Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche cleared a key hurdle Tuesday in his bid for Senate confirmation, winning approval from the Senate Judiciary Committee after persuading Republican holdouts to support his nomination.

The committee voted 12-10 along party lines to advance Blanche's nomination to the full Senate. Blanche, President Donald Trump's former personal attorney, has served as acting attorney general since April, when he succeeded Pam Bondi.

First deadline: There's no single nationwide date — each state sets its own — but most require registration at least 30 days out. In practice, every eligible citizen in the country can still register through October 4, 2026, using whatever method their state offers. From there, deadlines stagger by state.

Have they gone too far exceeding proper limits, or failing by trying to do or take on too much?

More than 1 million children have lost Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits since the Republican-backed tax and spending law, known as the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, took effect in July 2025, according to multiple analyses reported by The Guardian, Newsweek and The Washington Post.

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