The Senate Judiciary Committee deadlocked on President Joe Biden’s nominee to lead the Justice Department’s civil rights division, a position expected to play a critical role in efforts to reform police practices and enforce voting rights laws.
The vote on Kristen Clarke, who has served as president of the Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law, tied 11-11 along party lines on Thursday morning. That means Majority Leader Chuck Schumer would need to bring a discharge position to the floor to pull the nomination out of committee for consideration by the full Senate.
