Author: Mike DeBonis

Washington Post – Politics:

Jackson’s confirmation will not be overwhelmingly bipartisan, but leaders of both parties agreed the long and often tense interrogation did not alter the fundamental dynamics around the nomination.

Washington Post – Politics:

A bill ending normal trade relations with Russia and Belarus hit a snag in the Senate this week as a prominent Republican sought to attach language banning Russian oil imports. It’s the latest example of how Congress has found it difficult to pass legislation dealing with the crisis in Ukraine.

Washington Post – Politics:

For a handful of ambitious Republican senators, Jackson’s confirmation hearings this week have served as an high-profile platform to prove their mettle to GOP voters who might someday see their names on a presidential primary ballot.

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The legislation, which largely mirrors trade sanctions already undertaken by President Biden, could be the last significant Ukraine-related matter to pass Congress for months to come.

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President Zelensky cited the bombing of Pearl Harbor, the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks and the rhetoric of Martin Luther King Jr. in seeking to roust President Biden and lawmakers to further action to support Ukraine.

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Nothing so encapsulates the finely choreographed nature of the modern Supreme Court confirmation process as the round-robin of senatorial interviews.

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Republicans are at odds over whether they should run on an agenda for midterms.

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Lujan, 49, had initially predicated a four-to-six-week recovery following the cerebellar stroke he suffered on Jan. 27.

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The Arizona Democrat has firmly resisted a campaign by some in her party to modify or eliminate the 60-vote supermajority rule to pass voting rights bills.