Weekly Roundup: March 25, 2022
On a four-day trip through Europe, President Biden is sending the message that the US and allies are united in their response to the Russian invasion of Ukraine. But a month after the invasion began, ...
25 Mar 202226min
How Much Sway Does Donald Trump Hold In Republican Primaries?
Tepublicans in the Ohio Senate primary are vying for Trump's endorsement to gain an edge in a crowded field. But Trump's approval doesn't mean an automatic victory: the former president just rescinded...
24 Mar 202214min
Are Supreme Court Confirmation Hearings All Politics?
Wednesday was the third day of Ketanji Brown Jackson's Supreme Court confirmation hearings, but senators spent much of their time rehashing familiar lines of questioning. Republicans doubled down on c...
24 Mar 202214min
Ketanji Brown Jackson Vows To Be An "Impartial" Supreme Court Justice
Ketanji Brown Jackson, President Biden's Supreme Court pick, faced questions from the Senate Judiciary Committee Tuesday. In a marathon hearing, Jackson said she decides cases "from a position of neut...
23 Mar 202214min
Ketanji Brown Jackson Begins Historic Supreme Court Confirmation Hearings
On her first day of Supreme Court confirmation hearings, Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson told senators that she "stands on the shoulders" of those who came before her and that she decides cases "from a ne...
21 Mar 202214min
The Senate Surprised Itself By Passing A Bill To Make Daylight Saving Time Permanent
On top of aid to Ukraine and a trillion-dollar budget, Congress reauthorized the Violence Against Women Act and passed legislation which makes lynching a federal hate crime.They also voted to make Day...
18 Mar 202227min
Ukrainian Refugees Could Convince Biden To End Pandemic Asylum Restrictions
For more than a year, immigration activists have been frustrated that the White House has used the pandemic as a reason to turn away hundreds of thousands of migrants before they can make a request fo...
17 Mar 202213min
Volodymyr Zelenskyy, Ukraine's President, Addresses Congress
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy delivered a video address before Congress Wednesday, in which he asked for additional support to protect the country's citizens against Russian military brutali...
16 Mar 202214min
