By: Teddy Grant The Senate confirmed Federal Appeals Court Judge Merrick Garland to be the next attorney general of the United States. Garland received partisan support in a 70-30 vote and was selected by President Joe Biden to restore the U.S. Department of Justice's reputation, per the AP. In 2016, Garland was infamously denied by Republicans for a seat on the Supreme Court to block then-President Barack Obama appointing a liberal justice following the death of Justice Anton Scalia. According to the AP, Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, who refused to put up Garland's confirmation in 2016, voted for Garland, […]
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