Under state law, the solicitor general is automatically appointed as acting attorney general in the absence of one. (observer.com)
Following former New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman's abrupt resignation earlier this week amid abuse allegations from several women, speculation about his permanent replacement after the appointment of acting Attorney General Barbara Underwood has run wild. (whiteplains.dailyvoice.com)
He wrote six Twitter posts attacking the probe, three of them aimed at former acting Attorney General Sally Yates. (fortune.com)