
The Senate voted on Saturday to confirm former Fox News host and prosecutor Jeanine Pirro as U.S. attorney for Washington, D.C. Limited time: Save 25% on NBC News subscription Get exclusive reporting, live Q&As and ad-free reading. The vote was along party lines, 50-45, with Sens. Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., Roger Wicker, R-Miss., Tim Scott, R-S.C., Peter Welch, D-Vt., and Ruben Gallego, D-Ariz., not voting. Pirro had been serving as interim U.S. attorney for D.C.
Main Idea: The Senate confirmed Jeanine Pirro as U.S. attorney for Washington, D.C., giving President Donald Trump’s pick the top federal prosecutor job in the capital.
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Jeanine Pirro’s confirmation may deepen fears that D. C.
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Central figure in the article; the Senate confirmed her as U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia.
The body that voted to confirm Pirro and is central to the article’s main event.
Appointed Pirro and is a major political actor in the confirmation story.
Named in the discussion of the defamation lawsuit tied to Pirro’s election-disinformation role.
Pirro’s former employer and part of the article’s explanation of her public profile and controversy.
Cited as another former Fox News host appointed to a high-profile role in Trump’s administration.
Cited as another former Fox News host appointed to a high-profile role in Trump’s administration.
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Sign in to commentMentioned for Trump’s criticism and as a key figure in the confirmation fight, but not the main subject.
Named as one of the senators who did not vote.
Named as one of the senators who did not vote.
Named as one of the senators who did not vote.
Named as one of the senators who did not vote.