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Hearing for court nominee Jackson veers into hot-button topics

WASHINGTON — Ketanji Brown Jackson on Tuesday rolled unscathed through a marathon day of questioning for her nomination to the Supreme Court, as some of the members of the Senate Judiciary Committee spent time on outside issues peripheral to her qualifications.

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Senator quotes Laura Ingraham talking about ‘all the money that’s been raised’ for Supreme Court

Senator Sheldon White House asked Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson about the quote during her confirmation hearing

The Independent UK

GOP senators air grievances of nominations past on first day of questions for Ketanji Brown Jackson

Nominee bats back questions about Critical Race Theory from one of her former colleagues on the Harvard Law Review – Texas Senator Ted Cruz

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Ketanji Brown Jackson Explains to Lawmakers How Being a Lawyer Works

As expected, Tuesday's hearing was primarily made up of political theater.

Reason

Grilled by Republicans, Biden's Supreme Court pick defends record

Washington (AFP) - US Supreme Court nominee Ketanji Brown Jackson defended her record of sentencing in child pornography cases and advocacy for terror suspects as she was grilled Tuesday in her bid to be the first Black woman on the country's highest judicial bench.

AFP

Ketanji Brown Jackson pushes back on Ted Cruz when asked if she believes ‘babies are racist’

The Texas Senator asked about a book called ‘Antiracist Baby’ and critical race theory.

The Independent UK

Ketanji Brown Jackson hearing veers into hot-button topics - Roll Call

Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson spent much of her first marathon day of hearings fielding questions unrelated to her judicial record.

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Cruz flips SCOTUS hearings for Kavanaugh

Ted Cruz uses hearing for first Black female nominee to downplay Kavanaugh allegations as "teenage dating habits"

Salon

Jimmy Kimmel mocks Ted Cruz’s alleged airport meltdown

Kimmel called the Texas senator ‘Cancun Karen’

The Independent UK

Cops called to Ted Cruz airport conflict

Police were called to intervene in a disagreement between the Texas senator and an airline employee

Salon

Ketanji Brown Jackson vows neutral stance on US top court

Republicans threaten ‘tough questions’ as Democrats hail Jackson as first Black woman nominated to US Supreme Court.

Al Jazeera

Ted Cruz cites slaveowner in confirmation hearing for Ketanji Brown Jackson

Bushrod Washington wanted to send Black people to Africa

The Independent UK

Montana airport calls police on Ted Cruz after he misses check-in window

Reddit user who posted video of Cruz says he ‘demanded to speak to a manager about a dozen times’

The Independent UK

Takeaways: Jackson makes history, GOP vows no 'spectacle'

History was made the instant Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson appeared before the Senate Judiciary Committee

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Ted Cruz laments angry supreme court hearings a day after angry airport fracas

Texas senator filmed becoming confrontational with airport staff after missing check-in window for flight from Bozeman, Montana

The Independent UK

Brett Kavanaugh: What was he accused of and what happened at his Supreme Court confirmation hearing?

Three women have come forward with accusations. Mr Kavanaugh has categorically denied the veracity of each

The Independent UK

GOP rehashes Kavanaugh hearings as Ted Cruz calls allegations against judge his ‘teenage dating habits’

Numerous Republicans cited Kavanaugh’s confirmation process during Ketanji Brown Jackson’s confirmation hearing.

Roll Call

It’s Jackson’s SCOTUS hearing. But GOP can’t stop talking about Gorsuch, Kavanaugh, Barrett - Roll Call

Republicans are still sore about the tone of past hearings that scored conservatives a 6-3 majority on the Supreme Court.

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Asharq Al-Awsat

Congress Warns Biden Against Concluding Nuclear Deal with Iran

Several Congressmen warned US President Joe Biden against concluding a nuclear deal with Tehran. Republican Senator Ted Cruz accused US President Joe Biden of becoming the world's top funder of terrorism. "Biden is committed to a new deal with Iran that will pour hundreds of billions of dollars into the…

The Independent UK

Ted Cruz mocked for saying nuclear war is more likely because of Biden’s ‘presidential weakness’

‘I will say I think the odds of it happening are increasing because I think presidential weakness from the White House invites this, Ted Cruz says

USA Today Sports Media Group

U.S. Senator Ted Cruz again invites Kyrie Irving to join Rockets

At a Tuesday news conference, U.S. Senator Ted Cruz made a direct pitch to Brooklyn Nets star Kyrie Irving about playing for the Houston Rockets.

Salon

Twitter fact-checks Ted Cruz

Cruz's distortion of reality is remarkable

Asharq Al-Awsat

US Lawmakers: Iran Nuclear Deal Will Be a Massive Win for Putin

Republican lawmakers on Wednesday slammed the Biden administration for its cooperation with Russia on Iran nuclear talks in Vienna in light of the ongoing Ukraine crisis. They urged US President Joe Biden to walk away from negotiations with Iran over a nuclear deal, emphasizing that it would help Russian President…

The Guardian - US

US conducting ‘legal review’ of possible Russian war crimes in Ukraine – as it happened

White House clarifies there is a ‘legal review process’ after Harris says ‘absolutely there should be an investigation’

The Independent UK

Ted Cruz complains high gas prices are killing ‘freedom’ convoy protest as he rides shotgun

‘There ain’t no ignoring a senator riding in the lead truck,’ the protest’s organiser said

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