A vote to advance Todd Blanche’s nomination to be President Donald Trump’s attorney general appeared on the verge of postponement late Wednesday, with a key GOP senator intensifying his calls for the Justice Department to guarantee that a controversial $1.8 billion “anti-weaponization” fund won’t move forward.

The pushback from Texas Sen. John Cornyn comes as the Senate Judiciary Committee is set to advance Blanche’s nomination on Thursday. But without Cornyn’s support, the vote will fail – and it’s now unclear if that vote will move forward. Any delay could mean that the nomination is in serious jeopardy since it could stall it indefinitely or push it back until the fall at the earliest with the Senate set to leave for August recess at the end of next week.

0:00 The top Republican threatening to sink Blanche’s nomination
4:10 Where does Blanche’s nomination stand now?
6:16 Will Cornyn hold firm?
9:20 Analyst reacts: ‘Hooray for John Cornyn’

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Police say two men illegally climbed and jumped off the observation deck of Seattle’s iconic Space Needle, with both now facing criminal trespassing charges.

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A judge ruled that the murder case against the singer D4vd will head to trial, following at-times graphic testimony from investigators during a dayslong preliminary hearing in Los Angeles.

ABC News legal contributor Bernarda Villalona discusses the evidence presented and whether the death penalty is on the table.

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President Trump issued a warning that for every Iranian strike on a ship in the Strait of Hormuz, the U.S. will bomb and destroy one bridge or power plant inside Iran, including Tehran.

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Uncertainty remains about what comes next after the latest round of U.S. airstrikes on Iran as an American official says the two countries are still holding talks. ABC News’ Martha Raddatz reports.

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