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Biden's attorney general search is focused on Jones, Garland

by Michael BalsamoEric Tucker
| December 8, 2020 5:27 PM

WASHINGTON (AP) — Alabama Sen. Doug Jones and federal appeals court judge Merrick Garland are emerging as the leading contenders to be nominated as President-elect Joe Biden’s attorney general, three people familiar with the matter told The Associated Press.

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