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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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Brooklyn Nets guard Kyrie Irving, number 11, is shown playing March 15, 2022, in Orlando, Fla.

New York City to end vaccine mandates for performers and athletes

6:03am March 24, 2022

by The Associated Press

Mayor Eric Adams previously said it was unfair that a loophole in the vaccine rule allowed unvaccinated, visiting players and performers who don't work in New York to still play or perform.

Georgia president on balancing act of supporting Ukraine without antagonizing Russia

10:28pm March 23, 2022

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with the president of Georgia, Salome Zourabichvili, who the Georgian government is threatening to sue over her support for Ukraine.

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U.S. Sen. Cory Booker, D-N.J., hugs Johnny Brown, the father of Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson, after Booker spoke Wednesday during the Senate Judiciary Committee confirmation hearing on her nomination to become a justice on the U.S. Supreme Court.

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Sen. Booker speaks to the love that brings Jackson to the verge of the Supreme Court

8:02pm March 23, 2022

by Claudia Grisales

In emotional comments at Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson's Supreme Court confirmation hearing, the New Jersey Democrat also expressed shock at the questioning she faced from some of his GOP colleagues.