President-elect Joe Biden has selected Merrick Garland, Chief Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit and a former Supreme Court nominee, as U.S. attorney general, according to a person familiar with the decision.
Garland beat out other candidates on the shortlist, including former Sen. Doug Jones (D-Al.) and onetime deputy attorney general Sally Yates.
After coming under fire from President Donald Trump and Republicans about whether he backed expanding the Supreme Court to more than nine justices, Joe Biden said Monday that he’s “not a fan of court packing.” MORE
Join News Views for a Live Discussion on Joe Biden’s post Electoral College address to the nation. Mr. Biden’s transition team said the speech, to be delivered from Wilmington, Delaware, will focus on the “electoral MORE
The President-Elect sprained his right foot on Sunday while playing with his dog Major, and was taken to an orthopedic specialist out of an abundance of caution. Biden visited Delaware Orthopaedic Specialists in Newark on MORE