Senate committee delays vote on Todd Blanche attorney general nomination – US politics live

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US Conducts Airstrikes in Iran Following Iranian Missile Barrage. The US military has launched airstrikes in Iran in response to Iranian missile attacks on American military installations in the Middle East. The strikes also targeted Tehran-backed militias in Iraq, killing at least 20 fighters and six Iranian advisers. Additionally, drone strikes ignited fires on two natural gas vessels at the Egyptian port of Damietta, but the perpetrator remains unknown. The US Senate Judiciary Committee has postponed a vote on the nomination of Todd Blanche to be attorney general, citing a lack of support from two Republican senators. The delay comes as the US Senate campaign of Iowa Democrat Josh Turek, endorsed by former President Barack Obama, aims to flip a Republican-held Senate seat in the upcoming midterms.

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