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Editorial: GOP opposition to Jackson only helps further politicize the Supreme Court

The absurd chorus of Republican rationalization for opposing Supreme Court nominee Ketanji Brown Jackson hit a crescendo over the weekend with this comment from Missouri Sen. Roy Blunt: “I won’t be supporting her, but I’ll be joining others in understanding the importance of this moment.” Huh? Other GOP senators have…

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Everybody blames Mitch McConnell

Republicans are angling to nix the waivers from President Biden's federal budget for 2023

Salon

Scott cuestionado en Fox sobre alza de impuestos y eliminación del Medicare y el Medicaid

Mar. 29—El senador Rick Scott fue cuestionado el domingo por el presentador de Fox News y ex reportero de Miami John Roberts sobre su recién estrenado plan "Rescue America".

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Bargainers: Bipartisan deal near on trimmed $10B COVID bill

Lawmakers have moved to the brink of clinching a scaled-back bipartisan compromise to provide a fresh $10 billion to combat COVID-19

The Independent UK

McConnell optimistic GOP primaries will produce ‘fully electable’ candidates everywhere

WASHINGTON — Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell said Thursday he’s optimistic Republican primary voters will choose “fully electable” candidates in each of the key states hosting 2022 Senate campaigns this year.

McClatchy Washington Bureau

Senate may jettison $5 billion foreign aid piece of COVID-19 package

WASHINGTON — Senators appear to be scaling back a proposed COVID-19 aid package to about $10 billion by eliminating a $5 billion foreign assistance component.

Tribune News Service

Scott on GOP Civil War: I'm "like Grant"

The Florida senator calls himself an "outsider" among Republicans

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McConnell on potential GOP Senate leader challenge: "I don't own the job"

"Anybody in the conference can run if they choose to," he said.

Axios

McConnell says COVID spending package could shrink to $10B

Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell says a bipartisan package to provide fresh spending to combat COVID-19 may drop to $10 billion

The Independent UK

Senate close to COVID-19 aid deal; global funds in question - Roll Call

Senators negotiating a COVID-19 supplemental funding package have an “agreement in principle” to provide roughly $10 billion.

Roll Call

Will Bunch: The Supreme Court has a giant legitimacy crisis, which means so does America

Earlier this month, a speech warning about the dangers of politicizing the U.S. Supreme Court was delivered in Utah by an authoritative, insider source, who cautioned that "[a]t some point the institution is going to be compromised." He voiced his growing concern that eventually we could "chip away at the…

The Philadelphia Inquirer

Missouri Gov. Parson says he believes Sheena Greitens. But he didn't call on Eric Greitens to drop out of Senate race

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Missouri Gov. Mike Parson on Wednesday said he believed allegations of domestic abuse against former Gov. Eric Greitens, but stopped short of calling on him to drop out of the U.S. Senate race.

Tribune News Service

Ketanji Brown Jackson to receive rare Republican vote as Collins says yes

Maine senator says she will vote to confirm Joe Biden’s nominee: ‘There can be no question she is qualified’

The Guardian - US

GOP's Senate campaign chief won't back down from party fight

Florida Sen. Rick Scott is barely halfway through his first term

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Kayleigh McEnany claims Will Smith slap shows double standard for conservative women

Donald Trump frequently made demeaning remarks about appearance

The Independent UK

Biden budget has Manchin priorities: Tax rich, cut deficit

President Joe Biden’s $5.8 trillion budget for next year would trim federal deficits and boost taxes on the wealthiest Americans

The Independent UK

Kayleigh McEnany says Will Smith slap shows double standard for conservative women

Donald Trump frequently made demeaning remarks about appearance

The Independent UK

Rick Scott battles Fox host who calls out his false claim about tax plan

Senator’s ‘11 point plan’ has been roundly rejected by Democrats and even Mitch McConnell

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Newsroom.co.nz

The moral bankruptcy of the US judiciary

A Supreme Court scandal is raising serious questions about the integrity of America's political and judiciary system, writes Hayden Thorne.

The Guardian - US

Republican senator says tax rises in own plan are ‘Democratic talking points’

Rick Scott of Florida grilled on Fox News Sunday about suggested income tax rise and letting social security and Medicare fall

Axios

Manchin says he will vote to confirm Jackson as Supreme Court justice

Manchin's support essentially guarantees Jackson's confirmation to the court.

The Independent UK

Supreme Court nominee's 'empathy' is flashpoint for Senate

Empathy is not a quality many Republican senators want to see in the next Supreme Court justice

The Independent UK

Jackson on track for confirmation, but GOP votes in doubt

After more than 30 hours of hearings, the Senate is on track to confirm Ketanji Brown Jackson as the first Black woman on the Supreme Court

Tribune News Service

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‘The court-packers' pick’: McConnell a ‘no’ on Ketanji Brown Jackson for Supreme Court

McClatchy Washington Bureau

‘The court-packers' pick’: McConnell a ‘no’ on Ketanji Brown Jackson for Supreme Court

WASHINGTON — Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell announced on Thursday he would vote against Supreme Court nominee Ketanji Brown Jackson, who is set to become the first Black woman ever to sit on the nation’s highest bench.

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