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Supreme Court nominee Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson wipes away tears during her confirmation as Sen. Cory Booker quotes Langston Hughes in support of her.

The history behind the Langston Hughes poem used in the Ketanji Brown Jackson hearing

1:09pm March 24, 2022

by Andrew Limbong

Sen. Cory Booker quoted the lines to support Supreme Court nominee Judge Kentaji Brown Jackson during her confirmation hearing. Hughes' poem is a searing look at race and class in America.

The Briggle family is fighting back after the Texas governor and attorney general said transgender children receiving gender-affirming care are the victims of child abuse.

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Texas governor calls gender affirming care 'child abuse.' This family fights back

11:45am March 24, 2022

by Wade Goodwyn

Texas Child Protective Services opened an investigation into the Briggle family after the governor and attorney general called gender-affirming care child abuse.

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Albright delivered remarks during the Democratic National Convention in July, 2016 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

Madeleine Albright kept up her trailblazing work long after being secretary of state

11:38am March 24, 2022

by Barbara Sprunt

Albright, who arrived in the U.S. as an 11-year-old refugee, became the first woman to serve as secretary of state. She died on Wednesday at the age of 84.

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Madeleine Albright's teaching continues — through these books

11:23am March 24, 2022

by Meghan Collins Sullivan

The first female secretary of state's legacy lives on — not only in the history she made but also in teachings and reflections. Here are some of the books she leaves for us, and future generations.

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News brief: Russia-Ukraine crisis, Ketanji Brown Jackson, Idaho abortion law

11:04am March 24, 2022

A month into the Russian invasion, the situation worsens in Ukraine. Biden's Supreme Court nominee faces a final day of senators' questions. A new Idaho law is modeled after the abortion ban in Texas.

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Madeleine Albright is pictured in 2018 on the set of Madam Secretary.

The gift Madeleine Albright leaves is showing us what's possible

10:23am March 24, 2022

by Kevin Drew

Today, as Ukraine defends itself against military forces from Russia, Albright's journey is especially important.

Refugees from Ukraine wait to get on buses to other destinations in Poland, outside the train station in Przemysl, near the Ukrainian-Polish border in southeastern Poland, on Wednesday.

The U.S. will take in up to 100,000 Ukrainian refugees fleeing the war

9:36am March 24, 2022

by Tamara Keith

The United States will welcome up to 100,000 Ukrainians and other displaced people fleeing the conflict in Ukraine, a senior administration official told reporters traveling with President Biden.

Attorney Mark Pomerantz is shown leaving court in New York on Sept. 8, 2004.

Ex-prosecutor says Donald Trump is 'guilty of numerous felony violations'

7:27am March 24, 2022

by The Associated Press

The letter came from Mark Pomerantz, who along with his co-leader in the Trump probe, resigned in February over the future of the case.

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Judge Jackson faced nearly 24 hours of questions over the last 2 days

7:23am March 24, 2022

NPR's Rachel Martin talks to former Democratic Sen. Doug Jones of Alabama, who was tasked by the White House to prepare Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson for the grueling Supreme Court confirmation process.

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Jackson's confirmation hearing devolved into bickering among senators

7:22am March 24, 2022

Supreme Court nominee Ketanji Brown Jackson faced two long days of questions with the Senate Judiciary Committee, in a hearing that was at times combative and emotional.

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