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Biden, South Africa's Ramaphosa discuss impact of Ukraine crisis on food security -White House

U.S. President Joe Biden and South African President Ramaphosa in a phone call on Friday discussed the impact of the Ukraine crisis on commodity prices, supply chains and food security in Africa, the White House said in a statement.

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Durbin, Lightfoot, Raoul, Moseley Braun: At Ketanji Brown Jackson White House Supreme Court fete

Said Mayor Lightfoot: “Being a Black woman and ascending to the heights” that Jackson “has gotten to” means “you’ve been through it all, through every fight, you know, every trick, and you know how they don’t want us to succeed.”

Chicago Sun-Times

Donald Trump Jr ‘texted Mark Meadows’ about plan to ‘control’ 2020 election results

Texts are latest revelations of Trump family campaign to influence election

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Twenty-one states sue Biden administration over public transport mask mandate

Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody (R), joined by 20 Republican and Democratic attorneys general, filed a lawsuit on March 29, 2022, in the United States District Court for the Middle District of Florida that aims to end the Biden administration’s federal mask mandate for public transport. The mandate, issued by…

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Biden hails Ketanji Brown Jackson’s historic confirmation to Supreme Court

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden on Friday heralded the historic confirmation of Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson, who is about to become the first Black woman to sit on the Supreme Court, as a moment of “real change in American history.”

Los Angeles Times

ICYMI: Top stories of the week

The race to fill out the remainder of former Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett’s unexpired term was the only battleground among the races we covered on April 5. Acting Mayor Cavalier Johnson defeated Robert Donovan. Although the race is officially nonpartisan, Johnson has said he is a Democrat. Donovan described himself…

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The Independent raises Melissa Lucio death penalty case before the White House

Lucio could became first Latina executed in modern Texas history

The Independent UK

Mood as light as spring air as Ketanji Brown Jackson delivers words to remember

After 232 years, a Black woman is on the supreme court – and the atmosphere on a sunny Washington day was celebratory

The Guardian - US

Judge rules for Trump Organization in NYC golf course fight

A judge says New York City offered a baseless rationale for canceling the Trump Organization’s contract to run a public golf course in the Bronx after the insurrection at the U.S. Capitol last year

The Independent UK

‘An abomination’: World reacts to deadly Kramatorsk attack

Ukraine says bombing of train station in eastern region of Donetsk killed at least 52 people, drawing global rebuke.

Al Jazeera

U.S. closely monitoring COVID lockdown in Shanghai, White House says

The Biden administration is closely monitoring a coronavirus lockdown in Shanghai that could cause delays to air cargo, White house press secretary Jen Psaki said on Friday.

Reuters

More politicians test positive for COVID-19 as virus spreads among DC power players

Sen. Susan Collins and Sen. Rev. Raphael Warnock both tested positive for COVID-19 late Thursday after casting their vote to confirm Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson, making them the latest in a string of Washington D.C. power players to contract the virus.

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Biden hails Jackson’s historic confirmation to Supreme Court

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‘We have come a long way’: Justice-to-be Ketanji Brown Jackson

Jackson, the first Black woman ever confirmed to the US Supreme Court, says her appointment is ‘honour of a lifetime’.

Salon

Scientists' civil disobedience campaign

Frustrated scientists are calling for a "climate revolution" to avert catastrophe

Axios

Biden: Jackson's Supreme Court confirmation "a moment of real change"

"We're going to look back and see this as a moment of real change in American history," Biden said.

The Independent UK

Biden blasts ‘verbal abuse’ from Republicans during Ketanji Brown Jackson hearings

President Joe Biden blasted Republican attacks against Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson at her confirmation hearings during a celebration of her ascent to the Supreme Court on Friday.

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The Independent UK

Why has Russia invaded Ukraine? The conflict explained

Vladimir Putin’s military assault continues in face of near-unanimous international condemnation

The Independent UK

Jury deliberating in ex-police officer's Capitol riot trial

A federal jury has begun deliberating in the case against a former Virginia police officer charged with storming the U.S. Capitol to obstruct Congress from certifying President Joe Biden’s 2020 electoral victory

The Independent UK

Proud Boys member pleads guilty to conspiracy in Jan. 6 riot

A North Carolina man has become the second member of the Proud Boys to plead guilty to conspiring with other members of the extremist group to stop Congress from certifying the Electoral College vote

Salon

Josh Hawley gets schooled by colleague

“[Hawley] voted ‘no’ on Ukraine aid, and now he has the gall to say it’s going too slow,” Sen. Brian Schatz said

Roll Call

Ketanji Brown Jackson nods to history in first remarks after Supreme Court confirmation - Roll Call

The event celebrated a historic moment for the country, and Jackson spoke of civil rights struggles that got her there.

Tribune News Service

Tyler Cowen: What true conservatives should care most about

If you are a true conservative — and I use the term not as Ted Cruz might, but in its literal sense, as in conserving what is of value in the modern world — then you should be obsessed with three threats to the most vital parts of our civilizational…

Benzinga

Biden Probably Won't Reject Senate-Approved Cannabis Legalization Bill Despite Unclear Stance, Here's Why

The House of Representatives approved the Marijuana Opportunity, Reinvestment, and Expungement (MORE) Act,

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