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Republicans’ midterms pitch: never mind the policy, here’s the culture war

Abortion bans, anti-LGBTQ laws, book bans – the party sees hot button issues as a tried and test path to victory. Democrats ignore it at their peril, experts say

The Guardian - US

‘You’re my star’: high points of Ketanji Brown Jackson confirmation hearings

From a friend’s charming stories to a senator’s heartfelt backing, here are some non-enraging moments from the Senate

The Guardian - US

Republicans won't let Robert Bork go

Republicans now insist that each Supreme Court nomination starts where the last left off

Salon

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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.

Chicago Sun-Times

6 senators tried to steal KJB's joy

A gang of right-wing senators devolved the Supreme Court proceedings into an abject and pusillanimous circus

Salon

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‘Antiracist Baby’ book was slammed by Ted Cruz. Now it tops Amazon bestsellers list

Tribune News Service

Ted Cruz’s daughters attend ‘antiracist’ school, despite attacks on critical race theory during KBJ hearing

Both schools put emphasis on diversity and inclusion

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ICYMI: Top stories of the week

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Race-based questioning of Ketanji Brown Jackson ‘mirrors’ experience of Thurgood Marshall

America’s first Black justice was confirmed to the Supreme Court in 1967 but some question how much has changed, writes Andrew Buncombe

The Independent UK

When They Attack 'Dark Money,' They're Really Attacking Free Speech

Republicans take a page from the Democrats’ book by crying “dark money” during Ketanji Brown Jackson’s confirmation hearing.

Reason

Ted Cruz's troll of KBJ backfires

Books include “The End of Policing” and “How to be an Antiracist”

Salon

Ted Cruz questioning of Ketanji Brown Jackson was ‘absurd’, his former Harvard professor Alan Dershowitz says

‘I hope he didn’t learn them from me, he was my student,’ Dershowitz says of Cruz

The Independent UK

‘Antiracist Baby’ book was slammed by Ted Cruz. Now it tops Amazon bestsellers list

A children’s book on anti-racism leapt to the top of Amazon’s bestsellers list this week after it was slammed by Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, during the confirmation hearing of Supreme Court nominee Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson.

Tribune News Service

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.

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Sen. Joe Manchin will vote to approve Supreme Court nominee Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson

Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., said he will vote to confirm Ketanji Brown Jackson to become the first Black woman to sit on the Supreme Court.

The Independent UK

Joe Manchin says he’ll vote to confirm Ketanji Brown Jackson to the Supreme Court

The Democratic swing vote said he will support President Joe Biden’s nominee

Axios

Manchin says he will vote to confirm Jackson as Supreme Court justice

Manchin's support essentially guarantees Jackson's confirmation to the court.

The Independent UK

Hawley attacked Ketanji Brown Jackson’s ‘alarming’ record on sex offenders. He agreed to an abuser getting only probation

The former Missouri attorney general faced criticism for his own handling of sex abuse cases

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The Guardian - US

Biden in Poland for meetings on Ukraine refugee crisis – US politics as it happened

President travels to Rzeszow, 60 miles from Ukraine border, to meet US troops and Polish counterpart – follow the day’s politics news

Roll Call

Photos of the week: Supreme Court confirmation edition - Roll Call

Photos of the week: Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson endured three days of a public job interview conducted by the Senate Judiciary Committee.

The Independent UK

Ketanji Brown Jackson: Photographer shares story behind Supreme Court hearing daughter photo

‘It gave me chills when I saw this look that her daughter gave her,’ Sarahbeth Maney told the New York Times about the now-viral photo

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’

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Editorial: Republicans don't have to accept extremists' shoddy treatment of Jackson

Republican members of the Senate Judiciary Committee worked overtime to trip up Supreme Court nominee Ketanji Brown Jackson or capture a gotcha moment for the cameras during her marathon confirmation hearing this week. The spectacle was exhausting to watch, but like the nominees who went before her in recent years,…

Los Angeles Times

Jackie Calmes: Ketanji Brown Jackson’s critics won’t be the ones making history

Ketanji Brown Jackson had me at “Whoa!”

Axios

The Senate's Supreme Court charade

Short-term wins overtake decades-long consequences.

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