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Todd Blanche is narrowly confirmed as Trump's attorney general in an overnight Senate vote
Associated Press · 2026-08-08
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</div><p>The path to confirmation for Blanche was unusually rocky, due in large part to Republican concerns about a controversial settlement of Trump’s lawsuit against the IRS.</p><p>Under pressure, Blanche publicly promised <span class="LinkEnhancement"><a class="Link AnClick-LinkEnhancement"
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<p>His appeals were enough to win over Republican Sen. Bill Cassidy, the decisive vote who threw his support behind Blanche on Friday morning. Cassidy said no other nominee may be able to run the department better under Trump and suggested Blanche’s role as Trump’s former criminal defense lawyer can make him more effective at pushing back on the Republican president’s demands.</p><p>“This is not a referendum on President Trump. It is a decision regarding Mr. Blanche in very specific circumstances,” said Cassidy, who lost his primary this year to a Trump-backed challenger. </p>
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<p>Sen. Dick Durbin of Illinois, the top Democrat on the Senate Judiciary Committee, said confirming Blanche would be a “serious mistake.” He begged his colleagues not to be on the “wrong side” of history.</p><p>“If there is ever a moment in history when we need an Attorney General above reproach, who is clearly dedicated to ending corruption, even at the highest level of our government, it’s right now,” Durbin said.</p><div class="Enhancement" data-align-center>
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</div><h2>Blanche’s loyalty to Trump left senators skeptical</h2><p>The vote capped off a <span class="LinkEnhancement"><a class="Link AnClick-LinkEnhancement"
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data-gtm-enhancement-style="LinkEnhancementA" href="https://apnews.com/article/senate-blanche-trump-justice-fund-a38decfc7f20e4f73a181914d53111da">deal reached </a></span> between the senators and the department unlocked a vote in the Senate Judiciary Committee, which <span class="LinkEnhancement"><a class="Link AnClick-LinkEnhancement"
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<p>Murkowski announced early Friday that she would join Collins in opposing Blanche’s nomination, saying the country needs an attorney general “who will check the worst impulses of this administration.”</p><div class="Enhancement" data-align-center>
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</div><h2>Former prosecutor rises as Trump’s defender</h2><p>A former federal prosecutor in New York, Blanche rose to public prominence as a lead attorney on Trump’s defense team, including during the <span class="LinkEnhancement"><a class="Link AnClick-LinkEnhancement"
data-gtm-enhancement-style="LinkEnhancementA" href="https://apnews.com/article/trump-todd-blanche-4361e2bd70c287f38ba68b920e13ff81">Republican’s hush money trial in New York.</a></span> He also defended Trump against criminal charges in the two federal cases brought <span class="LinkEnhancement"><a class="Link AnClick-LinkEnhancement"
data-gtm-enhancement-style="LinkEnhancementA" href="https://apnews.com/article/trump-capitol-riot-justice-department-jack-smith-d6172cf98d8e03e099571c908267456c">by the Biden administration’s Department of Justice</a></span> — an experience Blanche has said provided him a firsthand look at what he contends was the weaponization of the criminal justice system against Trump.</p><p>Blanche entered the Justice Department last year as <span class="LinkEnhancement"><a class="Link AnClick-LinkEnhancement"
data-gtm-enhancement-style="LinkEnhancementA" href="https://apnews.com/article/todd-blanche-trump-lawyer-deputy-attorney-general-5d526fd4c5919bc2e9522e4f7bfbf758">deputy attorney general under Bondi</a></span>, overseeing the agency’s day-to-day operations and serving as the public face for high-profile and controversial matters, like the release of millions of investigative files related to <span class="LinkEnhancement"><a class="Link AnClick-LinkEnhancement"
data-gtm-enhancement-style="LinkEnhancementA" href="https://apnews.com/article/release-epstein-files-justice-department-trump-f919d9dc9c3957cb2bd2c9c1a14b533c">disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein. </a></span></p><p>Democrats have accused Blanche of prioritizing his loyalty to Trump above all else through investigations against Trump foes such as former FBI Director James Comey and a radical reshaping of the department. Under Bondi and Blanche’s leadership, the <span class="LinkEnhancement"><a class="Link AnClick-LinkEnhancement"
