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Ketanji Brown Jackson - live: First Black woman sworn in as Supreme Court justice after Stephen...
The Independent via Yahoo News· 2 years agoKetanji Brown Jackson, Joe Biden’s first Supreme Court appointee, has been sworn in with a short...
What is the filibuster? A look at the Senate’s consequential quirk and debate on its future
USA TODAY via Yahoo News· 2 years agoWASHINGTON – The filibuster — the controversial Senate rule able to advance or stall key legislation...
Obstruction, Money, Courts and Trump: How Mitch McConnell Changed American Politics
HuffPost via Yahoo News· 3 months agoMcConnell leaves a Republican luncheon Wednesday, after announcing that he will step down as Senate...
How long do Supreme Court justices serve and what is the current political balance?
The Independent UK via AOL· 1 year agoThe retirement of US Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer sent shockwaves through Washington DC and...
'Pick up the pace': Progressives urge Biden, Senate to move faster on confirming federal judges
USA TODAY via Yahoo News· 2 years agoWASHINGTON – President Joe Biden technically has more than two years to fill the vacancies that have...
Sonia Sotomayor’s Retirement Is Not the Point
The New Republic via Yahoo News· 2 months agoThe Supreme Court’s current term is winding down, with only a handful of oral arguments left and plenty of opinions to be written. The presidential...
The Senate filibuster is a hurdle to any national abortion bill. Democrats are campaigning on it
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 2 days agoSen. Tammy Baldwin, facing a tough reelection fight in one of the races that will determine control...
New Bill Would Make It Easier For Congress To Fight Back Against Hard-Right Supreme Court
HuffPost via Yahoo News· 2 years agoDemocrats introduced legislation Thursday that would enable a simple majority in Congress to...
Voices: Why Biden won’t really stand up to the Supreme Court
The Independent UK via AOL· 11 months agoThe end of June also signals the end of the 2022-2023 session of the Supreme Court, and the second...
Senate veterans: Supreme Court fight has roots in years of partisan combat
NBC News via Yahoo News· 12 months agoRecent reports about luxury gifts, travel and tuition for a minor under his care that Supreme Court...