Source: South China Morning PostThis story is published in a content partnership with POLITICO. It was originally reported by Josh Gerstein on politico.com on March 10, 2021.The US Senate has confirmed President Joe Biden’s pick for attorney general, Judge Merrick Garland, by a vote of 70-30.The victory for Garland, 68, came almost five years after his failed nomination to the Supreme Court by President Barack Obama in 2016. The Senate, then under Republican control, denied Garland a hearing or vote.Garland, who has been a…Read More