President Joe Biden’s nomination of Merrick Garland to be the Attorney General of the United States was confirmed by the Senate on Wednesday.

Merrick Garland
Merrick Garland faced questions from senators during his two-day nomination hearing to be attorney general in February.

The bipartisan vote for Garland, a federal appeals court judge, was 70-30 and never seriously in doubt despite minor delays.

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