Merrick Garland confirmed as attorney general

President Joe Biden’s nominee to lead the Justice Department picked up 20 Republican votes on Wednesday. The Senate voted to confirm Judge Merrick Garland as U.S. attorney general.

Have any other confirmations gone through? The chamber voted 66-34 to approve Marcia Fudge as head of the Department of Housing and Urban Development. She has represented parts of Cleveland and Akron, Ohio, in the House since 2008. Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell of Kentucky said earlier that he intended to support both Fudge’s and Garland’s confirmations. The Senate also confirmed North Carolina regulator Michael Regan as the head of the Environmental Protection Agency.

Dig deeper: From the WORLD archives, read Emily Belz’s report on President Barack Obama’s nomination of Garland to the Supreme Court and why it failed.

Editor’s note: WORLD has updated this report since its initial posting.