Mar 23 Thousands of Sacramento teachers strike as Minneapolis walkout continues By Steve Karnowski, Olga R. Rodriguez, Heather Hollingsworth, Associated Press The California capital is the second major U.S. school district this month to see a work stoppage over pay and staffing shortages. In Minneapolis, teachers are in their third week of a strike. Continue reading
Mar 23 WATCH: Jackson tears up as Sen. Booker says she’s earned her historic Supreme Court nomination By News Desk and Aaron Morrison, Associated Press Sen. Cory Booker of New Jersey drew tears from Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson at her Supreme Court hearing with the words, "You are worthy," and others likes them. Continue reading
Mar 23 U.N. Security Council defeats Russia humanitarian resolution on Ukraine that would omit fault By Edith M. Lederer, Jennifer Peltz, Associated Press The U.N. Security Council has overwhelmingly defeated a Russian resolution that would have acknowledged Ukraine's growing humanitarian needs -- but without mentioning the Russian invasion that caused the escalating crisis. Continue reading
Mar 23 Watch 11:25 Madeleine Albright, first woman to become secretary of state, dies at 84 From the very heights of government and diplomacy, to fierce advocacy for democracy and refugees, Madeleine Albright set a new and trailblazing standard. The first woman to become secretary of state died Wednesday afternoon in Washington, but leaves an impressive… Continue watching
Mar 23 Watch 6:22 Remembering the life and legacy of Madeleine Albright Former Secretary of State Madeleine Albright, who died Wednesday after a battle with cancer, was known by most everyone in Washington, D.C. in the world of politics, statecraft, and journalism. Susan Rice, one of Albright's longtime friends and one of… Continue watching
Mar 23 Watch 8:52 Supreme Court nominee Ketanji Brown Jackson ‘on track for confirmation’ By Lisa Desjardins, Marcia Coyle, John Yang Federal Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson pledged Wednesday during a Senate nomination hearing that she would have no agendas if she becomes the first Black woman on the U.S. Supreme Court. Republicans again painted her as soft on crime as Democrats… Continue watching
Mar 23 Watch 7:47 Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson faces aggressive questioning on third day of Senate hearings Supreme Court nominee Ketanji Brown Jackson faced a second day of questioning Wednesday by the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee. Saikrishna Prakash, a University of Virginia law professor and former clerk to Justice Clarence Thomas, and Melody Barnes, executive director of… Continue watching
Mar 23 WATCH: Jackson says she would recuse herself from Harvard affirmative action case before Supreme Court By News Desk Sen. Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, asked Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson during her Supreme Court confirmation hearings March 23 if she would recuse herself from an upcoming case involving admissions at Jackson's alma mater of Harvard University, where she also sits… Continue reading
Mar 23 Putin wants ‘unfriendly countries’ to pay rubles for gas exports By Associated Press Economists said the move appeared designed to try to support the ruble, which has collapsed against other currencies since Putin invaded Ukraine and Western countries responded with far-reaching sanctions against Russia. Continue reading
Mar 23 WATCH: Sen. Ben Sasse questions Jackson about Supreme Court cameras, free speech on campus By News Desk Sen. Ben Sasse, R-Neb., questioned Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson on March 23 as the Judiciary Committee continued its Supreme Court confirmation hearings. Sasse questioned her about how her views as a judge have evolved, public trust in the high court,… Continue reading