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2021-03-12T02:00:02+00:00

Merrick Garland confirmed as US Attorney General by Senate

Garland with Biden and Obama in 2016 Credit: Chuck Kennedy for The White House, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

The United States Senate confirmed President Joe Biden’s nominee US Appeals Court Judge Merrick Garland as Attorney General with a 70-30 vote. Garland, who was previously nominated for the Supreme Court by former President Barack Obama, will oversee the US Department of Justice.

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