KEY POINTS
  • The Senate voted Wednesday to confirm Merrick Garland as attorney general.
  • President Joe Biden named the longtime federal appeals court judge and onetime Supreme Court pick to lead an agency central to his domestic policy agenda.
  • The vote was 70-30.
Attorney General nominee Merrick Garland testifies during his confirmation hearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee, Washington, DC, February 22, 2021.

The Senate on Wednesday voted to confirm Merrick Garland as attorney general, placing the longtime federal appeals court judge and onetime Supreme Court pick at the helm of an agency central to President Joe Biden's domestic policy agenda.

The vote was 70-30.