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Senate confirms Ketanji Brown Jackson, the first Black woman nominated for the Supreme Court, in a bipartisan vote
Three Republicans joined all Democrats in Thursday's historic confirmation vote for Judge Ketanji B…
Oma Seddiq
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Sen. Ben Cardin says he's furious that his aide appeared in a sex tape filmed in a Senate hearing room
Sen. Ben Cardin said he felt betrayed and described the video as a "tragic situation" that created …
Ellie Zolfagharifard,Tom Port…
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GOP leaders used Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson's hearing to rebuke critical race theory. Scholars say it's a disgraceful attempt to disqualify her.
Professors of law, race, and leadership consultants said Jackson's hearing is emblematic of a large…
Marguerite Ward
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GOP senators complain that Brett Kavanaugh, who was accused of sexual assault, was treated with less respect than Ketanji Brown Jackson
Republicans accused Democrats of turning Kavanaugh's Supreme Court confirmation hearings into a "ci…
Sonam Sheth
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Sen. Lindsey Graham says Democrats will likely be able to replace Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer without any Republican support: 'Elections have consequences'
"If all Democrats hang together ... they have the power to replace Justice Breyer in 2022 without o…
Bryan Metzger
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52% of Americans disapprove of GOP handling of Ketanji Brown Jackson's Supreme Court confirmation hearings: poll
Overall, 51% of respondents backed Jackson's confirmation to the Supreme Court in a recent Quinnipi…
John L. Dorman
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Zyn confirms that business is booming in the US
US shipments of Zyn's flavored nicotine pouches were up 62% year-over-year, according to an earning…
Sarah Jackson
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Trump attacked Ketanji Brown Jackson for being 'disrespectful' to GOP senators who 'nicely' asked questions at Supreme Court confirmation hearings
Former President Donald Trump blasted Ketanji Brown Jackson over her Supreme Court confirmation hea…
Joshua Zitser
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Trump was 'extremely put off' by Brett Kavanaugh's declarations that he 'liked beer' during his Supreme Court confirmation hearings: book
Trump also briefly considered dropping Kavanaugh as his Supreme Court pick, according to Mark Meado…
Oma Seddiq,Bryan Metzger
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Hundreds of Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson's supporters gather outside the Supreme Court as her confirmation hearings begin
"As a Black woman who is an attorney and who has locks, I look at her and I see me," Fatmata Barrie…
Camila DeChalus
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Senate confirms Merrick Garland as attorney general
Years after being snubbed over a Supreme Court seat, Garland was confirmed as the nation's chief la…
Sonam Sheth,John L. Dorman
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'It's not going to be a garden party': GOP senator suggests that the confirmation process for Biden's Cabinet nominees won't be easy
If Republicans control the Senate after the Georgia runoff elections, they'll have outsized control…
John L. Dorman
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WATCH: Merrick Garland choked up while discussing his family history and why he wants to be attorney general
Garland teared up while discussing how his grandparents fled antisemitism, saying he felt "an oblig…
Sonam Sheth
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US stocks slip ahead of Fed chief Powell's Senate confirmation hearing
The 10-Year US Treasury yield traded to a high of about 1.80%, representing its highest level since…
Matthew Fox
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Sen. Rand Paul says 'we can be respectful and adults' for Biden's Supreme Court nominee confirmation hearings
The senator said he'd like to avoid the contentious hearings that took place for Judge Brett Kavana…
Oma Seddiq
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Top Democrat dings Ted Cruz for talking out of turn during Ketanji Brown Jackson's confirmation hearing: 'I know the junior senator from Texas likes to get on television'
The rare jab from Sen. Pat Leahy, the chamber's longest-serving member, came as Cruz interrupted De…
Bryan Metzger,Oma Seddiq
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Democrats praised historic Supreme Court nominee Ketanji Brown Jackson while Republicans rehashed Kavanaugh's confirmation battle
GOP Sen. Thom Tillis of North Carolina complimented Jackson on her "temperament" during the first d…
Oma Seddiq
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Senate COVID-19 cases make Supreme Court hearings dangerous, Schumer says
A virtual Senate hearing would rob Senators of the chance to question Amy Coney Barrett face-to-fac…
Ben Winck
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The racist history of Senate confirmation hearings that started when a Jewish person was first nominated for the Supreme Court in 1916
"The nastiness is the same," one historian told Insider, comparing the treatment of Ketanji Brown J…
Kayla Epstein
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Democrats face a tough choice to confirm judges in red states: Work with GOP senators or defy them
For Democrats to make good on Biden's promise to restore balance to the courts, experts say they mu…