Senate Confirms Sessions as Attorney General After Bitter Fight
- Vote comes after Republicans banned Warren from the debate
- Sessions is seventh Trump Cabinet-level pick to be confirmed
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The Senate confirmed one of its own, Jeff Sessions, as attorney general after more than a day of contentious debate that took an unusual turn when Republicans silenced Democratic Senator Elizabeth Warren.
By a vote of 52-47, the Republican-controlled Senate on Wednesday cleared the seventh of President Donald Trump’s Cabinet-level picks, a process that has dragged on as Democrats use delaying tactics but aren’t able to thwart the president’s choices.