Author: Amy B Wang

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The legislation is named for Emmett Till, the 14-year-old Black boy whose brutal torture and murder in Mississippi in 1955 sparked the civil rights movement.

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Jackson’s nomination appears to be on track after four days of confirmation hearings concluded last week.

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Two Democratic members of the Senate Judiciary Committee called on the Supreme Court justice to recuse himself from election-related cases after text messages from his wife, Ginni Thomas, emerged showing she had pushed the Trump White House to try to overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election.

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Like many other former Trump White House officials, Dan Scavino and Peter Navarro have refused to comply with the Jan. 6 committee’s subpoenas.

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Psaki announced her positive coronavirus test shortly before a planned trip to Europe with President Biden.

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Graham used his time for questioning Jackson to rail against treatment of past GOP judicial nominees and attack Democrats.

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The pressure underscores the growing hawkishness among members of Congress, who have been calling on the administration to do more to help Ukraine defend itself against Russian attacks.

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“It’s a reminder to get vaccinated if you haven’t already, even as cases go down,” Obama said Sunday.

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The Jan. 6 committee said it subpoenaed data from software vendor Salesforce to investigate how Trump and the RNC disseminated false statements about the 2020 election.