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Obamas, students cheer high court's 1st Black female justice

Lawmakers erupted in cheers after Vice President Kamala Harris announced the confirmation of Ketanji Brown Jackson to the Supreme Court

The Independent UK

Nancy Pelosi tests positive for COVID after White House events with US President Joe Biden

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.

ABC News

Nancy Pelosi positive with COVID-19

Pelosi, who just turned 82 two weeks ago, is not currently experiencing symptoms.

Salon

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Congress votes to suspend Russia trade status, enact oil ban

Congress has overwhelmingly voted to suspend normal trade relations with Russia and ban the importation of its oil, ratcheting up the U.S. response to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine amid reports of atrocities

The Independent UK

Caroline Kennedy praises Australia’s bipartisan foreign policy despite PM’s claims on Labor and China

Nominee as US ambassador says there’s a lot more to the Aukus deal than just submarines as she faces US Senate foreign relations committee hearing

The Guardian - AU

Greg Abbott Has Used Migrants as Political Pawns Again and Again. Now, He Says He'll Bus Them to Capitol Hill.

Given his track record, it isn’t surprising that Abbott would opt for a blusterous anti-migrant spectacle that comes at the expense of Texas taxpayers.

Reason

‘He kept a promise’: How Ketanji Brown Jackson’s confirmation boosts Biden’s legacy

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.

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Jackson confirmed as the first black woman in US Supreme Court

Ketanji Brown Jackson has been confirmed as the first black woman to sit on the US Supreme Court in its 233-year history.

Evening Standard

'Silly': Ted Cruz slams Marjorie Taylor Greene's claim that three GOP senators are 'pro-pedophile' for backing judge

‘I tweeted that, I don’t care how many people are melting down,’ far-right congresswoman says

The Independent UK

Ukrainians arriving at Mexico-U.S. border doubles in less than a week, officials say

The number of Ukrainians arriving at the U.S.-Mexico border to seek asylum in the United States since Russia's invasion of its neighbor has more than doubled in less than a week, officials said.

Reuters

LOCALIZE IT: Story ideas around the Jackson confirmation

After 232 years and 115 other justices, the Supreme Court will have its first Black woman justice. The senate confirmed Ketanji Brown Jackson on Thursday by a vote of 53-47. Three Republicans — Lisa Murkowski of Alaska, Susan Collins of Maine and Mitt Romney of Utah — voted with Democrats…

The Independent UK

US Congress votes to suspend Russia trade status, enact oil ban

Reports of atrocities by Russian forces in Bucha, Ukraine prompted US legislators to advance trade, energy penalties.

Al Jazeera

Watch the full Mitch McConnell interview by Jonathan Swan

"I'm very comfortable with my moral red line."

Axios

Ketanji Brown Jackson confirmed to the United States Supreme Court

The U.S. Senate voted 53-47 to confirm Ketanji Brown Jackson to the Supreme Court of the United States on April 7, 2022. When she assumes office, she will become the first Black woman to serve on the highest court in United States history. Jackson will be sworn in when Justice…

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Reason

My NBC Article on the Confirmation of Supreme Court Nominee Ketanji Brown Jackson

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.

The Hindu

Ukraine and the anatomy of India’s neutrality

Nehru’s axiom continues to guide New Delhi’s approach to conflicts, especially those involving its partners

Chicago Sun-Times

Democrats need to get better at politics, fast

It isn’t that Democrats have done nothing popular. They just haven’t advertised it. In fact, they’ve buried it. Democrats have forgotten what they grasped in 2020 when they united behind Joe Biden: the overriding obligation to win.

Salon

Abbott's border stunt blows up

Rep. Dan Crenshaw went a step further, suggesting that migrants be sent to Kamala Harris' house

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Reuters

How the U.S. plans to starve Russia's 'war machine' -Treasury's Adeyemo to Reuters

The United States is ramping up sanctions against Russia to deprive Moscow's "war machine" of money and components needed to sustain its invasion of Ukraine, but curbing a main source of funding, Russian energy exports, will take time, U.S. Deputy Treasury Secretary Wally Adeyemo told Reuters on Thursday.

The Guardian - US

‘So much joy’: Ketanji Brown Jackson’s confirmation lauded as ray of hope

Joe Biden speaks of ‘historic moment for our nation’ as Democrats give standing ovation after judge’s ascent to supreme court

Tribune News Service

Analysis: Biden’s actions and words since Warsaw align with walked-back declaration that Putin must go

WASHINGTON — The White House might have walked back President Joe Biden’s declaration that Vladimir Putin “cannot remain in power” in Russia, but his words and actions since then fall in line with the boldest statement of his term.

Benzinga

Senate Confirms Ketanji Brown Jackson For Supreme Court

The U.S. Senate voted 53-47 on Thursday to confirm Ketanji Brown Jackson as the newest member of the U.S. Supreme Court, making her the first Black woman to serve on the nation’s highest court.

Al Jazeera

Iran’s Quds Force should stay on US ‘terrorist’ list: Top general

General Mark Milley tells lawmakers it is his ‘personal opinion’ that the IRGC’s Quds Force should not be delisted.

The Hindu

Is India’s position on Russia affecting its relationship with the U.S.?

While India has explained its stand on the war and its ties with Russia, the U.S. remains ‘disappointed’

Tribune News Service

Senate set to confirm Ketanji Brown Jackson for upcoming Supreme Court vacancy

WASHINGTON — The Senate confirmed Ketanji Brown Jackson on Thursday as the first Black woman to serve on the Supreme Court, the end of a historic nomination process streaked with acrimony even for a justice who will not alter the court’s current conservative tilt.

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