{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://www.grassley.senate.gov/news/news-releases/senate-republicans-confirm-14-law-and-order-nominees-to-deliver-safer-streets-for-americans", "Senate Republicans Confirm 14 Law and Order Nominees to Deliver Safer Streets for Americans", "2025-12-19", "2025", "2025-12", "Republican", "Senate", "IA", "Chuck Grassley", "G000386", "www.grassley.senate.gov", "grassley", "https://www.grassley.senate.gov/news/news-releases", "scraper", "WASHINGTON \u2013 Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) applauded the Senate\u2019s confirmation of 13 U.S. Attorneys and the Assistant Attorney General for the Department of Justice\u2019s (DOJ) Criminal Division. The nominees were confirmed last night as part of a nominations package of 97 executive nominees, by a vote of 53-43.\n\nUnder Grassley\u2019s leadership, the Senate this year confirmed 31 of President Trump\u2019s U.S. Attorneys, which is the same number of U.S. Attorneys confirmed during the first year of the Biden administration. Four of the 31 confirmed U.S. Attorneys received blue slips from Democrat senators.\n\n\u201cU.S. Attorneys are an essential component of law enforcement \u2013 responsible for prosecuting violent criminals, protecting the public and enforcing the rule of law. Yesterday, Senate Republicans successfully voted to confirm these critical law enforcement officers to protect communities across the country. The bulk of Senate Democrats who voted \u2018no\u2019 yet again proved their disdain for the safety and wellbeing of Americans. As Chairman of the Judiciary Committee, I\u2019ll continue working in the new year to successfully and efficiently advance and confirm President Trump\u2019s nominees,\u201d Grassley said.\n\nThe nominees confirmed last night include:\n\nAndrew Duva, to be Assistant Attorney General for the Criminal Division;\n\nErin Creegan, to be U.S. Attorney for the District of New Hampshire;\n\nJerome Francis Gorgon, Jr., to be U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Michigan;\n\nDavid Courcelle, to be U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Louisiana;\n\nBraden Boucek, to be U.S. Attorney for the Middle District of Tennessee;\n\nDomonick Gerace II, to be U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Ohio;\n\nBryan Stirling, to be U.S. Attorney for the District of South Carolina;\n\nThomas Wheeler II, to be U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Indiana;\n\nAdam Mildred, to be U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Indiana;\n\nThomas Albus, to be U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Missouri;\n\nThomas Ferguson III, to be U.S. Attorney for the Western District of North Carolina;\n\nRyan Antony Kriegshauser, to be U.S. Attorney for the District of Kansas;\n\nJames Kruger, to be U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Mississippi; and\n\nScott Leary, to be U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Mississippi.\n\nBackground:\n\nHistorically, U.S. Attorneys were routinely confirmed on a bipartisan basis due to their non-political and non-controversial nature. That bipartisan tradition was destroyed this year when Senate Democrats placed indefinite, blanket holds on all of President Trump\u2019s 93 U.S. attorneys. Senate Republicans overcame the partisan blockade in October, confirming 18 U.S. Attorneys as part of the first nominations package of 107 executive nominees.", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-06T20:09:11Z"]], "columns": ["url", "title", "date", "year", "month", "party", "chamber", "state", "member_name", "bioguide_id", "domain", "scraper", "source", "date_source", "text", "has_text", "collected_at", "updated_at"], "primary_keys": ["url"], "primary_key_values": ["https://www.grassley.senate.gov/news/news-releases/senate-republicans-confirm-14-law-and-order-nominees-to-deliver-safer-streets-for-americans"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 2.4433028884232044, "source": "dwillis/congress-press", "source_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press", "license": "MIT", "license_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press/blob/main/LICENSE"}