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Supreme Court nominee Ketanji Brown Jackson faces intense questioning on second day of confirmation hearings

By Clare Foran and Alex Rogers, CNN President Joe Biden’s Supreme Court nominee, Ketanji Brown Jackson, defended her judicial record Tuesday as she faced intense questioning from Republican senators during the second day of her historic confirmation hearings. Republicans attempted to portray the nominee as weak on crime by zeroing in on some of her

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Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson is sworn in to testify before the Senate Judiciary Committee during a confirmation hearing to join the US Supreme Court

Retired federal judges defend Ketanji Brown Jackson’s record on child porn cases as ‘entirely consistent’

By Ariane de Vogue and Tierney Sneed, CNN A group of retired federal judges — including two Republican appointees — told the Senate Judiciary Committee on Monday night that Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson‘s record on child pornography sentencing is “entirely consistent” with the records of other judges across the country, rejecting criticism from Missouri GOP

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Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson is sworn in to testify before the Senate Judiciary Committee during a confirmation hearing to join the United States Supreme Court on Capitol Hill in Washington

Takeaways from Ketanji Brown Jackson’s first day of Supreme Court confirmation hearings

By Tierney Sneed and Lauren Fox, CNN Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson’s Supreme Court confirmation hearings kicked off Monday with more than four hours of speeches from senators, introductions of Jackson by two of her colleagues and remarks from the nominee herself. Jackson’s opening statement touched on her humble background and the gratitude she felt toward

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A nurse administers a pediatric dose of the Covid-19 vaccine to a girl at a L.A. Care Health Plan vaccination clinic at Los Angeles Mission College in the Sylmar neighborhood in Los Angeles

White House says administration is out of money for Covid testing, treatment and vaccines without new funding

By Donald Judd, CNN The White House said Monday that — absent additional funding approval from Congress — the administration is “simply out” of funding for Covid-19 testing, treatment and vaccines. Congress has been embroiled in a months-long stalemate over new funding to fight the pandemic, with House Democrats stripping additional Covid-relief money from a

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White House says administration is out of money for Covid testing, treatment and vaccines without new funding

By Donald Judd, CNN The White House said Monday that — absent additional funding approval from Congress — the administration is “simply out” of funding for Covid-19 testing, treatment and vaccines. Congress has been embroiled in a months-long stalemate over new funding to fight the pandemic, with House Democrats stripping additional Covid-relief money from a

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The ex-wife of leading GOP Senate candidate and former Missouri Gov. Eric Greitens alleged he was physically abusive toward his children and her

Ex-wife of Missouri GOP Senate candidate Eric Greitens alleges he physically abused her and their children

By Sara Murray and Devan Cole, CNN The ex-wife of leading GOP Senate candidate and former Missouri Gov. Eric Greitens alleged he was physically abusive toward his children and her, according to court documents filed Monday. Greitens resigned as governor in 2018 amid allegations of sexual misconduct and has been trying to mount a political

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Most Americans say it’s important for the Supreme Court to look like the country as a whole

By Ariel Edwards-Levy, CNN Most Americans think it’s important that the demographics of the Supreme Court resemble the country as a whole, new polling finds. And a majority believe Ketanji Brown Jackson’s nomination to the Court holds potential historical significance. In a new Monmouth University survey, 69% of Americans say it’s at least somewhat important

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