Politics

Ketanji Brown Jackson was sworn in as the 116th Supreme Court justice upon the retirement of Justice Stephen Breyer at the end of the 2021 term, on June 30, 2022. Here’s what you need to know about the 51-year-old federal appeals court judge who has become the first Black woman …

Nicholas John Roske, accused of attempting to assassinate Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh, pleaded not guilty Wednesday, at a hearing at the Southern Division Courthouse, in Greenbelt, Maryland. Roske, 26, of Simi Valley, Calif., was arrested outside Kavanaugh’s Maryland home earlier this month armed with a gun, knife and burglary …

President Joe Biden told The Associated Press on Thursday that the American people are “really, really down” after a tumultuous two years with the coronavirus pandemic, volatility in the economy and now surging gasoline prices that are hitting family budgets. He said a recession is not inevitable and bristled at …

Former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin will advance to the special general election for the state’s only U.S. House seat after voters cast their ballots in Saturday’s special primary to replace the late Rep. Don Young, who held the position for 49 years before his death in March at the age of 88.  …

Washington — The Biden administration will mark a new milestone in the fall when it pays its class of White House interns for the first time in the nation’s history, the White House announced Thursday. Funding for interns participating in the White House Internship Program comes from legislation President Biden …

Washington — The Senate on Tuesday unanimously approved a bill that would make daylight saving time permanent beginning in November 2023, a significant leap forward in the push to ensure an extra hour of sunlight at the end of the day all year round. The bill, known as the Sunshine …

President Biden said he’s done a “deep dive” on about four potential candidates for the Supreme Court open seat that will be left vacant when Justice Stephen Breyer retires, and he said he thinks whomever he eventually picks will receive GOP support.  The president made the comments in an interview he …

Washington — Nearly 740 individuals have been charged for allegedly participating in the January 6, 2021 attack on the U.S. Capitol, a CBS News count reveals. Only 240 have entered guilty pleas, leaving more than 500 defendants whose cases have yet to be resolved.  One Texas man is set to be the …

Former Alaska Governor Sarah Palin’s positive tests for the coronavirus have forced the postponement of a civil trial over her defamation claims against The New York Times. U.S. District Judge Jed Rakoff said the trial, which was to begin Monday, can start February 3 if Palin has adequately recovered by …

Washington — Jacob Chansley, the so-called “QAnon Shaman” who became one of the more well-known figures of the January 6 assault on the U.S. Capitol, plans to appeal the 41-month prison sentence he received earlier this month for his role in the riots, according to a court filing submitted Tuesday. …