WASHINGTON (AP) — Could the White House be hinting at when President Barack Obama might nominate a new attorney general?
The White House won’t give away Obama’s timeline. But press secretary Josh Earnest pointed out Friday that there is precedent for the Senate confirming nominees in a lame-duck session, the weeks in Congress between the midterm elections and the new lawmakers are sworn in and seated.
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