Former senator Doug Jones (D-Ala.), who is guiding Jackson through the confirmation process, said the White House wanted to “start quickly, right out of the chute.”
Author: John Wagner
Live updates: Biden to announce historic choice of first Black woman to Supreme Court
Announcing a choice that fulfills a campaign promise, President Biden plans to introduce federal judge Ketanji Brown Jackson as his nominee for the Supreme Court at a White House event Friday afternoon.
Biden to announce new spending on mineral production to address supply chain challenges
The virtual event is the latest attempt by the president to show his administration is addressing the supply-chain challenges that have dogged his presidency.
GOP Rep. Jim Hagedorn of Minnesota dies at 59 of kidney cancer
His wife said in a Facebook post that he died peacefully on Thursday night.
Trump endorses Texas congressional candidate accused of abusive behavior toward her estranged husband’s daughter
De La Cruz has denied allegations from her estranged husband of “cruel and aggressive conduct” toward his 14-year-old daughter, including verbal abuse and pinching the child to stop her from crying.
Biden to tout $1 billion in funding for Great Lakes restoration during trip to Ohio
The trip to Ohio is the president’s latest effort to highlight funding from the bipartisan infrastructure bill ahead of this year’s midterm elections.
Biden orders Trump White House visitor logs to be turned over to Jan. 6 committee
The former president claimed the logs were subject to executive privilege. In a letter Tuesday, a White House lawyer rejected Trump’s claim.
Rep. Kathleen Rice won’t seek reelection, is 30th House Democrat to leave at the end of her term
Rice has represented New York’s 4th Congressional District since 2015.
Trevor Noah to entertain at first White House Correspondents’ Association dinner since 2019
The dinner, scheduled for April 30, will be the association’s first since 2019 because of the pandemic. President Donald Trump broke with tradition by shunning the annual dinners during his tenure.
Trump attacks McConnell after he criticizes RNC censure of two House Republicans probing Jan. 6 insurrection
In a statement, the former president said the Senate minority leader does not speak for the majority of Republican voters.