Senate confirms Childs, possible future Supreme Court pick, to DC Circuit
The Senate on Tuesday confirmed Judge J. Michelle Childs to the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals, the nation’s second-highest court, giving President Biden a promising option to nominate to the Supreme Court should another vacancy arise. The Senate approved Childs by a vote of 64 to 34. Fifteen Republicans voted for the nominee. If Democrats lose control of the Senate in the midterm elections and Biden has a chance to fill another Supreme Court vacancy, Childs is a judge who could win bipartisan support. Whether or not that happens, she will have an influe
Read MoreNetflix loses nearly 1M subscribers, but beats expectations
Netflix announced it lost its largest number of subscribers in the last three months on Tuesday, though the figure beat its expectations. According to the streaming service's quarterly earnings report, Netflix lost 970,000 subscribers, beating its originally forecasted 2 million subscriber loss in an April shareholders letter. Netflix stock jumped after the release of the better-than-expected earnings on Tuesday. But the company, still reeling after a challenging year and growing competition,
Read MoreTime to act now on AI Bill of Rights
On Wednesday, July 20, the United States Senate will hold a hearing for the next director of the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP). To address the unprecedented threats artificial intelligence may pose to Americans’ civil rights and privacy, the Senate must urge the nominee to commit to releasing a
Read MoreHouse passes bill protecting marriage equality, with 47 GOP members voting 'yes'
The House passed a bill on Tuesday to protect marriage equality, a direct response to an opinion from Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas last month that called for reversing multiple decisions that enshrined LGBTQ rights. The legislation, titled the Respect for Marriage Act, passed in a 267-157 vote, with 47 Republicans joining all Democrats in supporting the measure. Seven Republicans did not vote. The measure, which faces a shaky future in the 50-50 Senate, calls for th
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