Live updates: Deal to end part of Trump’s IRS settlement clears Blanche’s confirmation path

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The Senate Judiciary Committee is expected to vote Tuesday on acting Attorney General Todd Blanche’s nomination, a path smoothed on Sunday by a deal reached with Sen. John Cornyn (R-Texas). “Sen. Cornyn has reached an agreement with the Department of Justice, which will be issuing a formal order permanently terminating the anti-weaponization fund and making…