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<p>Blanche’s supporters say his experience as a federal prosecutor and the trust he earned from Trump in the courtroom make him better equipped than Bondi to explain to the White House the legal constraints of its demands. Republicans have also touted his efforts to bring down violent crime, tackle illegal immigration and combat violent cartels and drug trafficking. </p><p>Sen. Chuck Grassley, the Judiciary Committee chairman, gave a full-throated endorsement of Blanche ahead of voting, saying he’s led the Justice Department with distinction. “Mr. Blanche is the right choice,” said Grassley, R-Iowa.</p><p>It is <span class="LinkEnhancement"><a class="Link AnClick-LinkEnhancement"
data-gtm-enhancement-style="LinkEnhancementA" href="https://apnews.com/article/trump-bondi-justice-department-9071b8fd9a429267732b5d4238946eff">unclear whether Blanche will fare any better</a></span> in delivering on Trump’s desire for retribution than Bondi, whom Trump fired amid resistance from judges, grand jurors and the department’s own workforce as prosecutors sought to establish criminal conduct by one Trump foe after another. </p><p>Shortly after Blanche took the top post, the Justice Department moved to <span class="LinkEnhancement"><a class="Link AnClick-LinkEnhancement"
data-gtm-enhancement-style="LinkEnhancementA" href="https://apnews.com/article/comey-indicted-seashell-photo-86-47-a7fdd67891a7f74bc6fd8ce4d3d4170a">indict Comey</a></span> on charges of threatening the 47th president by posting a social media photograph of seashells in the numerical arrangement of “86 47.” Comey’s lawyers are pressing to have the case dismissed, accusing the department of misleading judges, submitting documents containing false statements and withholding key facts. </p><div id="optimizelyHubpeekId" class="optimizelyHubpeekClass"></div><p>Blanche has also appointed Joseph diGenova, a former Justice Department prosecutor from the Reagan administration, to oversee a Florida-based investigation into whether <span class="LinkEnhancement"><a class="Link AnClick-LinkEnhancement"
data-gtm-enhancement-style="LinkEnhancementA" href="https://apnews.com/article/trump-russia-justice-department-fbi-origins-investigations-c6348cb2f1d2ea42f1d143f2ac94fe55">former law enforcement and intelligence officials conspired</a></span> over the last decade to undermine Trump. But it remains uncertain whether that probe will result in any criminal charges. </p><p>__ </p><p>Associated Press writers Bill Barrow in Atlanta and Kevin Freking and Mary Clare Jalonick contributed to this report.</p>
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<div class="HtmlModule" data-module-tracksubscribe data-gtm-topic="No Value"
data-embed-link-behavior="NO_LINK"
>
<a class="AnchorLink" id="html-embed-module-d30000"></a>
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<p id="widgetLoaded" style="width:0px;height:0px;"></p>
<script>
(function(d, b) {
const path = window.location.pathname || '';
const lastPart = path.split('/').pop() || '';
const articleId = (/([a-zA-Z0-9]{10,})$/.exec(lastPart)?.[1]) || 'fallback';
const primisUrl = `https://live.primis.tech/live/liveView.php?s=119023&subId=${encodeURIComponent(articleId)}&playerApiId=AP_MAIN_PLAYER`;
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primisElmt.type = 'text/javascript';
primisElmt.async = true;
primisElmt.src = primisUrl;
const elmtInterval = setInterval(function() {
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mElmt.parentNode.insertBefore(primisElmt, mElmt.nextSibling);
mElmt.parentNode.removeChild(mElmt);
clearInterval(elmtInterval);
setTimeout(() => {
primisElmt.setAttribute('data-ot-ignore', '');
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data-embed-link-behavior="NO_LINK"
>
<a class="AnchorLink" id="html-embed-module-d00000"></a>
<div class="Zephr Zephr-mod" id="viafoura-zephr-mod"></div>
<div id="ap-comments" class="viafoura" style="min-height:418px">
<vf-conversations id="vf-conv" limit="4"></vf-conversations>
<div id="ap-trending-host" class="ap-trending-host" aria-live="polite">
<vf-trending-articles
id="vf-trending"
title="Active Conversations"
limit="2"
days-published="7"
trend-window="1"
sort="comments"
view="full"
vf-container-id="ap-comments">
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<script>
window.vfQ = window.vfQ || [];
// Tags that always block comments on ANY story, regardless of section. Example ['no_comment','legal proceedings']
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// Section name we care about (as it appears in <meta property="article:section" ...>).
