Republicans on the Judiciary Committee assailed her record and fought Democrats’ efforts to speed her path toward confirmation as the panel prepared to vote on Monday afternoon.
Tag: Appointments and Executive Changes
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Carrie Lam, Hong Kong’s Leader, Will Not Seek Second Term
Mrs. Lam has been criticized by residents and pro-Beijing lawmakers for mixed messaging and mishandling the city’s fifth coronavirus outbreak.
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On Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson, How Low Will Senate Republicans Go?
In seeking to discredit her, they have concocted a scary version of a Black woman to serve up to their base.
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Jackson Vote Poses a Political Dilemma for Murkowski
The Alaska Republican is facing a difficult re-election race in which she is under attack by former President Donald J. Trump and the right. Could a vote for President Biden’s nominee save her?
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Graham, Once a Backer of Jackson, Says He Will Oppose Her Confirmation
Senator Lindsey Graham voted last year to confirm Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson to an influential appeals court. He now calls her an “activist judge” who should not ascend to the Supreme Court.