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Durbin, Lightfoot, Raoul, Moseley Braun: At Ketanji Brown Jackson White House Supreme Court fete

Said Mayor Lightfoot: “Being a Black woman and ascending to the heights” that Jackson “has gotten to” means “you’ve been through it all, through every fight, you know, every trick, and you know how they don’t want us to succeed.”

Chicago Sun-Times

Democrats revel in history during Supreme Court confirmation vote

WASHINGTON — Vice President Kamala Harris couldn’t hold back a broad smile and a crack in her voice as she guided the Senate’s final steps to confirming the first Black woman to the Supreme Court Thursday.

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Democrats revel in history during Supreme Court confirmation vote - Roll Call

Democrats marked Ketanji Brown Jackson's confirmation to the Supreme Court with smiles, tears and cheers.

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Ketanji Brown Jackson headed for Supreme Court as Romney, Murkowski and Collins join Democrats

Two more moderate Republican senators announced their support after the Judiciary Committee ended its vote in a deadlock

The Independent UK

Two more Republicans back Ketanji Brown Jackson for supreme court

Nomination advances in Senate after judiciary committee vote splits along party lines

The Guardian - US

Senate Judiciary Committee to vote on whether to advance Ketanji Brown Jackson’s nomination April 4

The Senate Judiciary Committee is scheduled to vote on whether to advance Ketanji Brown Jackson’s Supreme Court nomination on April 4. Chairman Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) announced the date on March 23.

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Congress Hears Sirens Wail as Ukraine Legislators Visit

As members of the Ukrainian parliament were pleading for aid on Capitol Hill, an air raid siren blared from one of their cell phones — a wrenching alert from the war-torn country back home. One of the visitors reached into her bag, pulled out the phone and let the siren…

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Collins breaks with GOP to back Jackson

Collins ignores disingenuous attacks from Republican senate colleague Josh Hawley to back Biden's SCOTUS nominee

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Durbin rails against Republicans ‘only scoring points on the QAnon website’ during Jackson’s hearing

Senate Judiciary Committee chairman rails against Republicans for their questioning of Ketanji Brown Jackson

The Independent UK

Democrats push toward vote on Jackson for Supreme Court

The Senate Judiciary Committee is pushing Ketanji Brown Jackson closer to confirmation, setting up a vote next week to recommend her nomination to the full Senate and seat her as the first Black woman on the Supreme Court

The Independent UK

Ketanji Brown Jackson, Ginni Thomas and the integrity of the Supreme Court

The events from last week are important because they will help to judge the nonpartisan trustworthiness and credibility of one of the most important institutions in our society.

Chicago Sun-Times

Water Tower rally for Ukraine: ‘We will not abandon them’

Dozens of blue and yellow Ukrainian flags flew above a crowd of hundreds standing at the base of the Water Tower, while community leaders and politicians made speeches from the top of the stairs.

Chicago Sun-Times

Ketanji Brown Jackson’s confirmation hearing shows nation still deeply divided

Instead of celebrating America’s racial milestone, some politicians turned Jackson’s confirmation hearings into political theater.

Chicago Sun-Times

Ketanji Brown Jackson deserves seat on Supreme Court

The Senate Judiciary Committee is aiming to vote on Jackson’s nomination on April 4. If all the Democrats stick together, Jackson is expected to be confirmed four days later — even if all the Republicans vote against her.

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

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.

The Independent UK

Ted Cruz photographed checking his Twitter mentions after ‘performative tantrum’ at Supreme Court hearing

‘He was searching Twitter for his name, this was right after his exchange with Chairman Durbin’

The Independent UK

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

Chicago Sun-Times

6 takeaways from Ketanji Brown Jackson’s final Supreme Court confirmation hearing

The Jackson hearing threw a spotlight on the national partisan divide and underscored how Republicans are trying to paint Democrats as soft on crime in the 2022 elections.

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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.

The Independent UK

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

McClatchy Washington Bureau

Jackson’s Supreme Court hearings focused a lot on child porn, thanks to Sen. Josh Hawley

WASHINGTON — By late afternoon on the third day of her U.S. Supreme Court confirmation hearing, it appeared Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson had had enough.

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Final day of hearings for Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson in bid to join Supreme Court

The Senate Judiciary Committee will wrap up its fourth and final day of hearings on the nomination of Ketanji Brown Jackson to become the first Black woman on the Supreme Court.

The Independent UK

Ted Cruz photographed checking his Twitter mentions after ‘performative tantrum’ at Supreme Court hearing

‘He was searching Twitter for his name, this was right after his exchange with Chairman Durbin’

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

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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.

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