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// Tags that block comments ONLY when the story is in the World News section.
const WORLD_NEWS_EXCLUSION_TAGS = ['crime','lawsuits','law enforcement','legal settlements','legal proceedings','trials'];
window.vfQ = window.vfQ || [];
// Zephr mod handling + prepublish + login failure handling
setTimeout(() => {
const all = document.querySelectorAll('.Zephr.Zephr-mod');
// If there's more than one of this element, delete the one with ID
if (all.length > 1) {
const withId = document.getElementById('viafoura-zephr-mod');
if (withId) withId.remove();
return
}
// prepublish → Zephr auth / walls handling
window.vfQ.push(() => {
if (!window.vf || typeof window.vf.$prepublish !== 'function') return;
window.vf.$prepublish((channel, event, ...args) => {
if (channel === 'authentication' && event === 'required') {
window.vf.$publish && window.vf.$publish('tray', 'close');
window.Zephr?.openModal?.();
// window.location.href = `/login?target=${window.location.pathname}`
return false;
} else if (channel === 'walls' && event === 'post-attempt') {
if (window.zephrQueue && typeof window.zephrQueue.enqueue === 'function') {
window.zephrQueue.enqueue(async (zephr) => {
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!window.Zephr?.openModal
) {
return;
}
window.Zephr.openModal();
});
}
return { channel, event, args };
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return { channel, event, args };
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window.vf.$subscribe('login', 'failure', (errorContext) => {
if (!errorContext) return;
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minute: '2-digit',
hour12: true,
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const message = document.createElement('div');
message.className = 'vf-ban-message';
message.innerHTML =
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'<span>' +
reasonText +
'</span>';
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if (errorContext.reason) {
const tooltip = document.createElement('span');
tooltip.className = 'vf-ban-tooltip';
tooltip.textContent = ' — WHY WAS I BANNED?';
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function pageHasBlockedTag(tagsToBlock = COMMENT_BLOCK_TAGS) {
const metas = Array.from(
document.querySelectorAll([
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const blockSet = new Set(
(tagsToBlock || []).map(t => String(t).trim().toLowerCase()).filter(Boolean)
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return pageTags.some(t => blockSet.has(t));
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function getPageSection() {
// Look for <meta property="article:section" content="World News">
// or <meta name="article:section" ...> just in case.
const meta = document.querySelector(
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);
if (!meta) return '';
return (meta.getAttribute('content') || '').trim().toLowerCase();
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function replaceBellIconInNav(container) {
if (!container) return;
const bellButtons = container.querySelectorAll(
'.comment-nav-right .vf-tray-trigger.comment-nav-right__icon, .vf-tray-trigger[data-test="vf-tray-trigger-bell"]'
);
bellButtons.forEach((btn) => {
if (btn.dataset.iconSwapped === '1') return;
const bellSvg = btn.querySelector('.vf-icon_bell_icon');
if (bellSvg) bellSvg.remove();
const img = document.createElement('img');
img.src = 'https://assets.apnews.com/75/e2/83fe757647f790e4a0bf06370f10/comment-2.png';
img.alt = 'Comments';
img.style.height = '24px';
img.style.width = '24px';
img.style.verticalAlign = 'middle';
img.setAttribute('data-ap-bell', '1'); // precise selector for dark-mode tweak
btn.appendChild(img);
btn.dataset.iconSwapped = '1';
});
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function injectNoticeInContainer(container) {
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const header = container.querySelector('.vf-comment-header');
if (!header) return false;
const notice = document.createElement('div');
