"Loretta Lynch was sworn in as the U.S. attorney general on April 27. The nomination of Lynch, the country's first African-American woman to serve in the role, was<a href=""http://www.cnn.com/2015/03/19/politics/loretta-lynch-nomination-racism-democrats/"" target=""_blank""> held up more than five months </a>over politicking in the Senate. Democrats claimed the voting delay was racially motivated, despite GOP protestations otherwise."