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Todd Blanche's confirmation as attorney general has been held up over concerns about a planned $1.8 billion fund for Trump allies and the president's immunity from tax scrutiny.
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The markets' moves were the first since President Trump said late Saturday that he had halted a U.S. assault on Iran.
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Todd Blanche's approach has collided with the jury-of-two reality in the Senate that has, thus far, kept him from the prize he covets: the stability and status conferred by a Senate confirmation.
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