notice.className = 'vf-guidelines-notice';
notice.innerHTML =
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return true;
}
function hideFloatingBellButton() {
document.querySelectorAll('.vf-tray-trigger--floating').forEach((btn) => {
btn.style.display = 'none';
});
}
function moveTrendingAboveCommentsFooter() {
const trendingHost = document.getElementById('ap-trending-host');
if (!trendingHost || trendingHost.dataset.moved === '1') return;
const footer = document.querySelector('#vf-conversations > div > section > div > footer');
if (footer && footer.parentNode) {
footer.parentNode.insertBefore(trendingHost, footer);
trendingHost.dataset.moved = '1';
}
}
function onCommentingLoaded() {
const container = document.getElementById('ap-comments');
if (!container) return;
injectNoticeInContainer(container);
replaceBellIconInNav(container);
moveTrendingAboveCommentsFooter();
}
function wireViafoura() {
if (window.vf && typeof window.vf.$subscribe === 'function') {
window.vf.$subscribe('commenting', 'loaded', onCommentingLoaded);
}
}
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const r = +m[1], g = +m[2], b = +m[3];
const lum = (0.2126*r + 0.7152*g + 0.0722*b) / 255;
return lum < 0.5;
}
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if (document.querySelector('[data-featured-type="bgBlackTextWhite"]')) return true;
const carrier = document.querySelector('[data-featured-type]') || document.body || document.documentElement;
const bg = carrier ? getComputedStyle(carrier).backgroundColor : '';
return isDarkColor(bg);
}
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const carrier = document.querySelector('[data-featured-type="bgBlackTextWhite"]') || document.body || document.documentElement;
const bg = carrier ? getComputedStyle(carrier).backgroundColor : '';
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const text = 'rgba(255,255,255,0.85)';
const dropdowns = document.querySelectorAll(
'[role="menu"],[role="listbox"],.vf-dropdown__menu,.vf-select__menu'
);
dropdowns.forEach((el) => {
const cs = getComputedStyle(el);
const bgColor = cs.backgroundColor;
// Only fix ones that are effectively transparent / not already dark
if (
bgColor === 'rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)' ||
bgColor === 'transparent'
) {
el.style.setProperty('--default-color', bg);
el.style.setProperty('--background-color', bg);
el.style.setProperty('--light-text-on-default-color', text);
el.style.setProperty('--dark-text-on-default-color', '#ffffff');
el.style.setProperty('--light-text-on-background-color', text);
el.style.setProperty('--dark-text-on-background-color', '#ffffff');
el.style.backgroundColor = bg;
el.style.color = text;
}
});
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function applyDarkThemeIfNeeded() {
const container = document.getElementById('ap-comments');
if (!container) return;
const useDark = shouldUseDarkTheme();
const bg = useDark ? getEffectiveDarkBg() : null;
container.classList.toggle('ap-comments--dark', useDark);
if (useDark) {
container.style.setProperty('--apc-bg', bg);
container.style.setProperty('--apc-text', '#e8e8e8');
container.style.setProperty('--apc-link', '#9ecbff');
container.setAttribute('data-theme', 'dark');
container.style.setProperty('background', 'var(--apc-bg)', 'important');
// Normalize Viafoura / AP-style variables INSIDE the comments container
container.style.setProperty('--default-color', bg);
container.style.setProperty('--background-color', bg);
container.style.setProperty('--light-text-on-default-color', 'rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8)');
container.style.setProperty('--dark-text-on-default-color', '#ffffff');
container.style.setProperty('--light-text-on-background-color', 'rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8)');
container.style.setProperty('--dark-text-on-background-color', '#ffffff');
} else {
container.removeAttribute('data-theme');
container.style.removeProperty('background');
[
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'--default-color','--background-color',
