• Biden takes his message on the road to promote his domestic agenda

    Biden takes his message on the road to promote his domestic agenda

    Mar 02, 2022 11:35 PM EDT

    ... agenda, Democrats pushing another of the president's key priorities, with the Supreme Court confirmation process officially kicking off today, the president's nominee, Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson, beginning the customary series of meet-and-greets with key senators, sit-downs today with Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, Senate Republican ...

  • WATCH: Highlights from Joe Biden’s 2022 State of the Union

    WATCH: Highlights from Joe Biden’s 2022 State of the Union

    Mar 02, 2022 08:51 PM EDT

    ... to protect our communities." He led Congress in a bipartisan tribute to retiring Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer and highlighted the biography of federal judge Ketanji Brown Jackson, his nominee be the first Black woman on the high court. Associated Press writers Darlene Superville, Fatima Hussein, Ricardo Alonso-Zaldivar and ...

  • Read Joe Biden's full 2022 State of the Union address

    Read Joe Biden's full 2022 State of the Union address

    Mar 02, 2022 03:42 AM EDT

    One of the most serious constitutional responsibilities a President has is nominating someone to serve on the United States Supreme Court. And I did that 4 days ago, when I nominated Circuit Court of Appeals Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson. One of our nation’s top legal minds, who will continue ...

  • WATCH: What to expect from Biden’s first State of the Union address

    WATCH: What to expect from Biden’s first State of the Union address

    Mar 01, 2022 11:50 PM EDT

    ... be a critical moment in his presidency, Desjardins said. This speech also comes on the heels of Biden’s historic Supreme Court nomination of Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson, who could become the first Black woman ever confirmed to the high court. Desjardins said that Jackson’s nomination is heading for ...

  • Biden delivers his State of the Union address with the 'world on edge'

    Biden delivers his State of the Union address with the 'world on edge'

    Mar 01, 2022 11:40 PM EDT

    President Joe Biden: My nominee for the United States Supreme Court is Judge Ketanji Jackson. Lee Miringoff: One big campaign promise he will likely tout, his selection of Ketanji Brown Jackson to join the Supreme Court, the first Black woman to be nominated to the bench. Getting her confirmed will ...

  • Jackson prepares to meet with senators in swift start toward Supreme Court confirmation

    Jackson prepares to meet with senators in swift start toward Supreme Court confirmation

    Mar 01, 2022 07:02 PM EDT

    WASHINGTON (AP) — Supreme Court nominee Ketanji Brown Jackson has taken the first step toward confirmation in the Senate, answering written questions from the Senate Judiciary Committee as she prepares to meet with senators this week. President Joe Biden is expected to urge her swift confirmation in his State of the ...

  • Biden steps to State of the Union lectern at fraught moment

    Biden steps to State of the Union lectern at fraught moment

    Mar 01, 2022 02:15 PM EDT

    ... Republicans say the changes are not aimed at fairness but at giving Democrats an advantage in elections. Biden will also push the Senate to confirm Ketanji Brown Jackson to be the first Black woman on the Supreme Court. He nominated her last week. WATCH: How Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson could ...

  • WATCH: President Joe Biden’s 2022 State of the Union address - A PBS NewsHour Special

    WATCH: President Joe Biden’s 2022 State of the Union address - A PBS NewsHour Special

    Feb 28, 2022 07:31 PM EDT

    ... our communities.” In addition, Biden led Congress in a bipartisan tribute to retiring Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer and highlighted the biography of federal judge Ketanji Brown Jackson, his nominee be the first Black woman on the high court to replace him. Associated Press writers Darlene Superville, Fatima Hussein, Ricardo ...

  • WATCH: President Joe Biden hosts Black History Month celebration at the White House

    WATCH: President Joe Biden hosts Black History Month celebration at the White House

    Feb 28, 2022 05:41 PM EDT

    President Joe Biden welcomed Black leaders to the White House Monday for a Black History Month celebration where he called on Congress to confirm Ketanji Brown Jackson to the Supreme Court, and pass voting rights bills. Watch Biden's remarks in the player above. "Black History Month is more than ...

  • Senators to watch as Supreme Court fight unfolds

    Senators to watch as Supreme Court fight unfolds

    Feb 26, 2022 07:09 PM EDT

    WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden and Senate Democrats say they are hoping for a bipartisan vote to confirm Ketanji Brown Jackson to the Supreme Court. That won’t be easy, but some Republicans have expressed an openness to voting for Biden’s nominee, who currently sits on the U.S. Court ...