{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://www.grassley.senate.gov/news/news-releases/senate-republicans-confirm-four-us-attorneys-four-us-marshals-and-doj-inspector-general", "Senate Republicans Confirm Four U.S. Attorneys, Four U.S. Marshals and DOJ Inspector General", "2026-08-07", "2026", "2026-08", "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 four U.S. Attorneys, four U.S. Marshals and the Inspector General for the Department of Justice (DOJ). The nominees were confirmed as part of a nominations package of 74 executive nominees, by a vote of 51-47.\n\nUnder Grassley\u2019s leadership in the 119th Congress, the Senate Judiciary Committee has advanced 141 of President Trump\u2019s nominees, including 11 circuit judges, 46 district judges, one Court of International Trade judge, 48 U.S. attorneys and 12 U.S. marshals. The Senate has now confirmed 136 of those nominees.\n\n\u201cU.S. Attorneys and U.S. Marshals are vital parts of our nation\u2019s law enforcement system \u2013 responsible for prosecuting violent criminals, protecting the American public and enforcing the rule of law,\u201d Grassley said. \u201cAs chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, I\u2019ve been proud to advance and confirm President Trump\u2019s law and order nominees to protect communities across America.\u201d\n\nThe nominees advanced by the Senate Judiciary Committee and confirmed today include:\n\nKenneth Sorenson, to be U.S. Attorney for the District of Hawaii.\n\nTimothy VerHey, to be U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Michigan.\n\nSean Costello, to be U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Alabama.\n\nChristopher Nassar, to be U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Oklahoma.\n\nJohnson TeeHee II, to be U.S. Marshal for the Eastern District of Oklahoma.\n\nJames Arnott, to be U.S. Marshal for the Western District of Missouri.\n\nJack Chambers, to be U.S. Marshal for the Southern District of West Virginia.\n\nJason Holt, to be U.S. Marshal for the Northern District of Oklahoma.\n\nDon Berthiaume, to be Inspector General for the Department of Justice.\n\nBackground:\n\nHistorically, executive nominees, such as U.S. Attorneys and U.S. Marshals, were routinely confirmed on a bipartisan basis due to their non-political and non-controversial nature. That bipartisan tradition was destroyed last year when Senate Democrats placed an unprecedented blanket hold on all of President Trump\u2019s 93 U.S. Attorneys.\n\nSenate Republicans overcame the partisan blockade in October of 2025, confirming 16 U.S. Attorneys as part of an initial nominations package of 107 executive nominees. The Senate then confirmed 14 U.S. Attorneys in December 2025, as part of a second nominations package, and 13 U.S. Attorneys and eight U.S. Marshals in May 2026, as part of a third package.", 1, "2026-08-08T05:41:38Z", "2026-08-08T05:43:24Z"]], "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-four-us-attorneys-four-us-marshals-and-doj-inspector-general"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 1.408022828400135, "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"}