Senate confirms Rachael Rollins to be US attorney for Massachusetts, making her the first Black woman to hold the office in state history

December 9, 2021

As of Nov. 15, the Senate had confirmed just 179 of 419 nominees tracked by the nonpartisan Partnership for Public Service, not including US attorneys, judges, and some other positions. That was fewer than under Trump and the prior two presidents at the same point in their administrations.