WASHINGTON, DC - AUGUST 07: U.S. Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-SD) speaks to the press in the U.S. Capitol on August 08, 2026 in Washington, DC. Senators are working through the night, with another series of votes expected including one on U.S. President Donald Trump's nominee for attorney general, Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche. (Photo by Finn Gomez/Getty Images)

WASHINGTON, DC - AUGUST 07: U.S. Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-SD) speaks to the press in the U.S. Capitol on August 08, 2026 in Washington, DC. Senators are working through the night, with another series of votes expected including one on U.S. President Donald Trump's nominee for attorney general, Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche. (Photo by Finn Gomez/Getty Images)

WASHINGTON, DC - AUGUST 07: U.S. Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-SD) speaks to the press in the U.S. Capitol on August 08, 2026 in Washington, DC. Senators are working through the night, with another series of votes expected including one on U.S. President Donald Trump's nominee for attorney general, Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche. (Photo by Finn Gomez/Getty Images)

WASHINGTON, DC - AUGUST 07: U.S. Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-SD) speaks to the press in the U.S. Capitol on August 08, 2026 in Washington, DC. Senators are working through the night, with another series of votes expected including one on U.S. President Donald Trump's nominee for attorney general, Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche. (Photo by Finn Gomez/Getty Images)

WASHINGTON, DC - AUGUST 07: U.S. Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-SD) speaks to the press in the U.S. Capitol on August 08, 2026 in Washington, DC. Senators are working through the night, with another series of votes expected including one on U.S. President Donald Trump's nominee for attorney general, Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche. (Photo by Finn Gomez/Getty Images)

WASHINGTON, DC - AUGUST 08: U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) walks through the hallway in the U.S. Capitol on August 08, 2026 in Washington, DC. Senators are working through the night, with another series of votes expected including one on U.S. President Donald Trump's nominee for attorney general, Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche. (Photo by Finn Gomez/Getty Images)

WASHINGTON, DC - AUGUST 08: U.S. Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-SD) speaks to the press in the U.S. Capitol on August 08, 2026 in Washington, DC. Senators are working through the night, with another series of votes expected including one on U.S. President Donald Trump's nominee for attorney general, Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche. (Photo by Finn Gomez/Getty Images)

WASHINGTON, DC - AUGUST 08: U.S. Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-SD) speaks to the press in the U.S. Capitol on August 08, 2026 in Washington, DC. Senators are working through the night, with another series of votes expected including one on U.S. President Donald Trump's nominee for attorney general, Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche. (Photo by Finn Gomez/Getty Images)