Senate confirms William Barr to be Trump’s next attorney general

Published February 14, 2019 6:10pm ET



The Senate voted Thursday to confirm William Barr, President Trump’s pick to serve as his next attorney general.

Barr’s confirmation passed a 54-45 mostly party line vote in the GOP-led Senate. The vote came more than three months after Jeff Sessions, Trump’s first attorney general, was fired.

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