Jennifer Bendery
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Washington, DC, United States
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The Best Part Of Joe Biden's SOTU Address Happened After It Was Over
Most networks didn't air it, but the president stuck around for a while cracking up Supreme Court justices, telling stories and giving people comfort. → Read More
Republicans Who Voted To Overturn The 2020 Election Get Top Committee Posts
Eleven of the 17 new House committee chairmen voted to thwart democracy after fueling Donald Trump's "big lie." → Read More
Inside Chuck Schumer's Long Game On Judges
The Senate majority leader told HuffPost his goal is to “achieve balance” on every appeals court in the next two years with Biden’s judicial picks. → Read More
GOP Unveils 'Commitment To America' Plan With Stock Videos Of Russia, Ukraine
“We celebrate the rich heritage of the American story,” a narrator says, over footage of a drilling rig in Russia's Volgograd region. → Read More
Judge: Employers Don't Have To Cover HIV Meds If They Oppose 'Homosexual Behavior'
A federal judge who frequently sides with conservatives just handed anti-LGBTQ Christian employers a big win. → Read More
For The First Time, The VA Will Begin Providing Abortions To Veterans
But only in cases where pregnancy is the result of rape, incest or when the woman's life is at risk. → Read More
Lisa Murkowski Advances In Alaska's New Ranked-Choice Senate Primary
The Republican senator will face a GOP challenger in November backed by former President Donald Trump. → Read More
Senate Confirms Michelle Childs To Powerful D.C. Circuit Court Of Appeals
She is the fourth Black woman to ever serve on the court, which is considered second only to the Supreme Court. → Read More
Senate Confirms Biden's Pick To Head ATF
For the first time in seven years, the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives will have a permanent director: Steven Dettelbach. → Read More
Progressive Groups Urge Biden To Fill Every Single Court Vacancy This Year
“Progress on balancing the federal courts will come to a grinding halt” if Republicans retake the Senate in November, warned the organizations. → Read More
Native American Kids’ Schools Are Crumbling And Unsafe. Congress Won’t Fix Them.
"This is a human rights issue," Rep. Melanie Stansbury (D) said of tribal schools struggling to operate amid flooding, mold and even rattlesnake infestations. → Read More
Pro-Trump Mob Was 40 Feet From Mike Pence In Capitol Attack, Says Jan. 6 Panel
"Make no mistake about the fact that the vice president's life was in danger," Rep. Pete Aguilar (D-Calif.) said in the committee's latest hearing. → Read More
For Pride Month, Biden Should Probably Fill The Courts With Lesbian Judges
There's already been a 43% increase in the number of openly lesbian federal judges on his watch. Keep going, sir! → Read More
GOP Senators Unveil Plan For Preventing More Mass Shootings
It's as simple as three words! → Read More
Ketanji Brown Jackson Makes History As First Black Woman On Supreme Court
For the first time ever, the court will no longer be a majority of white men. → Read More
What's A Woman? GOP Senators Stumble On Their Own Question To Ketanji Brown Jackson
Some mentioned body parts. Some cited chromosomes. Others didn't want to talk about it at all. → Read More
Lisa Murkowski, Mitt Romney Announce Support For Ketanji Brown Jackson
Three Republican senators — including Susan Collins — have now said they will vote to confirm the Supreme Court nominee. → Read More
Supreme Court Nominee Ketanji Brown Jackson Clears Senate Committee
Biden's nominee is one step closer to becoming the first Black woman on the nation's highest court. → Read More
Alabama AG Steve Marshall Won’t Say If Biden Is ‘Lawfully Serving’ President
It’s been a year and a half since Biden won the 2020 election, fair and square. → Read More
Ketanji Brown Jackson Fends Off Ugly GOP Attacks As Her Hearing Winds Down
Republicans raged about child porn and falsely accused the Supreme Court nominee of being too lenient on offenders. → Read More