Eyeing big work ahead, senators cut deal on Loretta Lynch confirmation

The Washington Post: Senate leaders agreed Tuesday to clear a legislative clog that has delayed the confirmation of President Obama’s attorney general nominee for more than six weeks and distracted attention from bipartisan efforts to pass major policy measures in the early months of a Congress newly under Republican control.

Loretta Lynch, a U.S. attorney in New York, is expected to win confirmation as soon as Thursday under the deal, which ended a partisan dispute over abortion restrictions in an unrelated bill. Senate GOP leaders insisted on clearing that impasse before moving forward with Lynch.

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