Merrick Garland

Jones had been a frontrunner for the AG position, but Wednesday Biden selected Garland to lead the Justice Department.

“The nomination of Judge Amy Coney Barrett is clearly tainted by the hypocrisy of Senate Republicans to go back on their own promise," Sewell said.

By Joey Kennedy Alabama Political Reporter This is not an exciting column, if any of my columns are exciting. But it’s a column I need to write. For years, I’ve advocated that the US President, whichever party, should be allowed to appoint whomever he (or she, if ever we have a she) wants to Cabinet … Continued

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter New York City businessman, developer, and reality TV star Donald J. Trump (R) was elected President of the United States on Tuesday, November 8, 2016. Now the Trump campaign is switching to transition. The Trump Administration is going to appoint 4,000 people for positions in the federal government in … Continued

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Wednesday, March 16, 2016 US Senator Richard Shelby (R-Alabama) and US Representative Bradley Byrne both released statements in response to President Barack H. Obama’s nomination of Judge Merrick Garland to the Supreme Court of the United States. Senator Shelby said, “President Obama and I strongly disagree on which direction … Continued