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Senate panel to advance Todd Blanche nomination after Republican deal

Judiciary Committee vote follows written guarantees on Trump-IRS settlement fund and tax audit immunity

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Blanche Attorney General Nomination to Advance After GOP Deal

What this story says

  • The Senate Judiciary Committee will vote Tuesday on advancing Todd Blanche’s nomination as acting attorney general.
  • Republican senators John Cornyn and Thom Tillis demanded written guarantees that a $1.8 billion fund related to the Trump-IRS settlement would not be established.
  • Blanche issued an order stating no such fund exists, and the Justice Department clarified limits on tax audit immunity for Trump and his family.
  • Democrats argue the order does not permanently block the fund and have called for legislation to prevent its revival.

Who covered it

Left 32%(74)Centre 48%(110)Right 20%(45)

Percentages are shares of the 229 outlets carrying a published leaning rating. 52 of the 281 outlets we know ran this story carry no rating and are not counted in them. Coverage measured .

Trust

65/100

Craft

55/100

Hype

25/100

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Missing from the right

Only 45 of the 229 outlets with a published leaning rating that ran this story are rated right.

A reader who follows the right would not have seen this. We report the absence rather than explain it: outlets choose what to cover for many reasons, and we have no evidence about which one applies here.

The Senate Judiciary Committee is scheduled to vote on Tuesday to advance the nomination of acting Attorney General Todd Blanche. The vote follows an agreement reached late Sunday between Blanche and Republican senators John Cornyn of Texas and Thom Tillis of North Carolina. Both senators had threatened to block Blanche’s confirmation unless the Justice Department provided written assurances regarding a $1.8 billion fund tied to the settlement of Donald Trump’s lawsuit against the Internal Revenue Service.

Blanche issued an order on Sunday stating that no such fund exists. The order specified that no members were appointed, no funds were transferred, no process for receiving claims was established, and no claims were paid. The Justice Department also clarified in writing that a tax audit immunity provision in the settlement applies only to claims open at the time of the agreement and does not cover future filings. The immunity extends only to Trump, two of his sons, and the Trump Organization.

Democrats have criticised the agreement, arguing that Blanche’s order does not permanently prevent the Trump administration from reviving the fund after his confirmation. They have called for legislation to block the fund indefinitely. The order also does not prohibit the administration from compensating Trump allies through existing claims processes, including those involved in the 6 January 2021 attack on the U.S. Capitol.

What the coverage left out

No right-rated outlet ran this story at all. None of the left-rated digests mentioned the Justice Department’s written clarification on the limits of the tax audit immunity provision for Trump and his family. The centre-rated report was the only one to include details about Blanche’s role in investigations into Trump’s political opponents.

Tags:#USPolitics#TrumpAdministration#SenateJudiciary#AttorneyGeneralNomination#IRSSettlement

Coverage settled. We checked this 14 times and stopped on 9 Aug 2026, 23:00. The figures above are what it finished at.

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How each side covered it

Our own reading of the reporting listed below, written from the outlets’ articles rather than quoted from them. The reasoning is set out on our methodology page.

Left

74 rated outlets

  • The left-rated reports agree that the Senate Judiciary Committee will vote on Todd Blanche’s nomination for attorney general on 29 July 2026. They confirm two Republican senators, John Cornyn and Thom Tillis, had blocked the nomination until Blanche agreed to rescind a fund compensating individuals claiming unfair prosecution by the Justice Department.
  • NPR led with Blanche securing Republican support after addressing their concerns. The Washington Post and Associated Press digests specified the deal involved rescinding the president’s payout fund. El Pais and USA Today digests noted the fund was valued at billions of dollars. Raw Story’s digest focused on Democratic senator Dick Durbin’s criticism of Blanche’s past testimony.
  • The Toronto Star, The Record, The Seattle Times, Bangor Daily News, The Hamilton Spectator, Stuff, and Associated Press digests did not mention Durbin’s remarks. Bangor Daily News alone reported that Senator Susan Collins had not decided whether to confirm Blanche, though she had supported his earlier nomination as deputy attorney general.

