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Jeanine Pirro Advances as D.C. Attorney Amid Controversy

7/18/2025

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Former Fox News host Jeanine Pirro is poised to become the U.S. Attorney for D.C. following a Senate Judiciary Committee vote, despite pushback from Sen. Dick Durbin. In a parallel development, Emil Bove's nomination for an appeals court position is progressing, though it encounters Democratic resistance due to his contentious tenure at the Justice Department.

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Former Fox News host Jeanine Pirro is poised to become the U.S. Attorney for D.C. following a Senate Judiciary Committee vote, despite pushback from Sen. Dick Durbin. In a parallel development, Emil Bove's nomination for an appeals court position is progressing, though it encounters Democratic resistance due to his contentious tenure at the Justice Department.