Alaska’s acting US attorney nominated to formally fill post

Acting U.S. Attorney for Alaska Bryan Schroder at a March 2017 press conference. (KTVA/File)
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) – A veteran federal prosecutor was nominated Friday by President Donald Trump to be the next U.S. Attorney for the District of Alaska.
Trump nominated Bryan Schroder for the post. Schroder has been the acting head of the Alaska district since Karen Loeffler and 45 other U.S. attorneys appointed by former President Barack Obama were asked to resign after Trump’s election