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Aug 8, 2026 40 min

Blanche Confirmed

from The Weekend Hosted by Eugene Daniels, Jackie Alemany, Jonathan Capehart, Sabrina Siddiqui, Kimberly Atkins Stohr, Jeff Mason

August 8 2026; 7am: The U.S. Senate confirmed Todd Blanche as the next Attorney General. Now, President Trump’s former personal lawyer has become the head of the nation’s chief law enforcement agency, while questions remain about whether his focus is on defending the rule of law or continuing to defend his former client. Sabrina Siddiqui, National Politics Reporter for the Wall Street Journal, and MS NOW Political Analyst Kimberly Atkins-Stohr join “The Weekend’ to discuss. For more, follow us on social media: Bluesky: @theweekendmsnow.bsky.social Instagram: @theweekendmsnow TikTok: @theweekendmsnow To listen to this show and other MS podcasts without ads, sign up for MS NOW Premium on Apple Podcasts.

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