Apr 07 WATCH: Senate confirms Ketanji Brown Jackson to Supreme Court By Mary Clare Jalonick, Mark Sherman, Associated Press The Senate has confirmed Ketanji Brown Jackson to the Supreme Court, shattering a historic barrier by securing her place as the first Black female justice and giving President Joe Biden a bipartisan endorsement for his effort to diversify the court. Continue reading
Apr 07 WATCH: Defense Secretary Austin appears before Senate Armed Services Committee on 2023 budget By News Desk Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin appears before the Senate Armed Services Committee on Thursday to discuss President Joe Biden's proposed 2023 budget. Continue reading
Apr 06 Could Russia be held accountable for war crimes in Ukraine? By David J. Scheffer, Council on Foreign Relations Countries including the United States are ramping up calls for war crimes investigations following an apparent massacre in the Ukrainian city of Bucha. Could Russian leaders be brought to justice under international law?… Continue reading
Apr 06 House votes to hold Scavino and Navarro in contempt of Congress in Jan. 6 probe By Farnoush Amiri, Associated Press The two men became the latest members of former President Donald Trump's inner circle to face legal jeopardy as the select committee continues its more than nine-month-long probe into the worst attack on the Capitol in more than 200 years. Continue reading
Apr 06 Texas governor orders increased patrolling at border, taunts Biden administration’s lack of action By Acacia Coronado, Associated Press/Report for America, Paul J. Weber, Associated Press The move announced Wednesday amounts to a taunt at President Joe Biden and Congress over what the Republican governor calls a failure by the federal government to stop the flow of migrants coming to the southern border. Continue reading
Apr 06 Watch 7:11 Oklahoma Legislature bans most abortions following a national trend By Stephanie Sy, Saher Khan, Ebony Joseph, Adam Kemp The Oklahoma Legislature has passed a sweeping ban on abortions in the state, marking the latest in a national trend of red states implementing restrictive abortion laws. NewsHour's Adam Kemp reports from Oklahoma City, and Mary Ziegler, author of "Abortion… Continue watching
Apr 06 Watch 9:16 U.S. Supreme Court’s increasingly partisan divide raises questions about ethics By John Yang, Matt Loffman Text messages uncovered by the Jan. 6 committee between former President Trump's chief of staff and Ginni Thomas, wife of Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas, have raised ethical questions about the court. Gabe Roth, executive director of Fix the Court,… Continue watching
Apr 06 Watch 9:07 Push to purge some books from schools highlights nation’s cultural schism By Jeffrey Brown, Anne Azzi Davenport, Alison Thoet A new report from the American Library Association shows that attempts to ban books in the U.S. surged last year to the highest level since the group began tracking book challenges 20 years ago. According to the study, most of… Continue watching
Apr 06 Federal Reserve signals more aggressive steps to fight inflation By Christopher Rugaber, Associated Press Federal Reserve officials are signaling that they will take a more aggressive approach to fighting high inflation in the coming months — actions that will make borrowing sharply more expensive for consumers and businesses. Continue reading
Apr 06 Attorney General Garland, Commerce Secretary Raimondo test positive for COVID-19 By Michael Balsamo, Associated Press Attorney General Merrick Garland has tested positive for COVID-19 and will quarantine at home for five days. Garland is the second Cabinet official to announce a positive test result on Wednesday. Continue reading