponisation’ fund amid Blanche standofflist 2 of 3Trump’s attorney general pick faces possible Republican roadblocklist 3 of 3Republicans delay vote on Trump’s US attorney general pick amid concernsend of list“We want to express our gratitude to Mr Blanche and his staff for working with us on this, and we look forward to voting to advance his nomination out of the Senate Judiciary Committee soon,...