Blanche Formally Rescinds ‘Anti-Weaponization’ Fund in Bid to Smooth Confirmation

Blanche Formally Rescinds ‘Anti-Weaponization’ Fund in Bid to Smooth Confirmation

[ad_1] WASHINGTON—Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche said he formally rescinded a $1.8 billion “anti-weaponization fund” that became an impasse for two holdout Republican senators blocking his confirmation to the permanent position. Todd Blanche wrote that the fund is ‘rescinded and shall have no force or effect.’ In a one-page order late Sunday, Blanche wrote that … Read more