World(REUTERS) A bitterly divided U.S. Senate confirmed Republican Senator Jeff Sessions on Wednesday as the next attorney general of the United States after strong pushback from Democrats concerned about his record on civil rights. "I want to thank those who after it all found sufficient confidence to confirm me as the next attorney general," Sessions said. Martin Luther King Jr., that criticized Sessions for his civil rights record. Democrats, civil rights and immigration groups have voiced alarm about Sessions' record of controversial positions on race, immigration and criminal justice reform. With Sessions as attorney general, eight of President Donald Trump's 22 Cabinet nominees have been confirmed.

Source: Sunday Times February 09, 2017 05:23 UTC