'--light-text-on-default-color','--dark-text-on-default-color',
'--light-text-on-background-color','--dark-text-on-background-color'
].forEach(v => container.style.removeProperty(v));
}
const elConv = document.getElementById('vf-conv');
const elTrend = document.getElementById('vf-trending');
const realConv = document.querySelector('#vf-conversations');
const realTrend = document.querySelector('#vf-trending-articles');
[elConv, elTrend].forEach(el => {
if (!el) return;
if (useDark) {
el.setAttribute('data-vf-theme', 'dark');
el.setAttribute('vf-theme', 'dark');
el.setAttribute('theme', 'dark');
el.style.removeProperty('background');
el.style.color = 'var(--apc-text)';
} else {
['data-vf-theme','vf-theme','theme'].forEach(a => el.removeAttribute(a));
el.style.removeProperty('background');
el.style.removeProperty('color');
}
});
[realConv, realTrend].forEach((root) => {
if (!root) return;
if (useDark) {
root.classList.add('ap-vf-dark');
root.setAttribute('data-theme', 'dark');
} else {
root.classList.remove('ap-vf-dark');
root.removeAttribute('data-theme');
}
});
// fix dropdowns / sort menus any time theme is recalculated
if (useDark) {
fixDarkModeDropdowns();
}
}
const vfObserver = new MutationObserver(() => {
applyDarkThemeIfNeeded();
});
(function bootComments() {
const container = document.getElementById('ap-comments');
if (!container) return;
// Initial theme & dropdown fix
applyDarkThemeIfNeeded();
// --------- NEW: Global block tags (e.g. no_comment) ----------
// If the page has ANY of the COMMENT_BLOCK_TAGS, hide comments on all stories.
if (pageHasBlockedTag(COMMENT_BLOCK_TAGS)) {
container.innerHTML = '';
container.classList.remove('viafoura');
container.id = 'comments-hidden';
hideFloatingBellButton();
return;
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const section = getPageSection();
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if (section === WORLD_NEWS_SECTION) {
// If a World News story has any tag in WORLD_NEWS_EXCLUSION_TAGS (e.g. Israel),
// hide the embed. Other sections with those tags are still allowed.
if (pageHasBlockedTag(WORLD_NEWS_EXCLUSION_TAGS)) {
container.innerHTML = '';
container.classList.remove('viafoura');
container.id = 'comments-hidden';
hideFloatingBellButton();
return;
}
}
// --------- Existing Viafoura boot logic ----------
if (!window.vf && !document.querySelector('script[src*="cdn.viafoura.net/entry/index.js"]')) {
const s = document.createElement('script');
s.async = true;
s.src = '//cdn.viafoura.net/entry/index.js';
document.head.appendChild(s);
}
if (document.readyState === 'complete' || document.readyState === 'interactive') {
wireViafoura();
} else {
document.addEventListener('DOMContentLoaded', wireViafoura);
}
(function startCappedRetry() {
let tries = 0;
const maxTries = 120;
const iv = setInterval(() => {
injectNoticeInContainer(container);
replaceBellIconInNav(container);
hideFloatingBellButton();
moveTrendingAboveCommentsFooter();
applyDarkThemeIfNeeded();
if (++tries >= maxTries) clearInterval(iv);
}, 100);
})();
try {
vfObserver.observe(container, { childList: true, subtree: true });
} catch (e) {}
})();
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font-family: var(--primary-font, 'AP', sans-serif);
font-size: 1.0em;
color: #666;
margin: 0 0 10px 0;
padding-left: 4px;
opacity: 0.85;
line-height: 1.4;
}
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text-decoration: underline;
font-weight: 500;
}
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font-size: 14px !important;
line-height: 1.2;
text-transform: uppercase;
}
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font-size: 16px !important;
line-height: 1.1;
}
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--apc-bg: #0b0b0b;
--apc-text: #e8e8e8;
--apc-muted: #a7a7a7;
--apc-border: #2a2a2a;
--apc-link: #9ecbff;
background: var(--apc-bg) !important;
color: var(--apc-text);
color-scheme: dark;
}
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color: var(--apc-link);
}
