Of the 115 Supreme Court justices in US history, all but 7 have been White men
By Jessica Campisi and Brandon Griggs, CNN Since the US Supreme Court was established in 1789, 115 justices have served on the bench. Of those, 108…
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US quietly planning potential responses in case Putin takes extreme step in Ukraine
By Kaitlan Collins, CNN Four days after Russia invaded Ukraine, President Joe Biden’s national security adviser Jake Sullivan authorized a team…
Continue ReadingUS quietly planning potential responses in case Putin takes extreme step in Ukraine
CNN By Kaitlan Collins, CNN Four days after Russia invaded Ukraine, President Joe Biden’s national security adviser Jake Sullivan authorized a…
Continue ReadingPossibilities expanding: How young Black women see Jackson’s nomination
By Jasmine Wright, CNN When 16-year-old Samiya Williams first saw Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson standing next to President Biden as he formally…
Continue ReadingAnalysis: Ketanji Brown Jackson demonstrated a serious and thoughtful demeanor as she faced offensive questioning from some Republicans
CNN By Joan Biskupic, CNN legal analyst & Supreme Court biographer Beyond the hyperbole and theatrics that have punctuated this week’s…
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CNN By Dan Berman, CNN The Senate Judiciary Committee confirmation hearing for Supreme Court nominee Ketanji Brown Jackson wrapped up Thursday after…
Continue ReadingAnalysis: Ketanji Brown Jackson demonstrated a serious and thoughtful demeanor as she faced offensive questioning from some Republicans
By Joan Biskupic, CNN legal analyst & Supreme Court biographer Beyond the hyperbole and theatrics that have punctuated this week’s Senate…
Continue Reading5 key questions for Biden’s emergency summits on Russia’s invasion of Ukraine
By Maegan Vazquez, CNN President Joe Biden is set to gather with world leaders in Brussels, Belgium, on Thursday for emergency summits to respond the…
Continue Reading5 key questions for Biden’s emergency summits on Russia’s invasion of Ukraine
CNN By Maegan Vazquez, CNN President Joe Biden is set to gather with world leaders in Brussels, Belgium, on Thursday for emergency summits to respond…
Continue ReadingBiden and Western leaders plan new ways to punish Russia for its war in Ukraine at emergency summits
By Kevin Liptak, CNN President Joe Biden emerged from a series of emergency summits in Brussels touting unity in the Western response to Russia as…
Continue ReadingManhattan prosecutor who quit team investigating Trump insists ex-President is guilty
By Kara Scannell and Sonia Moghe, CNN A former Manhattan prosecutor who investigated Donald Trump and his business empire said in his resignation…
Continue ReadingIdaho governor signs bill modeled after Texas’ new abortion law
By Shawna Mizelle, CNN Idaho Gov. Brad Little on Wednesday signed a bill modeled after the Texas law that bans abortions after about six weeks,…
Continue ReadingSouth Dakota governor signs law further restricting access to medication abortions
By Andy Rose and Paul LeBlanc, CNN South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem on Wednesday signed a law that further restricts access to abortions through…
Continue ReadingKetanji Brown Jackson hearing: 5 takeaways from Wednesday
By Tierney Sneed, CNN Supreme Court nominee Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson finished her two days of questioning on Wednesday, having spent some 22 hours…
Continue ReadingCory Booker reflects on Ketanji Brown Jackson hearings: ‘This is not about racism. It’s about decency’
CNN By Daniella Diaz and Veronica Stracqualursi, CNN Democratic Sen. Cory Booker of New Jersey said Sunday that there were moments during Supreme…
Continue ReadingManchin says he will vote for Supreme Court nominee Ketanji Brown Jackson
CNN By Clare Foran, CNN West Virginia Democratic Sen. Joe Manchin announced on Friday that he plans to vote for President Joe Biden’s Supreme…
Continue ReadingKetanji Brown Jackson hearing: 5 takeaways from Wednesday
CNN, CNN BUSINESS By Tierney Sneed, CNN Supreme Court nominee Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson finished her two days of questioning on Wednesday, having…
Continue ReadingBiden requests Mehmet Oz and Herschel Walker resign from presidential council or be terminated
By Donald Judd and Maegan Vazquez, CNN President Joe Biden has formally asked two Trump-appointed members of the President’s Council on Sports,…
Continue ReadingBiden remembers Albright as ‘a force for goodness, grace, and decency’
CNN By Devan Cole, CNN President Joe Biden paid tribute to former Secretary of State Madeleine Albright on Wednesday, calling the late former top…
Continue ReadingBiden administration eases some Trump-era tariffs on exports from UK and China
By Katie Lobosco, CNN The Biden administration eased some Trump-era tariffs this week in two separate moves, with one delivering relief to American…
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