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flag Brad Schimel, a Republican and former Wisconsin AG, retained control of Milwaukee’s federal prosecutions after being named first assistant U.S. attorney amid nationwide delays in confirming U.S. attorneys.

flag U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi has appointed Brad Schimel, the former interim U.S. attorney for Wisconsin’s Eastern District, as first assistant U.S. attorney, enabling him to continue leading federal prosecutions in Milwaukee after his 120-day interim appointment expired and federal judges declined to extend it. flag The move reflects a nationwide trend where Senate Democrats’ delays in confirming presidential nominees have left most of the nation’s 94 federal judicial districts without Senate-confirmed U.S. attorneys, with only 30 currently led by confirmed officials. flag Schimel, a Republican and former Wisconsin attorney general, retains operational control under his new title amid political scrutiny, with Democratic Senator Tammy Baldwin criticizing his appointment as partisan and Republican Senator Ron Johnson calling the judges’ decision to not extend Schimel’s role “bizarre.”

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