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.
The Trump campaign is portraying Joe Biden’s VP pick as his “political living will,” saying that he is merely a transition to the next Democrat by refusing to commit to a second term. The new MORE
Joe Biden speaks from Hermantown, Minnesota after touring a local union training center.
Join us for a live discussion (already in progress, sorry!) as Attorney General Merrick Garland is on the hot seat with a House Committee on the Judiciary. Expected topics include the Steve Bannon referral for MORE