President Joe Biden’s nomination of Lisa Monaco to be deputy attorney general of the United States was confirmed by the Senate on Tuesday.

The bipartisan vote for Monaco was 98-2. Sens. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) and Rand Paul (R-Ky.) were the only two opposing votes.

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