Seung Min Kim
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A ‘Dynamite’ guest at the White House: BTS meets with Biden on anti-Asian discrimination
The White House became an exclusive stage for global K-pop phenomenon BTS, who had been invited by the administration to raise awareness of the prevalence of anti-Asian discrimination. → Read More
Biden says quarantines for monkeypox aren’t needed in U.S.
Belgium imposed a 21-day quarantine to fight monkeypox, but President Biden said the U.S. had enough vaccine doses to handle flare-ups of the disease. → Read More
Feud between Biden and Rick Scott turns personal
Biden and Sen. Scott have been blasting each other to bolster their political positions. This week, the feud turned ugly, as Scott accused Biden of incompetence and the president said Scott "has a problem." → Read More
Draft abortion opinion puts new spotlight on confirmation hearings
The draft abortion ruling highlights a big gap between what some Supreme Court nominees tell the Senate and what they do as justices. → Read More
Senate starts voting today on Ketanji Brown Jackson’s Supreme Court bid
The Judiciary Committee votes on Ketanji Brown Jackson's nomination on Monday, and the nation’s highest court could be set for its first Black female justice by the end of the week. → Read More
Why Democrats hope Romney will support Ketanji Brown Jackson
Sen. Mitt Romney is one of the few Republicans holding out the prospect of potentially supporting Ketanji Brown Jackson for the Supreme court. Some of her supporters are touting her views on religious freedom. → Read More
After crossing Trump, Cassidy weighs governor bid
The former doctor voted to convict the former president of inciting insurrection, then turned to bipartisan deal-cutting. Now he's weighing a splashier move. → Read More
Ketanji Brown Jackson’s Supreme Court confirmation hearing starts Monday. Here’s what you need to know.
Ketanji Brown Jackson will face the bright lights and the cameras at her four-day confirmation hearing beginning on Monday. Here are the answers to some of the most frequently asked questions about Jackson’s hearing and the rest of the confirmation process. → Read More
Republicans struggle for an effective attack on Ketanji Brown Jackson
GOP senators have not agreed on a strategy for questioning the first Black woman to be nominated to the Supreme Court, or even whether they have a strategy. → Read More
Republicans telegraph their attacks on Ketanji Brown Jackson
The Supreme Court nominee’s critics on the right have begun an assault, charging that she is a “radical” promoted by “dark money” — and in one provocative case, demanding to see her LSAT scores. → Read More
Ketanji Brown Jackson’s Supreme Court confirmation hearings to begin March 21
The announcement about the hearings came as President Biden’s Supreme Court nominee met Wednesday with Sens. Schumer, McConnell and other key figures. Her confirmation effort is likely to focus on a handful of lawmakers in both parties. → Read More
Biden talks Supreme Court timing with Democratic senators
The president huddled with Senate Judiciary Democrats as his Supreme Court pick looms. → Read More
White House unveils Supreme Court nomination team
The White House is formally tapping three outside advisers who are veterans of politics and communications to help shepherd President Biden’s eventual Supreme Court pick through the Senate confirmation process. The new team is led by former senator Doug Jones (D-Ala.), whose selection as the so-called “sherpa” was made public this week. The two others are Minyon Moore, political director in the… → Read More
Biden launches effort to woo GOP senators on Supreme Court pick
The president spoke with pivotal senators, hoping to get in front of what could be a bitter confirmation process for his Supreme Court nominee. → Read More
White House confirms South Carolina judge under consideration for Supreme Court
At the same time, the White House indicated that Childs is one of several people under consideration by the president, who has pledged to live up to his campaign promise of nominating the first Black woman to serve on the Supreme Court. J. Michelle Childs is a South Carolina judge who in December was nominated to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit, considered the second most… → Read More
Senate Democrats, with White House backing, unveil Russia sanctions bill
The measure will be offered as an alternative to a bill from Sen. Ted Cruz that will get a vote this week. → Read More
Biden to call for changing the filibuster in major voting rights speech
In an address in Atlanta, the president will seek to swing momentum behind voting rights bills that have stalled in Congress due to near-unified Republican opposition. → Read More
In pivot to voting rights, Biden risks falling short on a second big goal
Biden wrapped up last year with his Build Back Better bill seemingly running out of steam. He begins 2022 with a push on voting rights, another high-profile plan that faces daunting obstacles. → Read More
More Democratic senators are willing to weigh changes to Supreme Court
Senators of both parties have long been reluctant to consider adding more justices or limiting their tenure. But this week’s abortion argument, added to liberals’ anger about recent confirmations, is prompting some to rethink. → Read More
Biden’s push for Senate passage of his spending bill marks a career-defining moment
If Biden succeeds in passing his Build Back Better plan, it will cap a set of first-term achievements. If he fails, it could play into GOP efforts to portray him as a hapless figure. → Read More