Sen. John Cornyn (R-Texas) on Wednesday said his scheduled meeting with attorney general nominee Todd Blanche was canceled and that he’s “not prepared to vote yes” on advancing Blanche out of the Judiciary Committee Thursday. Cornyn, who has been pressing for a resolution to a controversial Department of Justice “anti-weaponization” fund, told reporters that Senate…

Only right-leaning outlets are covering this.

How each outlet headlined it

• The Hill center

  Sen. John Cornyn (R-Texas) on Wednesday said his scheduled meeting with attorney general nominee Todd Blanche was canceled and that he’s “not prepared to vote yes” on advancing Blanche out of the Judiciary Committee Thursday. Cornyn, who has been pressing for a resolution to a controversial Department of Justice “anti-weaponization” fund, told reporters that Senate…
• The Guardian left

  Republican John Cornyn says he will not back nomination without written confirmation $1.8bn slush fund is dead Todd Blanche’s hopes of becoming US attorney general seemed to be in jeopardy on Wednesday after the Department of Justice did not provide written assurances to a key Republican senator that a $1.8bn slush fund was dead. The US Senate judiciary committee will hold a vote on Thursday on whether to advance Blanche’s nomination. Continue reading...
• The New York Times left

  Two Republican senators on the Judiciary Committee, who lost their seats after defying President Trump, threatened on Wednesday to block Todd Blanche’s nomination as attorney general over a deal he cut to settle Trump’s lawsuit against the IRS.