WASHINGTON (AP) – The Senate has confirmed Merrick Garland to be the next U.S. attorney general with a strong bipartisan vote, placing the widely-respected, veteran judge in the pos.
Democrats have praised Garland, a federal appeals court judge who was not given Senate hearings when he was nominated by former President Barack Obama to the U.S. Supreme Court in 2016, as a highly qualified and honorable jurist who is uniquely qualified to lead the department.
Many Republicans praised him as well, saying he has the right record and temperament for the moment.
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