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The Associated Press reports: Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell announced Thursday that he will vote against confirming Ketanji Brown Jackson, saying he “cannot and will not” support the groundbreaking nominee for a lifetime appointment on the Supreme Court. While McConnell’s opposition was not unexpected and Jackson’s confirmation is still on track, his declaration coming only hours after the Senate Judiciary …

ABC News reports: Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson, the first Black woman nominated to the U.S. Supreme Court, has completed two full days of questions from the Senate Judiciary Committee: 13 hours on Tuesday and 10.5 hours on Wednesday. Thursday will mark the final day of the four-day confirmation hearing as the committee hears from outside legal experts, civil rights leaders …

Bloomberg News reports: Republican Senator Lindsey Graham accused Supreme Court nominee Ketanji Brown Jackson of being lenient in sentencing defendants in child pornography cases and for a second day used the Judiciary Committee’s confirmation hearing to air complaints about the treatment of past GOP judicial nominees. In one of the sharpest exchanges yet during the hearings, Graham on Wednesday raised …

Via press release from GOP Rep. Mo Brooks: It’s disappointing that, just like in 2017, President Trump lets Mitch McConnell manipulate him again. Every single negative TV ad against our campaign has come from McConnell and his allies. I wish President Trump wouldn’t fall for McConnell’s ploys, but, once again, he has. I have not changed. I am the only …

Mediaite reports: Speaking to the Washington Post, the Utah senator took a shot at the Republican senators who went after Jackson. “It struck me that it was off course, meaning the attacks were off course that came from some,” Romney told the Post. “And there is no ‘there’ there.” Senator Josh Hawley (R-MO) has been widely condemned for saying Jackson …

From the world’s most famous liar: Mo Brooks of Alabama made a horrible mistake recently when he went “woke” and stated, referring to the 2020 Presidential Election Scam, “Put that behind you, put that behind you,” despite the fact that the Election was rife with fraud and irregularities. If we forget, the Radical Left Democrats will continue to Cheat and …

The Associated Press reports: Supreme Court nominee Ketanji Brown Jackson is returning to the Senate for a third day of hearings as Republicans try to paint her as soft on crime and Democrats herald the historic nature of her nomination to become the first Black woman on the high court. In Tuesday’s marathon hearing, Republicans aggressively questioned Jackson on the …

Mother Jones reports: During the second day of Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson’s Supreme Court confirmation hearing Tuesday, Sen. John Cornyn (R-Texas) took the occasion to attack marriage equality. His line of questioning comes as conservatives have continued to use state legislatures and the courts to roll back rights for LGBTQ people. While a majority of Americans support marriage equality, it …

Mediaite reports: Senator Lindsey Graham (R-SC) stomped away from Ketanji Brown Jackson’s Supreme Court confirmation hearing after getting in a heated clash with Senate Judiciary Committee chairman Dick Durbin (D-IL) over Guantanamo Bay. The judge explained she was “standing up for the constitutional value of representation” with her work, and as this topic came up during questions from Graham, he …

Mediaite reports: Jimmy Kimmel mocked Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) following reports that police were called to a Montana airport after the senator became “frustrated” for missing his flight. “Apparently, he missed his flight and demanded to speak to the manager of the airport about a dozen times, to the point where they had to call in security.” The host went …

CNN reports: President Joe Biden’s Supreme Court nominee, Ketanji Brown Jackson, is expected to face intense questioning on Tuesday from Republican senators during the second day of her historic confirmation hearings. The hearings kicked off on Monday with opening statements from senators on the panel and the nominee. Two days of questioning — expected to be the most contentious part …

The Hill reports: Multiple Republican candidates running to replace retiring Sen. Roy Blunt (R) in Missouri have called on their rival Eric Greitens (R) to drop out of the race after his ex-wife accused him of domestic abuse in an affidavit. Rep. Vicky Hartzler (R-Mo.) condemned the findings from the affidavit in a video response released on Monday, calling for …

The Associated Press reports: Former Missouri Gov. Eric Greitens, now a leading Republican Senate candidate, was physically abusive and demonstrated such “unstable and coercive behavior” that steps were taken to limit his access to firearms, according to new allegations from his ex-wife revealed in court records on Monday. The sworn affidavit from Sheena Greitens is part of an ongoing child …

Roll Call reports: The weeklong Supreme Court confirmation hearing for Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson starts Monday heavy on history and relatively light on political drama. The 51-year-old appeals court judge would be the first Black woman on the Supreme Court, and the first justice with experience representing those too poor to afford an attorney; Democrats plan to highlight what that …

Politico reports: Alabama Republican Mo Brooks is calling for Mitch McConnell to be ousted as Senate GOP leader, making him the party’s third major Senate candidate to come out in favor of booting the Kentucky Republican. “America can’t afford a Senate leader who is a weak-kneed, debt junkie, open-border RINO Republican and who, worse yet, sells out America for special …

The Hill reports: CBS’s “Face the Nation” host Margaret Brennan asked McConnell how he was leaning with regards to Jackson’s nomination, noting that he had previously voted against her for a previous appointment. While he has praised Jackson’s credentials, McConnell has so far remained coy as to how he will vote. “We had a very good conversation in my office …

The Los Angeles Times reports: A federal appeals court on Friday overturned a judge’s ruling that blocked the public’s access to a search warrant for Sen. Richard M. Burr’s cellphone that federal investigators seized in an investigation of his stock trades. The three-judge appeals court panel found that U.S. District Judge Beryl Howell had misapplied the law in her May …

The right wing Washington Examiner reports: Ohio Republican Senate candidates Josh Mandel and Mike Gibbons nearly came to blows during a candidate forum Friday evening. Mandel, a former state treasurer and an early front-runner in the race, has targeted Gibbons in recent weeks in the contentious and competitive Republican primary. At a GOP candidate forum organized by FreedomWorks, Mandel claimed …

CNN reports: Former President Donald Trump is on the brink of withdrawing his endorsement from Alabama Senate hopeful Mo Brooks following a series of public and private missteps by the Republican congressman, including back-to-back statements this week in which Brooks declined to affirm Trump’s belief that the 2020 election result can be overturned. “I am baffled by the view that …

The conservative site Red State reports: Herschel Walker, a football legend in the state of Georgia, is running for the U.S. Senate against Sen. Raphael Warnock, a Democrat who currently holds the seat after winning it in 2020. Walker is beloved throughout the state for his time as a running back for the University of Georgia, where he won a …