Jackson tears up as Booker addresses her historic nomination
Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson showed the emotional toll of two days of intense questioning when she wiped away tears late Wednesday afternoon as Sen. Cory Booker (D-N.J.) broke some of the tension in the room by declaring h…
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Jackson pushes back on GOP focus on child porn cases
Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson, President Biden’s Supreme Court nominee, pushed back at Wednesday’s confirmation hearing against Republicans focusing on her rulings in child porn cases, which has been a significant focus o…
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Durbin cuts off Cruz as tempers flare: 'You have to follow the rules'
Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) cut off Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) in the midst of a series of questions about Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson’s handling of child pornography cases, a…
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Close Putin ally warns of nuclear dystopia
A close ally of Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday accused the U.S. of seeking “the end of our motherland” and said escalating tensions could result in a nuclear disaster.Dmitry Medvedev, deputy chairman…
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Madeleine Albright, 1st female US secretary of state, has died
WASHINGTON – Madeleine Albright, the first female U.S. secretary of state, has died of cancer, her family said Wednesday. She was 84.”We are heartbroken to announce that Dr. Madeleine K. Albright, 64th U.S. Secreta…
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Mo Brooks says Trump asked him to help rescind 2020 election
Rep. Mo Brooks (R-Ala.) on Wednesday issued a blistering response to former President Trump’s decision to un-endorse him in the Alabama Senate race, accusing Trump of asking him to remove President Biden from the White Ho…
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Graham ramps up tension with Jackson: 'I think you're doing it wrong'
Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) sparked a lengthy and heated exchange with Supreme Court nominee Ketanji Brown Jackson that garnered grumblings from members of the audience and pushback from multiple Democrats on the committ…
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Putin says 'unfriendly' countries must now pay for Russian natural gas in rubles
Russian President Vladimir Putin said Wednesday that Russia will insist that “unfriendly countries” pay for Russian natural gas exports only in rubles going forward, according to reports….
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IRS probe finds nearly $2 billion in coronavirus stimulus-related fraud
IRS investigators have uncovered more than $1.8 billion in fraudulent activity related to federal COVID-19 stimulus funds, the agency said Wednesday.Two years after the Trump administration pa…
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