Supreme Court nominee Ketanji Brown Jackson moved closer to Senate confirmation when two GOP senators said they would vote for the first Black woman to sit on the high court.
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President Joe Biden’s proposed taxes on oil and gas could discourage efforts to increase supply, industry officials say.
The Nevada senator met with Supreme Court nominee Ketanji Brown Jackson on Thursday.
The administration’s budget is facing headwinds in Congress because of a new tax on millionaires that Biden says will lower the deficit over the next decade.
Testimony about Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson’s judicial record was divided on Thursday, as hearings before the Senate Judiciary Committee wrapped up.
The confirmation votes fill seats that have been open since 2016 and 2018 and were considered judicial emergencies.
Republican senators continued to press Supreme Court nominee Ketanji Brown Jackson on her record of sentencing criminals, especially in child porn cases.
Supreme Court nominee Ketanji Brown Jackson answered questions about her record as a public defender and a judge as her confirmation hearing entered its second day.
Appeals Court Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson spoke on Monday, the opening day of her Supreme Court confirmation hearing.
If confirmed, Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson would be the first Black woman and the first former public defender to sit on the U.S. Supreme Court.
Members of Nevada’s congressional delegation agreed that the U.S. needs to do everything it can to help Ukraine fend off Russian invaders.
Nevada lawmakers were successful in securing funding for 52 projects that include road improvements in Las Vegas and Henderson.
Rep. Steven Horsford cited the benefits in pushing to make child care tax credits permanent, which Republicans and a key Democratic senator oppose.
Economic sanctions are crippling Russia, but more needs to be done to curtail the military invasion and aggression in Ukraine, Roman Popadiuk says.
The bill, backed by casino industry groups, would raise the trigger for IRS reporting of winnings from $1,200 to $5,000.