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Opposition from the Senate’s top Republican to President Joe Biden’s nominee for Minnesota’s next U.S. attorney complicates his path to swift confirmation.
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) Opposition from the Senate's top Republican to President Joe Biden's nominee for Minnesota's next U.S. attorney complicates his path to swift confirmation. Minority Leader Mitch McConnell wrote to nominee Andrew Luger this week to express his concerns after a man was sentenced to 10 years below the recommended maximum for setting a deadly fire during the violent demonstrations that followed the police killing of George Floyd in 2020.