Judiciary Committee Advances Jeanine Pirro for D.C. U.S. Attorney

The Senate Judiciary Committee voted along party lines to advance Jeanine Pirro's nomination as U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia. Democrats argued Pirro, a former Fox News host with no federal prosecution experience, was being installed to control prosecutions in the nation's capital. Republicans contended the nomination represented a routine presidential appointment. The nomination advanced to the full Senate.