Five key moments from Ketanji Brown Jackson’s hearing – and what they say about her confirmation From Josh Hawley’s questioning of her sentencing to Cory Booker’s stirring defence The Independent UK · Mar 24, 2022
Takeaways: Jackson hearing shows breadth of partisan divide The historic Senate hearings for Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson, who's the first Black woman nominated for the Supreme Court, have been joyful, combative and clarifying The Independent UK · Mar 24, 2022
Legal experts to weigh in on last day of Jackson hearings Legal experts and interest groups will be taking their turn to weigh in on Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson's nomination to the Supreme Court The Independent UK · Mar 24, 2022
GOP support clears Senate path for bill on cocaine sentencing Ten Senate Republicans have signed on to a bill that would eliminate the federal sentencing disparity between drug offenses involving crack and powder cocaine, paving the way for likely passage in the evenly divided chamber where 60 votes are needed for most legislation. Tribune News Service · Mar 24, 2022
Cory Booker moves Ketanji Brown Jackson to tears with tribute at Senate hearing: ‘Today, you are my star’ ‘The United States of America will be better because of you’ The Independent UK · Mar 23, 2022
'You are worthy': Sen. Booker draws tears at Jackson hearing Sen. Cory Booker of New Jersey drew tears from Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson at her Supreme Court hearing with the words, “You are worthy,” and others likes them The Independent UK · Mar 23, 2022
Supreme Court hearing gets heated, as the end is in sight - Roll Call The Supreme Court hearing for Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson got heated on Wednesday, but the overall political dynamics did not. Roll Call · Mar 23, 2022
US Lawmakers Push for Global Food Aid Funding as UN Warns of Famine The United States must increase food aid to prevent millions of people starving as Russia's invasion of Ukraine threatens global grain supplies, members of the US Senate's bipartisan hunger caucus said. Congress passed $13 billion in aid for Ukraine on March 9, but the $2.65 billion earmarked in the package… Asharq Al-Awsat · Mar 23, 2022
Ketanji Brown Jackson faces renewed Republican attacks in Senate grilling Hearings on Biden’s supreme court nominee resume with chair chiding Republicans for ‘showcasing election talking points’ The Guardian - US · Mar 23, 2022
U.S. lawmakers push for global food aid funding as UN warns of famine The United States must increase food aid to prevent millions of people starving as Russia's invasion of Ukraine threatens global grain supplies, members of the U.S. Senate's bipartisan hunger caucus said. Reuters · Mar 23, 2022
Tucker Carlson says Ketanji Brown Jackson was nominated because her ‘shade’ is ‘tanner than Biden’ in new attack First Black woman nominated to SC no different from ‘average professional class white liberal’, he claims The Independent UK · Mar 23, 2022
Jackson faces initial round of questioning during hearings Supreme Court nominee Ketanji Brown Jackson will face senators’ questions for the first time as Democrats push to quickly confirm the only Black female justice in the court’s history The Independent UK · Mar 22, 2022
‘We have never had this moment before’: Kentanji Brown Jackson’s Supreme Court confirmation hearing WASHINGTON — Supreme Court nominee Ketanji Brown Jackson spent more than four hours Monday with her hands folded in front of her at the witness table, often smiling broadly as members of the Senate Judiciary Committee spoke in turn about the coming days of the confirmation hearing. Tribune News Service · Mar 21, 2022
Ketanji Brown Jackson vows neutral stance on US top court Republicans threaten ‘tough questions’ as Democrats hail Jackson as first Black woman nominated to US Supreme Court. Al Jazeera · Mar 21, 2022
Roll Call · Mar 21, 2022 ‘We have never had this moment before’: Ketanji Brown Jackson’s Supreme Court confirmation hearing - Roll Call Ketanji Brown Jackson made remarks in front of the Senate Judiciary Committee as the first Black woman nominated to the Supreme Court.
Benzinga · Mar 15, 2022 Sen. Cory Booker Speaks: 'Legalize It - Why Cannabis Reform Is A Civil Rights Issue' US Senator Cory Booker of New Jersey, in a piece he wrote for the Huff Post talked about why the US justice system treats the country’s most marginalized groups in society very differently - even for nonviolent drug offenses.
Tribune News Service · Mar 9, 2022 SC Sen. Tim Scott for years tried to make lynching a federal hate crime. Now, it will be CHARLESTON, S.C. — It took more than a century and almost 200 attempts, but Monday night the U.S. Senate unanimously passed a bill that will finally make lynching a federal hate crime in America.
McClatchy Washington Bureau · Mar 8, 2022 Once a lone objector, Rand Paul’s name is now on the Emmett Till Anti-lynching Act WASHINGTON — Nearly two years after Sen. Rand Paul objected to legislation that would make the brutal act of lynching a federal hate crime, the Kentucky Republican signed on as a co-sponsor of a revised version that is now set to become law.
The Independent UK · Feb 14, 2022 Rosario Dawson and Cory Booker reportedly split after three years The actor and the politician first met in the summer of 2018
Tribune News Service · Feb 14, 2022 Sen. Cory Booker and Rosario Dawson call it quits after 2 years of dating U.S. Sen. Cory Booker and actress-activist Rosario Dawson have ended their two-plus-year relationship, long-rumored reports confirm.
Benzinga · Feb 10, 2022 Chuck Schumer Urges Senators To Help Finalize Marijuana Legalization Bill He Will File In April Senate Majority Leader Charles Schumer (D-N.Y.), Finance Committee Chairman Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) and Sen. Cory Booker (D-N.J.) asked senators to help them complete the marijuana legalization bill expected to be filed in April.
Benzinga · Feb 7, 2022 Sen. Chuck Schumer To File Cannabis Legalization Bill In April, Welcomes GOP Support Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) and fellow Sens. Cory Booker (D-N.J.) and Ron Wyden (D-Ore.)
Salon · Jan 20, 2022 Ossoff confronts Collins on voting bill "Do not invoke Congressman Lewis’ name to signal your virtue while you work to erode his legacy," Ossoff demanded