Senate Confirms Merrick Garland As Attorney General

The U.S. Senate Wednesday voted to confirm Merrick Garland as attorney general. A longtime federal appeals court judge, Garland managed the investigation into the 1995 Oklahoma City bombing and supervised the prosecution of the "Unabomber" Theodore Kaczynski. Garland will inherit several high-profile Justice Department cases, including the investigation the Jan. 6 breach at the U.S. Capitol, a probe into Hunter Biden's taxes, and John Durham's investigation of the origins of the probe into former President Donald Trump’s 2016 presidential campaign. During his Senate confirmation hearing last month, Garland said he would allow Durham's investigation to continue, and promised to remain impartial in the investigation into Hunter Biden. This comes after Republican Senator Tom Cotton tweeted last Wednesday that he is blocking the effort to expedite Garland's confirmation until he answers certain questions. Garland's confirmation was widely covered by outlets across the political spectrum. Some outlets from the left contrasted Garland with former AG William Barr. Some right-rated outlets highlighted several Republican lawmakers' opposition to Garland.