Holdouts for Trump’s attorney general pick say they will advance his nomination to the full Senate – US politics live

Two Republican senators who had held back on Trump's attorney general nominee now say they will advance the nomination to the full Senate. Cornyn and Tillis' concerns have been addressed by a formal order rescinding a one-point-eight billion dollar 'anti-weaponization fund,' The Guardian reports. The nominee has rescinded the fund, clearing the way for a full Senate vote.

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