Will the Senate Judiciary Committee vote to advance Todd Blanche's attorney general nomination by Aug 7?
71% of users predicted NO — the community missed this one. 31 predictions cast.
The Senate Judiciary Committee voted 12-10 along party lines on Tuesday, August 4, 2026, to advance Todd Blanche's nomination for U.S. attorney general to the full Senate. The vote followed a delay after Republican Sens. John Cornyn and Thom Tillis withheld support pending assurances about the scope of President Trump's IRS immunity settlement; Blanche secured their votes by agreeing to formally rescind the administration's roughly $1.8 billion Anti-Weaponization Fund. With Cornyn and Tillis on board, the committee's Republican majority cleared Blanche's nomination for floor consideration over Democratic opposition. The committee action was a procedural step distinct from full Senate confirmation, which remained pending afterward. Community prediction had stood at just 29% Yes ahead of the vote, reflecting skepticism that the Republican holdouts would relent in time; the committee advanced Blanche anyway, so the market resolved Yes against the majority expectation.