Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche is a U.S. Senate floor vote away from permanently serving as the nation’s top law enforcement official. On Tuesday, the Senate Judiciary Committee advanced Blanche’s attorney general nomination to the full Senate. During his nine years as an assistant U.S. attorney, Blanche prosecuted both violent and white-collar crime. In March, the department issued subpoenas for records to The Wall Street Journal to identify sources for reporting on the Iran war. At Blanche’s deputy attorney general confirmation hearing, he again testified that he opposed the report’s release.