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At the Races: Historic confirmation, then recess - Roll Call

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Roll Call · Apr 7, 2022

Ketanji Brown Jackson makes history as first Black woman confirmed to US supreme court

Jackson confirmed 53 votes to 47, and will become first Black woman to serve in court’s more than 200-year history

The Guardian - US · Apr 7, 2022

McConnell: "I have complete confidence in Justice Thomas"

"Spouses are not members of Congress," he said on Ginni Thomas' activism to overturn the 2020 election.

Axios · Apr 7, 2022

McConnell won’t commit to hearings for Biden SCOTUS picks if GOP retakes Senate

The Senate minority leader told Axios’ Jonathan Swan that he won’t “put the cart before the horse."

Axios · Apr 7, 2022

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Axios · Apr 7, 2022

Senate confirms Ketanji Brown Jackson for upcoming Supreme Court vacancy - Roll Call

After another contentious confirmation process, she will be the first Black woman and former public defender on the high court.

Roll Call · Apr 7, 2022

Marjorie Taylor Greene is a menace to decency

In the wake of the Supreme Court confirmation hearings for Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson, Greene took to social media to smear the soon-to-be justice and the senators who will be voting to confirm her, including three Republicans.

Chicago Sun-Times · Apr 6, 2022

GOP holds COVID aid hostage over border

Democrats called out Republicans for holding much-need pandemic funds "hostage for an extraneous issue"

Salon · Apr 6, 2022

Sheena Greitens accuses ex-Missouri Gov. Eric Greitens of launching ‘campaign to destroy my reputation’

COLUMBIA, Mo. — Sheena Chestnut Greitens says since she accused Eric Greitens, her ex-husband and former Missouri governor, of abuse, he has become “unhinged,” launching a campaign to destroy her reputation.

St. Louis Post-Dispatch · Apr 5, 2022

Al Franken, now on his stand-up comedy tour, discusses politics, humor, the Grateful Dead and Bill Walton

On his “The Only Former U.S. Senator Now on Tour Tour,” Al Franken is proudly singing the praises of Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, and denouncing the Grateful Dead as the most boring and overrated band of all time.

Tribune News Service · Apr 5, 2022