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WASHINGTON — The Senate is expected to confirm Ketanji Brown Jackson on Thursday as the first Black woman to serve on the Supreme Court, the end of a historic nomination process streaked with acrimony even for a justice who will not alter the court’s current conservative tilt.

After another contentious confirmation process, she will be the first Black woman and former public defender on the high court.

The Senate is expected to confirm Supreme Court nominee Ketanji Brown Jackson on Thursday, securing her place as the first Black woman on the high court and giving President Joe Biden a bipartisan endorsement for his historic pick

Republican Senators Lisa Murkowski and Mitt Romney say they will vote to confirm Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson’s historic nomination to the Supreme Court, giving President Joe Biden’s nominee a new burst of bipartisan support to become the first Black woman on the high court

The New Jersey Democrat talks to Eric Garcia about why he vociferously spoke for Boden’s Supreme Court nominee at her confirmation hearing

Nomination advances in Senate after judiciary committee vote splits along party lines

WASHINGTON — The House passed a bill to legalize marijuana for the second consecutive Congress, signaling a continued interest by Democrats in overhauling the federal approach to a substance that is legal for medical use in 37 states.

Marijuana remains a Schedule I substance, and federal legalization is “long overdue,” supporters say. Now all eyes are on the Senate.

The physical altercation between actor Will Smith and comedian Chris Rock at the 94th Academy Awards stunned the crowd and the millions watching the globally televised ceremony

Democrats in the House and Senate highlighted inequities facing women's sports and how some athletes go hungry while coaches make millions.

President Joe Biden has signed legislation to finally define lynching as a federal hate crime.