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Senate Judiciary Committee confirmation hearing on Pam Bondi's nomination to be U.S. attorney general, on Capitol Hill in Washington

Daily News Lesson January 16 2025

Trump attorney general pick questioned about weaponization of Justice Department

Learn about one of President Trump's top appointments

U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee holds hearing on Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson's nomination to the Supreme Court on Capitol Hill in Washington

Daily News Lesson March 21 2022

Senate confirmation hearings begin for Supreme Court nominee Ketanji Brown Jackson

Discuss what happened in the first day of Ketanji Brown Jackson's Supreme Court confirmation hearing

U.S. Supreme Court nominee Kavanaugh departs his suburban Washington home in Chevy Chase, Maryland

Daily Video September 18 2018

Study guide: #MeToo and the Supreme Court confirmation process

NewsHour Extra provides the latest classroom resources in the Supreme Court nomination of Justice Brett Kavanaugh.

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