President Donald Trump’s nominee for Attorney General, Todd Blanche, faces opposition from Republican Maine Senator Susan Collins, who announced she will vote against his confirmation. Collins cited several reasons for her opposition, including Blanche’s promise to an anti-abortion organization to seek prohibition of mailing abortion medication nationwide.

This stance aligns with Blanche’s reported commitment during a July 30 conference call with the White House Faith Office to make the 2022 overturn of Roe v. Wade “permanent in every single state.” During his confirmation hearing, a majority of GOP senators on the Senate Judiciary Committee pressed Blanche on abortion drugs, expressing discomfort with the continuation of the Biden administration’s mail-order abortion drug policies and the Department of Justice’s opposition to pro-life states challenging this scheme, according to SBA Pro-Life America.

SBA Pro-Life America praised Blanche’s acknowledgment that the Biden administration’s rules were wrong and urged him to settle ongoing cases to remove abortion drugs from mail delivery while the FDA continues its safety study.

In addition to abortion-related concerns, Collins opposes Blanche’s confirmation due to his approval of an order shielding President Trump and his family from Internal Revenue Service (IRS) audits, the creation of an approximately $1.8 billion anti-weaponization fund, and the Department of Justice’s attempt under his leadership to indict a Democratic Arizona senator.

Separately, the Republican-controlled Congress failed to extend a funding freeze for Planned Parenthood on July 4, which was part of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act of 2025.

Senator Collins stated, “I have carefully reviewed Todd Blanche’s qualifications to be Attorney General … I will vote against this nomination.”

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