Biden promises new Ukraine aid, warns Russia on chemical weapons
BRUSSELS (AP) — President Joe Biden and Western allies pledged new sanctions and humanitarian aid on Thursday in response to Vladimir Putin’s assault on Ukraine, butRead More
Senate committee wraps up hearings on Jackson’s nomination
WASHINGTON (AP) — Legal experts praised Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson in her final day of Senate hearings on Thursday, with a top lawyers’ group sayingRead More
Zelenskyy pleads with world leaders for arms to fight Russia
BRUSSELS (AP) — World leaders heard impassioned pleas Thursday from Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy for more military aid to defend his country and the UnitedRead More
Possibilities expanding: How young Black women see Jackson’s nomination
(CNN) — When 16-year-old Samiya Williams first saw Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson standing next to President Biden as he formally announced her nomination in February, she knewRead More
Of the 115 Supreme Court justices in US history, all but 7 have been White men
(CNN) — Since the US Supreme Court was established in 1789, 115 justices have served on the bench. Of those, 108 have been White men. KetanjiRead More
White House releases report on Native American voting rights
FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. (AP) — Local, state and federal officials must do more to ensure Native Americans facing persistent, longstanding and deep-rooted barriers to voting haveRead More
Americans want Biden to be tougher on Russia: AP-NORC poll
WASHINGTON (AP) — As President Joe Biden meets with key allies in Brussels to coordinate a stronger response to Russia’s monthlong assault on Ukraine, aRead More
Legal experts to weigh in on last day of Jackson hearings
WASHINGTON (AP) — Legal experts and interest groups will weigh in on Ketanji Brown Jackson as the Senate Judiciary Committee wraps up four days ofRead More
Zelenskyy pleads for aid as Biden, allies begin summits
BRUSSELS (AP) — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy called for “military assistance without limitations” as he addressed an emergency NATO summit on Thursday, the first ofRead More
Albright fled the Nazis, climbed to the summit of diplomacy
WASHINGTON (AP) — Madeleine Albright fled the Nazis as a child and climbed to the summit of diplomacy and foreign policy in the United States,Read More