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Julia Nikhinson/Bloomberg via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — New Jersey Sen. Cory Booker delivered an impassioned speech on the third day of Ketanji Brown Jackson’s Supreme Court confirmation hearings Wednesday. As Jackson wiped away tears, Booker [Read More…]

Julia Nikhinson/Bloomberg via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson, the first Black woman nominated to the U.S. Supreme Court, completed two full days of questions from the Senate Judiciary Committee: 13 hours on [Read More…]

Miami Herald / Contributor/ Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The Biden administration is gradually moving forward with new changes that would increase the speed at which the U.S. government evaluates requests for asylum – a frequent [Read More…]

Julia Nikhinson/Bloomberg via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson, the first Black woman nominated to the U.S. Supreme Court, has completed two full days of questions from the Senate Judiciary Committee: 13 hours [Read More…]

Norberto Cuenca/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — A growing number of conservatives are speaking out against the wave of anti-LGBTQ bills being proposed by Republican legislators nationwide. Conservatives Against Discrimination, a group that aims to protect LGBTQ [Read More…]

STR/NurPhoto via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The Pentagon has been providing daily updates on the Russian invasion of Ukraine and Ukraine’s efforts to resist. Here are highlights of what a senior U.S. defense official told [Read More…]

Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The nation’s first Black woman nominated to the U.S. Supreme Court, Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson, cleared 19-hours of grueling questioning at the Senate Judiciary Committee on Wednesday, appearing headed toward [Read More…]

Julia Nikhinson/Bloomberg via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson, the first Black woman nominated to the U.S. Supreme Court, faces another day of questions Wednesday after over 12 hours of grilling Tuesday on [Read More…]

Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Former President Donald Trump repeatedly pushed GOP Rep. Mo Brooks of Alabama to “rescind” the 2020 election results, “remove” President Joe Biden from office and redo the last presidential election [Read More…]

Stefan Cristian Cioata/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — A group of CEOs from all major U.S. airlines called on President Joe Biden to lift the federal mask mandate on public transportation. The group — which includes the [Read More…]

Julia Nikhinson/Bloomberg via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson, the first Black woman nominated to the U.S. Supreme Court, faces another day of questions Wednesday after over 12 hours of grilling Tuesday on [Read More…]

Darin Oswald/Idaho Statesman/Tribune News Service via Getty Images (BOISE, Idaho) — Idaho became the first U.S. state to enact a law modeled after the recent legislation passed in Texas that bans abortions after six weeks, [Read More…]

ilbusca/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — National Democrats are pushing to alter the party’s presidential nomination calendar, with senior party officials proposing a draft resolution that puts Iowa’s first-in-the-nation status in jeopardy. The order of the early [Read More…]

Al Drago/Bloomberg via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Wednesday announced that the State Department has made a formal assessment that Russian forces have committed war crimes in Ukraine. “Based on [Read More…]

Julia Nikhinson/Bloomberg via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson, the first Black woman nominated to the U.S. Supreme Court, faces another day of questions Wednesday after over 12 hours of grilling Tuesday on [Read More…]

Official White House Photo by Carlos Fyfe (WASHINGTON) — President Joe Biden planned to depart for Europe Wednesday as he tries to keep NATO allies and other European partners united against Russian President Vladimir Putin [Read More…]

Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Supreme Court nominee Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson took questions for nearly 13 hours before the Senate Judiciary Committee on Tuesday, defending her record against an orchestrated Republican effort to brand [Read More…]

Alex Wong/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The Pentagon has been providing daily updates on the Russian invasion of Ukraine and Ukraine’s efforts to resist. Here are highlights of what a senior U.S. defense official told reporters [Read More…]

Sha Hanting/China News Service via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson, the first Black woman nominated to the U.S. Supreme Court, faced over 12 hours of grilling Tuesday on Day 2 of her [Read More…]

Sha Hanting/China News Service via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson, the first Black woman nominated to the U.S. Supreme Court, faces up to 11 hours of grilling Tuesday on Day 2 of [Read More…]