Washington — President Biden’s announcement Friday of Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson as his historic nominee to the Supreme Court set in motion a confirmation battle in the Senate, where GOP senators have vowed to closely examine Jackson’s record before determining whether to support her nomination. While Jackson does not need …
Read More »Senators weigh in on nomination of Ketanji Brown Jackson to the Supreme Court
President Joe Biden fulfilled his campaign pledge to nominate a Black woman to the Supreme Court, announcing Ketanji Brown Jackson, a judge on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit, as his pick Friday. If confirmed, the 51-year-old would replace retiring Justice Stephen Breyer and become …
Read More »North Carolina Supreme Court orders redrawing of congressional map
North Carolina’s Supreme Court has ordered legislators to redraw their congressional map, overturning a lower court’s decision and declaring the map “an unconstitutional partisan gerrymander.” “We conclude that claims asserting that congressional and state legislative districting plans enacted by the General Assembly are unlawful partisan gerrymanders that violate the free …
Read More »Biden refers to Fox News correspondent Peter Doocy as a “stupid son of a bitch”
President Biden appeared to be caught on a hot mic on Monday, calling a Fox News correspondent a “stupid son of a bitch” after the journalist asked a question about inflation. It’s unclear whether the president knew his mic was still on, but the moment was also caught on camera. …
Read More »New Jersey Republican Jack Ciattarelli isn’t conceding governor’s race yet
New Jersey Republican Jack Ciattarelli’s campaign says they are waiting for more votes to be counted in the governor’s race before deciding whether to concede or move forward with a recount. CBS News projected last Wednesday that Democratic Governor Phil Murphy would be reelected. Murphy currently leads Ciattarelli by 65,404 …
Read More »Navy engineer’s wife detained in conspiracy case, though she fought for release
Washington – A federal judge in West Virginia ordered the wife of a Navy submarine engineer accused of trying to sell confidential data to a foreign nation detained until her trial, rejecting her lawyers’ arguments for her release. Diana Toebbe, who on Wednesday pleaded not guilty to one count of …
Read More »Biden administration goes to church to spread the word about housing relief
Bishop J. Drew Sheard delivers his remarks directly to the camera. “As the country yet navigates the downturn of the coronavirus pandemic, the Church of God in Christ wants you to know that we are concerned with all that you may be going through,” says Sheard, sitting at a desk. …
Read More »NATO secretary general blames Afghan leadership for the “tragedy we are witnessing today”
NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg blames Afghanistan’s rapid collapse on its political leadership but says there are “many lessons to be learned” about the alliance’s own two-decade engagement in the country. “What we have seen in the past few weeks was a military and political collapse at a speed which …
Read More »Congressman Paul Gosar’s brother explains his call for his brother’s removal: “What am I supposed to do as an American?”
Representative Paul Gosar is facing criticism from unlikely sources – several of his own family members. Two of the Congressman’s siblings, Dave Gosar and his sister Jennifer, called for their brother to be removed from office in an op-ed published on NBC News over the weekend. The Arizona Republican was …
Read More »Senate procedural vote on bipartisan infrastructure bill fails after GOP opposition
Washington — A procedural vote to advance the $579 billion bipartisan infrastructure framework failed in the Senate on Wednesday after Republicans unsuccessfully pushed Majority Leader Chuck Schumer to delay the vote to allow negotiators to finalize the details of the plan. GOP senators blocked the measure from moving forward in …
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