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Debate continues over Todd Blanche's nomination, Senate confirmation delays, Justice Department negotiations, and Republican divisions over executive appointments." Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche's nomination to the top job is in jeopardy after two key Republican senators expressed misgivings about the status of the tax immunity settlement the Justice Department helped reach between President Donald Trump and the IRS. The Senate Judiciary Committee, which Republicans lead by a 12-10 margin, was scheduled to vote July 30 on whether to advance Blanche's nomination to a vote before the full Senate. But late on the eve of the meeting, the committee postponed the vote to an unspecified later date. That shuffling comes as at least two Republicans on the committee, Texas Sen. John Cornyn and North Carolina Sen. Thom Tillis, have expressed misgivings about voting "yes" without concessions from Blanche's Justice Department.