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Ketanji Brown Jackson hearings begin – could Republicans sink her chances?

Nominee could become first black woman in supreme court’s history, and Biden is hoping for a smooth confirmation process

March 21, 2022

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Ketanji Brown Jackson with Senator Shelley Moore Capito of West Virginia on Tuesday. Democrats cannot be complacent about the chances of Jackson getting through. Photograph: Mandel Ngan/AFP/Getty Images

Former President Donald Trump and Attorney General Merrick Garland (Getty Images)

OPINION The real reason the feds haven’t indicted Trump

March 10, 2022

By Editors Desk

New studies offer clues about who may be more susceptible to long Covid, a term for lingering Covid-19 symptoms. WSJ breaks down the science of long Covid and the state of treatment. Illustration: Jacob Reynolds for the Wall Street Journal

Biden Unveils New Covid-19 Strategy for Next Phase of Response

March 02, 2022

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March 02, 2022

Ukraine crisis: Biden threatens to punish Putin over invasion

US President Joe Biden has told Congress that Vladimir Putin badly misjudged how the West would hit back once he invaded Ukraine.

March 02, 2022

GETTY IMAGES / Ukraine flags and badges were in evidence

February 21, 2022

Florida's DeSantis gains popularity with Trump-like anti-'woke' agenda

Florida's governor is becoming the clear Trump alternative for Republicans.

February 21, 2022

Joe Raedle/Getty Images, FILE President Donald Trump speaks with Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis during an event at the Sharon L. Morse Performing Arts Center on Oct. 03, 2019, in The Villages, Florida.

February 17, 2022

US: Donald Trump, family must testify in fraud investigation

The former US President has been ordered to answer questions under oath in a probe on alleged fraudulent practices at his family business.

February 17, 2022

The business practices of the Trump family and Trump Organization have been closely scrutinized

February 15, 2022

Judge to dismiss Sarah Palin's New York Times libel lawsuit

A New York judge has ruled that a libel lawsuit filed against the New York Times by former Alaska governor and vice presidential hopeful Sarah Palin will be thrown out due to lack of evidence.

February 15, 2022

GETTY IMAGES | Sarah Palin had accused the NY Times of trying to "score political points'

February 05, 2022

Pence dismisses Trump claim that he could have overturned 2020 election

In a sharp rebuke of his former boss, former U.S. Vice President Mike Pence said on Friday that Donald Trump was wrong to believe Pence had the power to reverse the outcome of the 2020 presidential election that Trump has falselyclaimed was stolen from him.

February 05, 2022

Former US Vice President Mike Pence participates in a debate in Salt Lake City, Utah, in this file photo from October 7, 2021. © Justin Sullivan, Reuters

January 28, 2022

Ketanji Brown Jackson emerges as frontrunner for vacant US Supreme Court seat

If appointed, she would be the first black woman to sit on country’s most powerful bench

January 28, 2022

Ketanji Brown Jackson was last year confirmed by the Senate to the District of Columbia appeals court © Tom Williams/Pool/Reuters

January 27, 2022

'This Is a Complicated Country': Read Stephen Breyer's Supreme Court Retirement Speech

After Justice Ruth Bader Ginsberg's death gave former President Donald Trump a chance for a last-minute nomination, Democrats ramped up pressure for Breyer to retire. His retiring would eliminate the risk of his seat going to a conservative justice, swaying the court even farther to the right.

January 27, 2022

January 27, 2022

Black Women Overwhelmingly Support Black Female Supreme Court Nominee: Poll

The poll was conducted from January 4 to 9 among 507 Black women voters nationwide and has a margin of error of plus or minus 5.04 percent.

January 27, 2022

January 27, 2022

US Supreme Court: The women in the running to replace Stephen Breyer

US President Joe Biden has affirmed that he will appoint an African-American woman to the top US court for the first time in history.

January 27, 2022

GETTY IMAGES | President Joe Biden announced on Thursday Justice Stephen Breyer will retire in June

January 27, 2022

Unthinkable Kamala career move suggested

An outlandish theory suggesting US Vice President Kamala Harris will soon find herself in a new job has been rubbished by experts.

January 27, 2022

Justice Stephen Breyer is about to step down. Picture: Mandel Ngan/AFP

January 26, 2022

Justice Stephen Breyer to Retire From Supreme Court

Justice Breyer, who will leave at the end of the term, has championed the court’s independence from politics. The retirement opens the door for the president to deliver on his promise to nominate the court’s first Black woman.

January 26, 2022

Justice Stephen Breyer is expected to remain on the bench until the end of the current Supreme Court term. PHOTO: PHILIP KEITH FOR THE WALL STREET JOURNAL

January 15, 2022

Biden supporters 'apoplectic' one year into his presidency

Just over a year ago, millions of energized young people, women, voters of color and independents joined forces to send Joe Biden to the White House

January 15, 2022

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January 13, 2022

Supreme Court blocks COVID-19 vaccine-or-testing mandate for workplaces but lets medical rule stand

The court in a second unsigned opinion permitted a vaccine mandate on people employed at health care facilities that receive federal funding through Medicare and Medicaid. That measure affects about 10 million workers.

January 13, 2022

A COVID-19 vaccine is prepared for administration in Los Angeles on Jan. 7. FREDERIC J. BROWN/AFP Via Getty Images

January 12, 2022

‘Moron’: Top doc caught on hot mic

America’s top Covid adviser Anthony Fauci has been caught dissing a senator on a hot mic moments after a bad-tempered exchange.

January 12, 2022

Dr. Anthony Fauci repeatedly lashed out at Republican senators during a bad-tempered Senate hearing Tuesday, accusing Sen. Rand Paul of Kentucky of fuelling threats against him.

January 10, 2022

Rep. Jim Jordan Rebuffs House Panel Interview On Jan. 6 Insurrection

The Trump loyalist called the probe a "partisan witch hunt."

January 10, 2022

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December 06, 2021

Kamala Harris hit by mass staff exodus

A mass exodus has given fuel to critics of the White House as Kamala Harris and Joe Biden face their toughest period yet.

December 06, 2021

Vice President Kamala Harris has faced a recent staff exodus, and White House officials have been quick to pour water over rumours of a “sinking ship”.

August 17, 2021

‘Devastated’: Joe Biden slammed

Australia’s former ambassador to Israel has hit out at US President Joe Biden’s response to the tragic events unfolding in Afghanistan.

August 17, 2021

US President Joe Biden speaks about the Taliban's takeover of Afghanistan from the East Room of the White House. Picture: Brendan SmialowskiSource:AFP