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Iran and the US continue to sanction each other as they engage in talks to restore a 2015 nuclear deal.

Lacking any valid reason to reject Supreme Court nominee Ketanji Brown Jackson, some Senate Republicans chose an utterly pointless pretext: her refusal to say whether she supports packing the court with more justices, as some of its critics advocate.

US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi is currently asymptomatic, according to her spokesman, despite testing positive for COVID-19 a day after appearing unmasked at a White House event with President Joe Biden.

PHILADELPHIA — When Chayla Sherrod learned she had been selected as the next editor of the University of Pennsylvania Law Review — the oldest and one of the most prestigious law journals in the country — she was thrilled.

WASHINGTON — White House allies say they’re confident Ketanji Brown Jackson’s confirmation to the Supreme Court will shape President Joe Biden’s legacy long after he leaves office — even if the appointment does not offer Democrats a political boost in time for November’s midterm elections.

It explains why many of the reasons GOP senators gave for opposing Jackson were ridiculous, but also that there is nothing inherently wrong in opposing a qualified "mainstream" nominee based on differences over judicial philosophy.

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Brown led all scorers in a road trouncing of Chicago in front of former US President Barack Obama.

A year after the Vienna negotiations, lawmakers are strongly voicing their opposition against US President Joe Biden's quest to return to the nuclear agreement. The opposition came this time from the Democratic Party, which has significant implications, although it has not effectively affected any potential deal with Iran. Democrats held…