December 20, 2015 Controversial DOJ nominee fails to clear Senate test vote Senate Democrats failed to muster enough support to push a controversial Justice Department nominee past a key test vote on Wednesday, leaving the nomination stalled amid bipartisan concerns about his past work on behalf of convicted cop killer Mumia Abu-Jamal.
December 20, 2015 McConnell suggests Senate will delay Lynch's AG vote until Dems pass anti-human trafficking bill Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said Sunday that a final vote on appointing Loretta Lynch as attorney general will remain on hold until Democrats help pass a human trafficking bill.
December 20, 2015 Witnesses rip Holder, Obama on Day 2 of Lynch's Senate confirmation hearing A panel of speakers took verbal shots at the Obama administration and outgoing Attorney General Eric Holder during day two of Loretta Lynch’s Senate confirmation process. Thursday’s hearings brought a wide-ranging roster of outside witnesses to testify before the Senate Judiciary Committee, including several speakers invited by Republicans to showcase opposition to the president’s use of executive powers as well as actions taken by Holder.
