# 3 GOP Senators Won't Commit to Backing Blanche

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Podcast: [The Arena with Kasie Hunt](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-arena-with-kasie-hunt-7354686)
Published: 2026-07-31T00:44:00+00:00
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Kasie Hunt talks to the panel as outgoing GOP Sen. Bill Cassidy joins Sens. Cornyn and Tillis in saying he can't commit to backing Todd Blanche's Attorney General nomination. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy joins to discuss President Trump's new $22 billion plan to renovate Dulles International Airport. Donie O'Sullivan discusses his dive into the world of the progressive left. A new CNN poll says 1 in 3 Democrats identify as democratic socialists. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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