Blanche was confirmed 50-49 during an overnight Senate session that stretched into the predawn hours Saturday. Cassidy ultimately argued that the choice was between Blanche and whoever Trump might install as acting attorney general if Blanche failed. Blanche terminated the anti-weaponization fund and narrowed the scope of the tax agreement before his nomination advanced from the Senate Judiciary Committee. The Senate approved Blanche as lawmakers raced through a roughly 20-hour session before departing Washington for their summer recess. Blanche, who defended Trump in his New York criminal trial and federal criminal cases before joining the administration, has served as acting attorney general since Trump fired Pam Bondi in April.