Politics A.M.: Jackson to face questions on Day 2 of Supreme Court confirmation hearings

Indiana's GOP governor vetoes bill banning transgender girls from female sports in schools, citing 'unanswered questions'; Graham's false claim that Arabella Advisors targeted Judge Childs ; Biden heads to Europe in an effort to bolster the Western alliance; Where senators stand on confirming Ketanji Brown Jackson to the Supreme Court; Biden pushes new normal amid worries about next covid surge —and who is left behind; Russia is bombing cities beyond recognition, Zelensky says as ground invasion stalls; Pence spent Jan. 6 at underground Senate loading dock, Secret Service confirms; Ketanji Brown Jackson pledges independence and neutrality in Supreme Court confirmation hearing ; Ex-wife of Missouri GOP Senate candidate Eric Greitens accuses him of domestic violence in court documents; 4 takeaways from Ketanji Brown Jackson's confirmation hearing; The strain of a seasonal flu pandemic — but every month; Ketanji Brown Jackson vows to be a neutral arbiter if confirmed to Supreme Court; Renny Cushing, 'stalwart' opponent of the death penalty, dies at 69 ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌

Try four weeks FREE, then $4 every four weeks for one year  Sign up for this newsletter Read online The most important politics stories today.     (Jabin Botsford/The Washington Post) Jackson to face questions on Day 2 of Supreme Court confirmation hearings Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson, President Biden's nominee to the Supreme Court, will answer questions from members of the Senate Judiciary Committee. By John Wagner ●  Read more »   Indiana's GOP governor vetoes bill banning transgender girls from female sports in schools, citing 'unanswered questions' Gov. Eric Holcomb (R) said he vetoed the bill because it "leaves too many unanswered questions" and would likely face legal challenges. By Jaclyn Peiser ●  Read more »   Graham's false claim that Arabella Advisors targeted Judge Childs Arabella Advisors has become an all-purpose villain for Republicans, but there's no evidence to support his charge. Analysis ●  By Glenn Kessler ●  Read more »   Biden heads to Europe in an effort to bolster the Western alliance President Biden heads to Brussels and Poland this week to bolster NATO in the face of Russia's invasion, as potential cracks emerge in the alliance on supplying weapons and handling refugees. By Tyler Pager, Ashley Parker and Isaac Stanley-Becker ●  Read more »   Where senators stand on confirming Ketanji Brown Jackson to the Supreme Court A visual page to track where senators stand on the confirmation vote for Ketanji Brown Jackson. By JM Rieger and Madison Dong ●  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   Biden pushes new normal amid worries about next covid surge —and who is left behind It is unclear if America will have the same increase in cases now bedeviling Europe. By Lena H. Sun and Yasmeen Abutaleb ●  Read more »   Russia is bombing cities beyond recognition, Zelensky says as ground invasion stalls President Biden said Russia may be planning to use chemical weapons and that it has used hypersonic missiles in Ukraine. By Amy Cheng, Rachel Pannett, Miriam Berger, Adela Suliman, Ellen Francis and Annabelle Timsit ●  Read more »   Pence spent Jan. 6 at underground Senate loading dock, Secret Service confirms The disclosure comes in the second trial of a defendant charged in the Capitol breach, Couy Griffin, a Republican elected official and Trump grass-roots leader. By Spencer S. Hsu ●  Read more »   Ketanji Brown Jackson pledges independence and neutrality in Supreme Court confirmation hearing Jackson, who will be the first Black woman on the Supreme Court if confirmed, spent her official introduction before the Senate Judiciary Committee detailing her approach as a judge, describing it as narrowly focused on resolving the issues before her. By Seung Min Kim, Ann E. Marimow and Aaron C. Davis ●  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   Ex-wife of Missouri GOP Senate candidate Eric Greitens accuses him of domestic violence in court documents The allegations, which led Republicans in Missouri to call for Greitens to abandon his Senate campaign, followed a public scandal in 2018 that led to his resignation as governor. By Michael Scherer ●  Read more »   4 takeaways from Ketanji Brown Jackson's confirmation hearing How Republicans are setting things up, and what Jackson said in her opening statement. Analysis ●  By Aaron Blake ●  Read more »   The strain of a seasonal flu pandemic — but every month The coronavirus pandemic has ebbed — but it's still a massive strain on America's hospital system. Analysis ●  By Philip Bump ●  Read more »   Ketanji Brown Jackson vows to be a neutral arbiter if confirmed to Supreme Court Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson told the Senate Judiciary Committee she will work to defend the Constitution and American democracy if she is confirmed to the Supreme Court, in her opening remarks. By Felicia Sonmez, John Wagner, Eugene Scott, Mariana Alfaro and Amy B Wang ●  Read more »   Renny Cushing, 'stalwart' opponent of the death penalty, dies at 69 Grief over the murder of his father spurred the New Hampshire state legislator to become a leading advocate for the abolition of capital punishment. By Emily Langer ●  Read more »     We think you'll like this newsletter Check out Plant Powered by Voraciously for our 12-week guide to cooking more plant-forward meals. Recipes, techniques and tips on Tuesdays. Sign up »

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