Senate Confirms Former Fox News Host Jeanine Pirro as US Attorney for DC

The vote went 50–45, with no Senate Democrats voting to confirm Pirro as the U.S. attorney for the District of Columbia.

Interim U.S. Attorney for Washington D.C. Jeanine Pirro stands during her swearing in ceremony at the White House on May 28, 2025. Andrew Harnik/Getty Images

The U.S. Senate, on Aug. 2, confirmed former Fox News host and political commentator Jeanine Pirro to serve as the U.S. attorney for the District of Columbia.

The Saturday evening vote fell along party lines, with 50 Republicans supporting Pirro’s confirmation, and 45 Democrats voting against it. Three Republicans and two Democrats did not vote.