#ap-comments.ap-comments--dark a:hover,
#ap-comments.ap-comments--dark a:focus {
text-decoration: underline;
}
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#ap-comments.ap-comments--dark .vf-divider,
#ap-comments.ap-comments--dark .vf-comment + .vf-comment,
#ap-comments.ap-comments--dark .vf-card {
border-color: var(--apc-border) !important;
}
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color: var(--apc-muted);
}
#ap-comments.ap-comments--dark #vf-trending-articles > div > div > h2,
#ap-comments.ap-comments--dark p.vf-trending-article__comment-count {
color: var(--apc-text) !important;
}
#ap-comments.ap-comments--dark #vf-conversations.ap-vf-dark,
#ap-comments.ap-comments--dark #vf-trending-articles.ap-vf-dark {
background: transparent !important;
color: var(--apc-text) !important;
color-scheme: dark;
}
#ap-comments.ap-comments--dark #vf-conversations,
#ap-comments.ap-comments--dark #vf-trending-articles {
background-color: var(--apc-bg) !important;
}
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#ap-comments.ap-comments--dark #vf-conversations section,
#ap-comments.ap-comments--dark #vf-conversations article,
#ap-comments.ap-comments--dark #vf-conversations header,
#ap-comments.ap-comments--dark #vf-conversations footer,
#ap-comments.ap-comments--dark #vf-conversations .vf-card,
#ap-comments.ap-comments--dark #vf-trending-articles section,
#ap-comments.ap-comments--dark #vf-trending-articles article,
#ap-comments.ap-comments--dark #vf-trending-articles header,
#ap-comments.ap-comments--dark #vf-trending-articles footer,
#ap-comments.ap-comments--dark #vf-trending-articles .vf-card {
background-color: transparent !important;
border-color: var(--apc-border) !important;
}
#ap-comments.ap-comments--dark .vf-content-editor-form,
#ap-comments.ap-comments--dark .vf-editor-area {
background-color: rgba(255,255,255,0.08) !important;
border: 1px solid rgba(255,255,255,0.24) !important;
border-radius: 6px !important;
}
#ap-comments.ap-comments--dark .vf-content-editor-input {
color: var(--apc-text) !important;
caret-color: var(--apc-text) !important;
}
#ap-comments.ap-comments--dark .vf-content-editor-input::placeholder {
color: #cfcfcf !important;
opacity: 1 !important;
}
#ap-comments.ap-comments--dark .vf-content-editor-input:focus,
#ap-comments.ap-comments--dark .vf-editor-area:focus-within {
outline: none !important;
border-color: rgba(255,255,255,0.36) !important;
box-shadow: 0 0 0 2px rgba(255,255,255,0.12) !important;
}
#ap-comments.ap-comments--dark .vf-dropdown-button,
#ap-comments.ap-comments--dark .vf-dropdown-button__text {
background-color: transparent !important;
color: var(--apc-text) !important;
border-color: var(--apc-border) !important;
}
#ap-comments.ap-comments--dark .vf-dropdown-button:hover,
#ap-comments.ap-comments--dark .vf-dropdown-button:focus {
background-color: rgba(255,255,255,0.06) !important;
}
/* Only tweak the swapped bell icon in dark mode; leave other badges alone */
#ap-comments.ap-comments--dark .vf-tray-trigger img[data-ap-bell="1"] {
filter: invert(1) hue-rotate(180deg) brightness(1.1);
opacity: 1;
mix-blend-mode: normal;
}
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margin: 10px 0 15px;
padding: 10px 12px;
border-radius: 4px;
background-color: #fff3cd;
border: 1px solid #ffeeba;
}
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font-family: var(--primary-font, 'AP', sans-serif);
font-size: 0.95em;
color: #856404;
display: flex;
align-items: center;
flex-wrap: wrap;
}
.vf-ban-icon {
margin-right: 8px;
}
.vf-ban-tooltip {
margin-left: 4px;
font-weight: 600;
text-decoration: underline;
cursor: pointer;
position: relative;
}
.vf-ban-tooltip-content {
display: none;
position: absolute;
z-index: 9999;
top: 120%;
left: 0;
width: 260px;
padding: 8px 10px;
background: #fff;
border: 1px solid #ccc;
border-radius: 4px;
font-weight: 400;
text-decoration: none;
color: #333;
box-shadow: 0 2px 4px rgba(0,0,0,0.1);
}
.vf-ban-tooltip:hover .vf-ban-tooltip-content {
display: block;
}
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