Mar 22 WATCH: White House says Biden will announce new Russia sanctions while in Brussels By Aamer Madhani, Associated Press Biden is traveling to Brussels and Poland — which has received more than 2 million Ukrainian refugees — looking to press for continued unity among Western allies as Russia presses on with its brutal invasion of Ukraine. Continue reading
Mar 22 AP fact check: Republicans skew Ketanji Brown Jackson's record on crime By Hope Yen, Calvin Woodward, Ben Fox, Associated Press Republican senators characterized Supreme Court nominee Ketanji Brown Jackson’s judicial views as extremist and soft on crime, using her confirmation hearings to air a line of conservative grievances that relied at times on distortions of her record. Continue reading
Mar 22 Ketanji Brown Jackson faces pointed questions on Day 2 of Senate hearing By Mark Sherman, Mary Clare Jalonick, Associated Press Jackson forcefully defended her record as a federal judge Tuesday, pushing back on Republican assertions that she would be soft on crime and declaring she would rule as an “independent jurist” if confirmed as the first Black woman on the… Continue reading
Mar 21 Watch 10:20 Senate confirmation hearings begin for Supreme Court nominee Ketanji Brown Jackson By Lisa Desjardins, Dorothy Hastings U.S. Supreme Court nominee Ketanji Brown Jackson opened her Senate confirmation hearings with a pledge to act without fear or favor. The federal appeals judge would be the first Black woman on the high court. Democrats praised her and Republicans… Continue watching
Mar 21 Watch 8:02 Tamara Keith and Laura Barrón-López on Biden's strategy in Ukraine, Supreme Court hearings NPR’s Tamara Keith and Laura Barrón-López of POLITICO join Judy Woodruff to discuss the latest political news, including confirmation hearings for Judge Kentanji Brown Jackson to the U.S. Supreme Court and President Biden’s focus on uniting allies on a strategy… Continue watching
Mar 21 Russia court bans Facebook, Instagram over 'extremism' charges By Associated Press Prosecutors have accused the social media platforms of ignoring government requests to remove what they described as fake news about the military action in Ukraine. Continue reading
Mar 21 Read the full text of Supreme Court nominee Ketanji Brown Jackson's opening remarks By Associated Press Supreme Court nominee Ketanji Brown Jackson pledged on Monday to decide cases “without fear or favor” if the Senate confirms her historic nomination as the first Black woman on the high court. Continue reading
Mar 21 WATCH: Senate Democrats speak after first day of Jackson Supreme Court nomination hearings By News Desk and Associated Press History was made Monday the instant Jackson appeared before the Senate Judiciary Committee, the first Black woman nominated to the Supreme Court. Continue reading
Mar 21 WATCH: Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson Supreme Court confirmation hearings — Day 2 By Mary Clare Jalonick, Mark Sherman, Associated Press Jackson forcefully defended her record as a federal judge Tuesday, pushing back on Republican assertions that she would be soft on crime and declaring she would rule as an “independent jurist” if confirmed as the first Black woman on the… Continue reading
Mar 21 WATCH: Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson pledges to decide cases 'without fear or favor' in hearing opening statement By Mark Sherman, Mary Clare Jalonick, Associated Press Jackson, 51, addressed the Senate Judiciary Committee at the end of her first day of confirmation hearings, nearly four hours almost entirely consumed by opening statements from the panel's 22 members. Continue reading