Donald Trump would very much like the Senate to confirm acting Attorney General Todd Blanche as permanent Attorney General Todd Blanche. Two Republicans on the Senate Judiciary Committee, which has to approve the nomination to get it to the Senate floor, are refusing to support Blanche. Now that they have no careers to lose, Cornyn and Tillis suddenly find themselves more willing to defy the president. That plan could backfire, however, if Republicans lose the Senate in the midterms, or even if they see their margin get slimmer. Our Senate, on the other hand, is showing signs of becoming slightly less supine, though so far those are limited to Republicans with nothing left to lose.