GOP grapples with misconduct allegations against two lawmakers

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  President Trump's pick to be attorney general is one step closer to getting the job, but it came down to the wire.

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  That's where we will start our roundup of this week's political news.

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  Todd Blanche, the current acting attorney general, has been lobbying senators for votes this week.

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  Democrats are opposed.

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  And a couple of Republicans came out against the pick.

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  Who did and why?

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  Susan Collins, a Republican from Maine who's in a tough re-election battle,

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  came out and said that she was opposed to Blanche in part because of the role he played in generating

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