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Feb 08, 2017 · Sen. Jeff Sessions won confirmation Wednesday evening to become the next attorney general of the United States, capping a Senate fight so contentious that one of the nominee’s biggest critics was...
Senate Approves Jeff Sessions as Attorney General
The Senate voted Wednesday night to confirm Sen. Jeff Sessions, R-Alabama, to become the nation's attorney general after three days of partisan acrimony over President Donald Trump's Cabinet nominees.
Jeff Sessions Thanks Senate, Acknowledges 'Heated Debate' Over Confirmation
Democrats, many of whom have worked with him in the Senate for years, opposed Sessions because of his positions on voting rights, immigration and women's health, among other issues. But their opposition wasn't enough to defeat his nomination, as it takes a simple majority to confirm Cabinet positions.
Sen. Tim Kaine: Sessions Won't Be a Champion for Civil Rights
The unusual move to reprimand Warren for "impugning" Sessions came after she read aloud a letter by Coretta Scott King in opposition to his 1986 judicial nomination.
Sen. Warren Silenced on Senate Floor for Reading Coretta Scott King's Letter
Republicans are frustrated with rules that have ground the process to a crawl. With little or no doubt about the outcome of the final votes, they see political grandstanding behind Democratic efforts to stall.
GOP senator says Warren reading letter crossed a line
Democrats continued their floor speeches Wednesday in opposition to Sessions, but they also had additional momentum to support their colleague Warren. Warren's censure has further emboldened Democrats, even spurring the hashtag #ShePersisted, using the words of Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Kenrucky, as a badge of honor.
Sanders: McConnell owes Warren an apology
The Democrats' all-night session has been most wearing on the non-political employees who staff the Senate floor, including the stenographers, who are exhausted.
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