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| | | |  |  | | The most important politics stories today. | | | | | |  (Jabin Botsford/The Washington Post) Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson won support from all Democrats and a handful of Republicans in her Senate confirmation vote Thursday. She will be sworn in when Justice Stephen G. Breyer retires this summer. By Mike DeBonis and Seung Min Kim ● Read more » | | | | The Government Accountability Office's new report on "Trends Affecting Government and Society" identifies a dozen areas of greatest national concern where "GAO can better be prepared to respond." Perspective ● By Joe Davidson ● Read more » | | | | An irresistible talking point -- that the president's son received $3.5 million from a Russian billionaire -- does not hold up to scrutiny. Analysis ● By Glenn Kessler ● Read more » | | | On the last day of its session, the Alabama legislature passed a bill criminalizing gender-affirming care for transgender minors and another that establishes bathroom restrictions. By Anne Branigin ● Read more » | | | | The Senate narrowly confirmed Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson to the Supreme Court with a 53-to-47 vote. By John Wagner and Mariana Alfaro ● Read more » | | | The president has elevated myriad Black officials and pioneers like Ketanji Brown Jackson. But he has struggled to enact voting protections and police reforms. By Cleve R. Wootson Jr. ● Read more » | | | | Ketanji Brown Jackson's confirmation culminates an almost complete turnover at the Supreme Court in less than a generation. By Robert Barnes ● Read more » | | | | What Democrats learned from a much-criticized ad in Ohio, what happened in this week's elections, and why a contrarian author believes he can be the next governor of California. Analysis ● By David Weigel ● Read more » | | | | The Manhattan district attorney said his office will announce when the investigation is complete, regardless of whether charges are brought. By Shayna Jacobs ● Read more » | | | Pelosi is asymptomatic, her office said Thursday, and she will isolate for five days in accordance with CDC guidelines. By Amy B Wang, Paul Kane and Tyler Pager ● Read more » | | | | McConnell said he had moral red lines. Asked about his statement that he would support Trump in 2024, he struggled mightily to explain where they are. Analysis ● By Aaron Blake ● Read more » | | | | A visual page to track where Republican and Democratic senators stand on the Supreme Court confirmation vote for Ketanji Brown Jackson. Analysis ● By JM Rieger and Madison Dong ● Read more » | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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