GOP Sens. Murkowski and Romney will vote to confirm Ketanji Brown Jackson to the Supreme Court
“My support rests on Judge Jackson’s qualifications, which no one questions; her demonstrated judicial independence; her demeanor and temperament; and the important perspective she would bring to the court as…
Man arrested in connection with Sacramento mass shooting that killed 6, wounded 12
Police have arrested a suspect in connection with a fatal mass shooting early Sunday morning in Sacramento, California. The shooting, which is the deadliest in the city’s history, killed six…
U.S. seizes superyacht of Russian billionaire close to Putin
Advertisement Story continues below advertisement “Today marks our taskforce’s first seizure of an asset belonging to a sanctioned individual with close ties to the Russian regime. It will not be…
Senate strikes $10B Covid deal
Sens. Chuck Schumer and Chris Coons leave a meeting at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 31, 2020. | Drew Angerer/Getty Images Senate negotiators struck a deal on $10 billion in…
Russia-Ukraine War Latest News: Biden Calls for War-Crime Trial, Says Putin Must Be Held Accountable
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky is expected to speak to the United Nations Security Council on Tuesday, according to a spokesman for the U.K. ambassador to the U.N. Mr. Zelensky has…
Colorado governor signs bill to protect access to abortion
House Bill 1279, the Reproductive Health Equity Act, states that “every individual has a fundamental right to make decisions about the individual’s reproductive health care, including the fundamental right to…
Ketanji Brown Jackson expected to be confirmed this week
After the Senate Judiciary Committee voted 11-11, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer called for a vote to break the deadlock and send her nomination to the floor. Every Democrat and…
US makes first Russian oligarch yacht seizure
The U.S. government aided Spanish authorities in seizing the yacht of a Russian oligarch, the first such seizure after a pledge by President Biden to go after elites’ “ill-begotten gains.”…
Senators reach deal on bipartisan $10 billion COVID package
Sen. Mitt Romney (R-Utah) was the chief Republican negotiator. Photo: Kent Nishimura/Los Angeles Times via Getty Images Senate negotiators in both parties on Monday announced a deal on a $10…
Russia-Ukraine War Latest News: Biden Calls for War-Crime Trial, Says Putin Must Be Held Accountable
The U.S. plans to unveil additional sanctions on Russia this week, President Biden’s national security adviser said, condemning reports of atrocities in parts of Ukraine while declining to label Russian…