Senate confirms Jeff Sessions as Attorney General

Sen. Jeff Sessions, R-Ala., is sworn in before testifying during the Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on his confirmation hearing last month to be attorney general. (Photo by Bill Clark/CQ-Roll Call Inc.)
The Senate has confirmed President Trump’s nominee Jeff Sessions to be the next attorney general, bringing an end to a bitter confirmation fight that has dredged up past accusations of racism against the Alabama senator.
The vote was largely along party lines, 52-47, with only centrist