Loretta Lynch nomination heads to Senate floor By Susan Ferrechio February 26, 2015 4:50 pm FacebookTwitterEmailPrint Add Washington Examiner on Google FacebookTwitterEmailPrint A Senate panel has just cleared the nomination of Loretta Lynch to become the next U.S. attorney general. The vote was 12 to 8. The nomination now moves to the Senate floor. Lynch would replace Attorney General Eric Holder. Recommended Stories Democrats draw red line on new ICE guardrails: ‘Fix should come from Congress’Thom Tillis and Lisa Murkowski call for Noem’s ouster as GOP frustrations growSusan Collins asks Noem to pause deploying ICE to Maine and Minnesota TagsCongressDepartment of JusticePennAvePolitical BuzzSusan FerrechioVideos Related Content Editorials Investigate the Minnesota shootings Beltway Confidential The EU and India strengthen cooperation amid Trump unpredictability Magazine Inside Scoop: Greenland gambit, Trump’s biggest enemy, Abbott’s border victory Healthcare House GOP investigates organs given to rich foreigners: ‘Transplant tourism’ News Homan hails ‘productive’ meeting with Walz and Frey after Pretti shooting
