Barr was confirmed by a 54-45
vote in the U.S. Senate. Three Democratic senators—Joe Manchin of West
Virginia, Kyrsten Sinema of Arizona, and Doug Jones of Alabama—joined the
Republican majority to approve Barr’s nomination. Only one Republican—Sen. Rand
Paul of Kentucky—broke from GOP ranks to oppose Barr’s bid.
Barr was nominated to head the Justice Department by
President Donald Trump in December following the forced resignation of then-Attorney General Jeff
Sessions. Since then, Matthew Whitaker has served as acting attorney
general—even as his own installation atop the Justice Department became mired
in controversy and drew challenges in federal courts.
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