The Senate voted Thursday afternoon to confirm Loretta Lynch as U.S. Attorney General, putting an end to protracted and unprecedented nomination battle.
With a vote of 56-43, Loretta Lynch became the 83rd U.S. Attorney General on Thursday. As her first act as AG, we vote she indict Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell for delaying her nomination for several months.
The SenateJudiciary Committee cleared Sally Quillian Yates Thursday to be the next deputy attorney general, granting her bipartisan support that stood in stark contrast to the bitter partisan divide over Loretta Lynch, the women facing a final vote on
Audio for this story from Morning Edition will be available at approximately 9:00 a.m. ET. After a long delay and a lot of partisan rancor, much of which had nothing to do with her, the Senate confirmed Loretta Lynch to be the next attorney general
White HouseAfter months of delays, the Senate confirmed Loretta Lynch as the next attorney general by a vote of 56-43. Republicans had delayed the vote numerous times over unrelated issues. Jeb Bush, a likely Republican