Senate votes to confirm Pam Bondi as attorney general

Pam Bondi testifies before the Senate Judiciary Committee during her confirmation hearing to be the next U.S. attorney general on Jan. 15.

Bondi was confirmed by a vote of 54 to 46, and will now take the reins at the Justice Department at a moment when it is facing questions about the risk of political influence at the department.

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