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Mike Rogers, the Republican Senate nominee, has suggested that further scrutiny of the 2020 election was warranted and that voting irregularities sunk his first Senate bid two years ago. The summer exit confirmed what had been apparent for weeks: that Republicans lacked the votes to pass the voting restrictions the president has made a top priority. The Senate narrowly confirmed President Trump's former defense lawyer, Todd Blanche, as the U.S. Attorney General. Republicans Sens. Susan Collins of Maine and Lisa Murkowski of Alaska joined Democrats in voting against Blanche's nomination to serve as the nation's top law enforcement official.