Centre

110 rated outlets

  • The centre-rated report by Internewscast led with the agreement between Blanche and the Republican senators, quoting Blanche’s order directly: “beyond any doubt, that there is no Fund.” The report detailed the senators’ demands for written guarantees and the Justice Department’s clarification on the tax audit immunity provision, specifying that it applies only to claims open at the time of the settlement.
  • Internewscast also reported on Democratic objections to the order, quoting their argument that it does not permanently block the fund. The report included additional context on Blanche’s background as Trump’s former personal attorney and his role in investigations targeting Trump’s political opponents, such as the indictment of James Comey and the appointment of Joseph diGenova.

Right

45 rated outlets

  • The right-rated outlets reported that Todd Blanche’s nomination to become U.S. attorney general would advance after Republican senators John Cornyn and Thom Tillis agreed to support it. All 12 digests carried the deal between the senators and Blanche, which involved ending a $1.776 billion fund described as an “anti-weaponization” measure.
  • Nine digests named Cornyn and Tillis as the holdouts who secured the concession. Six noted the fund’s termination as the condition for their support. Three digests called Blanche a “Trump loyalist” or “Trump’s former personal lawyer.” None of the digests mentioned any Democratic opposition or procedural delays.
  • Five digests led on the certainty of Blanche’s confirmation following the deal. Four framed the story as a victory for President Trump’s Justice Department agenda. None of the digests quoted Blanche or Democratic senators.

Questions about this coverage

How did the left and right cover Senate panel to advance Todd Blanche nomination after Republican deal?
Of the 229 outlets on this story carrying a published leaning rating, 32% are rated left, 48% are rated centre, 20% are rated right. Those percentages are shares of the rated outlets, not of every outlet that ran it, which was 281. The sections above set out what each side emphasised, in its own terms.
Is Senate panel to advance Todd Blanche nomination after Republican deal left or right?
Neither side dominates it. Of the 229 rated outlets on this story, 32% are rated left, 48% are rated centre, 20% are rated right, and no side holds the 70% this site would want before calling a field one-sided. A story is not left or right in any case; the outlets that carried it are what carry ratings.
Is the coverage of Senate panel to advance Todd Blanche nomination after Republican deal biased?
Senate panel to advance Todd Blanche nomination after Republican deal is one event reported by 281 outlets, and this page does not rate the story as biased or unbiased. What it publishes is the spread: which outlets ran it, where named rating organisations place each of them on the spectrum, and what each side chose to lead with. A leaning rating describes an outlet's record over time, not this article, and the two should not be run together.
Which side is not reporting Senate panel to advance Todd Blanche nomination after Republican deal?
When we first saw this story, outlets rated right had barely covered it. Coverage accretes for hours after an event, so that is where to look rather than a verdict — the split above is the current count, and it is the one to read.
Which outlets covered Senate panel to advance Todd Blanche nomination after Republican deal?
281 that we know of, every one of them listed further up this page with a link to its own report and to what we hold on the publisher. Nothing here is a summary of somebody else's summary: the outlets are named so the original reporting can be read.
What did Republican senators demand before supporting Todd Blanche’s nomination?
Republican senators John Cornyn and Thom Tillis demanded written guarantees that the Justice Department would not proceed with a $1.8 billion fund tied to the Trump-IRS settlement. They also sought clarification on a tax audit immunity provision, which the Justice Department confirmed applies only to claims open at the time of the settlement.
What did Todd Blanche’s order state about the $1.8 billion fund?
Todd Blanche issued an order stating that no such fund exists. The order specified that no members were appointed, no funds were transferred, no process for receiving claims was established, and no claims were paid. Democrats argue the order does not permanently prevent the fund’s revival.
Which outlets reported on the tax audit immunity clarification?
The centre-rated Internewscast reported the Justice Department’s clarification that the tax audit immunity provision applies only to claims open at the time of the settlement and does not cover future filings. None of the left-rated digests mentioned this detail.

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