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Jackson on track for confirmation, but GOP votes in doubt

After more than 30 hours of hearings, the Senate is on track to confirm Ketanji Brown Jackson as the first Black woman on the Supreme Court

The Independent UK

8 can’t-miss moments from the Jackson Supreme Court hearing

WASHINGTON — Senate confirmation hearings for Supreme Court nominees are long and often contentious. The hearing for Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson featured marked highs, lows and viral moments from senators on both sides of the political aisle.

Tribune News Service

Five key moments from Ketanji Brown Jackson’s hearing – and what they say about her confirmation

From Josh Hawley’s questioning of her sentencing to Cory Booker’s stirring defence

The Independent UK

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Takeaways: Jackson hearing shows breadth of partisan divide

The historic Senate hearings for Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson, who's the first Black woman nominated for the Supreme Court, have been joyful, combative and clarifying

The Independent UK

Legal experts to weigh in on last day of Jackson hearings

Legal experts and interest groups will be taking their turn to weigh in on Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson's nomination to the Supreme Court

The Independent UK

GOP support clears Senate path for bill on cocaine sentencing

Ten Senate Republicans have signed on to a bill that would eliminate the federal sentencing disparity between drug offenses involving crack and powder cocaine, paving the way for likely passage in the evenly divided chamber where 60 votes are needed for most legislation.

Tribune News Service

Cory Booker moves Ketanji Brown Jackson to tears with tribute at Senate hearing: ‘Today, you are my star’

‘The United States of America will be better because of you’

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'You are worthy': Sen. Booker draws tears at Jackson hearing

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

The Independent UK

Supreme Court hearing gets heated, as the end is in sight - Roll Call

The Supreme Court hearing for Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson got heated on Wednesday, but the overall political dynamics did not.

Roll Call

US Lawmakers Push for Global Food Aid Funding as UN Warns of Famine

The United States must increase food aid to prevent millions of people starving as Russia's invasion of Ukraine threatens global grain supplies, members of the US Senate's bipartisan hunger caucus said. Congress passed $13 billion in aid for Ukraine on March 9, but the $2.65 billion earmarked in the package…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Ketanji Brown Jackson faces renewed Republican attacks in Senate grilling

Hearings on Biden’s supreme court nominee resume with chair chiding Republicans for ‘showcasing election talking points’

The Guardian - US

U.S. lawmakers push for global food aid funding as UN warns of famine

The United States must increase food aid to prevent millions of people starving as Russia's invasion of Ukraine threatens global grain supplies, members of the U.S. Senate's bipartisan hunger caucus said.

Reuters

Tucker Carlson says Ketanji Brown Jackson was nominated because her ‘shade’ is ‘tanner than Biden’ in new attack

First Black woman nominated to SC no different from ‘average professional class white liberal’, he claims

The Independent UK

Jackson faces initial round of questioning during hearings

Supreme Court nominee Ketanji Brown Jackson will face senators’ questions for the first time as Democrats push to quickly confirm the only Black female justice in the court’s history

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‘We have never had this moment before’: Kentanji Brown Jackson’s Supreme Court confirmation hearing

WASHINGTON — Supreme Court nominee Ketanji Brown Jackson spent more than four hours Monday with her hands folded in front of her at the witness table, often smiling broadly as members of the Senate Judiciary Committee spoke in turn about the coming days of the confirmation hearing.

Al Jazeera

Ketanji Brown Jackson vows neutral stance on US top court

Republicans threaten ‘tough questions’ as Democrats hail Jackson as first Black woman nominated to US Supreme Court.

Roll Call

‘We have never had this moment before’: Ketanji Brown Jackson’s Supreme Court confirmation hearing - Roll Call

Ketanji Brown Jackson made remarks in front of the Senate Judiciary Committee as the first Black woman nominated to the Supreme Court.

Benzinga

Sen. Cory Booker Speaks: 'Legalize It - Why Cannabis Reform Is A Civil Rights Issue'

US Senator Cory Booker of New Jersey, in a piece he wrote for the Huff Post talked about why the US justice system treats the country’s most marginalized groups in society very differently - even for nonviolent drug offenses.

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SC Sen. Tim Scott for years tried to make lynching a federal hate crime. Now, it will be

CHARLESTON, S.C. — It took more than a century and almost 200 attempts, but Monday night the U.S. Senate unanimously passed a bill that will finally make lynching a federal hate crime in America.

McClatchy Washington Bureau

Once a lone objector, Rand Paul’s name is now on the Emmett Till Anti-lynching Act

WASHINGTON — Nearly two years after Sen. Rand Paul objected to legislation that would make the brutal act of lynching a federal hate crime, the Kentucky Republican signed on as a co-sponsor of a revised version that is now set to become law.

The Independent UK

Rosario Dawson and Cory Booker reportedly split after three years

The actor and the politician first met in the summer of 2018

Tribune News Service

Sen. Cory Booker and Rosario Dawson call it quits after 2 years of dating

U.S. Sen. Cory Booker and actress-activist Rosario Dawson have ended their two-plus-year relationship, long-rumored reports confirm.

Benzinga

Chuck Schumer Urges Senators To Help Finalize Marijuana Legalization Bill He Will File In April

Senate Majority Leader Charles Schumer (D-N.Y.), Finance Committee Chairman Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) and Sen. Cory Booker (D-N.J.) asked senators to help them complete the marijuana legalization bill expected to be filed in April.

Benzinga

Sen. Chuck Schumer To File Cannabis Legalization Bill In April, Welcomes GOP Support

Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) and fellow Sens. Cory Booker (D-N.J.) and Ron Wyden (D-Ore.)

Salon

Ossoff confronts Collins on voting bill

"Do not invoke Congressman Lewis’ name to signal your virtue while you work to erode his legacy," Ossoff demanded

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