Senate Judiciary Committee approves attorney general nominee Loretta Lynch

Jon Terbush's avatar
By
published
Loretta Lynch is one step closer to becoming first African American Attorney General
(Image credit: Mark Wilson/Getty Images)

Attorney general nominee Loretta Lynch on Thursday moved one step closer to confirmation after the Senate Judiciary Committee voted 12 to 8 to send her nomination on to the full Senate. All nine Democrats on the committee voted for Lynch, as did Republican Sens. Jeff Flake (Ariz.), Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) and Orrin Hatch (Utah.) If confirmed, Lynch would become the first female African American attorney general in history.

The Week

Escape your echo chamber. Get the facts behind the news, plus analysis from multiple perspectives.

SUBSCRIBE & SAVE
https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/flexiimages/jacafc5zvs1692883516.jpg

Sign up for The Week's Free Newsletters

From our morning news briefing to a weekly Good News Newsletter, get the best of The Week delivered directly to your inbox.

From our morning news briefing to a weekly Good News Newsletter, get the best of The Week delivered directly to your inbox.

Sign up
Explore More
Jon Terbush
Jon Terbush

Jon Terbush is an associate editor at TheWeek.com covering politics, sports, and other things he finds interesting. He has previously written for Talking Points Memo, Raw Story, and Business Insider.