In pictures: Ketanji Brown Jackson’s confirmation hearings
Thursday was the final day of confirmation hearings for Ketanji Brown Jackson, the first Black woman ever to be nominated for the US Supreme Court.
Thursday was the final day of confirmation hearings for Ketanji Brown Jackson, the first Black woman ever to be nominated for the US Supreme Court.
A rare face-to-face meeting between Russian and US military officials last week led to an "outburst" of emotion from a normally stoic Russian general, a "revealing moment" that the Americans present believe hinted at larger morale problems in Russia's military, according to a closely held US military readout of what transpired.
Supreme Court nominee Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson finished her two days of questioning on Wednesday, having spent some 22 hours this week being grilled by the Senate Judiciary Committee.
President Joe Biden's Supreme Court nominee, Ketanji Brown Jackson, faced another round of questions from lawmakers on the Senate Judiciary Committee during the third day of her historic confirmation hearings.
Madeleine Albright, the first woman to serve as US secretary of state, has died of cancer at the age of 84.
The most troubling takeaway from President Joe Biden's warning that there is "evolving intelligence" that Russia is exploring options for cyberattacks is that US spy agencies have been spot on so far in predicting Vladimir Putin's moves.
Airstrikes on an art school and a maternity hospital. Residential apartment buildings taking fire from tanks. More than 900 civilians killed in a matter of weeks.
Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson's first full day of questioning featured explanations of her approach as a judge, discussions of abstract legal concepts that can be pivotal in controversial Supreme Court cases, and her defense of a sentencing record that Republicans have claimed wasn't adequately harsh on certain crimes.