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LIVE COVERAGE: Senate poised to confirm Jackson to Supreme Court
Read full article: LIVE COVERAGE: Senate poised to confirm Jackson to Supreme CourtThe Senate is expected to confirm Supreme Court nominee Ketanji Brown Jackson on Thursday, securing her place as the first Black woman on the high court and giving President Joe Biden a bipartisan endorsement for his historic pick.
Split Senate acquits President Donald Trump on both articles of impeachment
Read full article: Split Senate acquits President Donald Trump on both articles of impeachmentA majority of senators expressed unease with Trumpโs pressure campaign on Ukraine that resulted in the two articles of impeachment. Both Bill Clinton in 1999 and Andrew Johnson in 1868 drew cross-party support when they were left in office after an impeachment trial. After Trumpโs July 25 phone call with Ukraine, Trump temporarily halted U.S. aid to the struggling ally battling hostile Russia at its border. When the House probed Trumpโs actions, the president instructed White House aides to defy congressional subpoenas, leading to the obstruction charge. But a whistleblower complaint of his conversation with Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskiy set off alarms.