Biden picks Merrick Garland for AG
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Aaron Nicodemus2021-01-06T21:09:00
Merrick Garland, a federal appeals court judge whose 2016 Supreme Court nomination was thwarted by Senate Republicans, has been tapped to become U.S. attorney general by President-elect Joe Biden.
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