Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche will attend Wednesday’s Republican Study Committee lunch, according to three people granted anonymity to describe plans for the private meeting. He will join Pentagon policy chief Elbridge Colby and Sen. Jim Banks (R-Ind.) as guests of the group of conservative House Republicans.
Blanche to RSC lunch
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May 13, 2026
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