Analysis

Where senators stand on confirming Ketanji Brown Jackson to the Supreme Court

A visual page to track where Republican and Democratic senators stand on the Supreme Court confirmation vote for Ketanji Brown Jackson.

By JM Rieger and Madison DongMarch 25, 2022
Analysis

Ginni Thomas’s texts make Clarence Thomas’s non-recusal look even worse

Thomas was recently the only justice to vote against disclosing White House records to the Jan. 6 committee. Now we learn his wife was in contact with the White House.

By Aaron BlakeMarch 25, 2022
Analysis

Trump’s lawsuit against Clinton and 47 others is a predictable mess

Misspellings and a bevy of false and previously debunked claims, all as part of another unserious lawsuit.

By Aaron BlakeMarch 24, 2022
Analysis

Ketanji Brown Jackson’s striking non-endorsement of ‘super precedents’

The left and abortion-rights supporters have tried to get Supreme Court nominees to label Roe v. Wade a "super precedent." But Jackson stopped short of that.

By Aaron BlakeMarch 24, 2022
Analysis

5 takeaways from Day 3 of the Ketanji Brown Jackson hearings

Tension grew, and Republicans finally broached the idea that Jackson's past rulings were anti-Trump.

By Aaron BlakeMarch 23, 2022
Analysis

Five takeaways from Day 2 of Judge Jackson’s confirmation hearing

Right away, she and Democrats defended against Republican attacks, like that she's weak on child sex predators.

By Amber PhillipsMarch 22, 2022
Analysis

What the Ketanji Brown Jackson ‘war criminal’ thing is really about

The effort furthers a growing GOP effort to call into question judges' representation of notorious clients — even as public defenders.

By Aaron BlakeMarch 22, 2022
Analysis

The GOP’s airing of grievances at Ketanji Brown Jackson’s hearing

Its claims of foul play by Democrats in previous confirmation hearings, explained.

By Aaron BlakeMarch 22, 2022
Analysis

4 takeaways from Ketanji Brown Jackson’s confirmation hearing

How Republicans are setting things up, and what Jackson said in her opening statement.

By Aaron BlakeMarch 21, 2022
Analysis

The big recusal question at Ketanji Brown Jackson’s hearing

With Jackson likely to be confirmed, it’s expected the GOP will push hard for her to recuse herself from a big affirmative action case involving Harvard University. Here’s some of the relevant history.

By Aaron BlakeMarch 21, 2022
Analysis

Five questions Ketanji Brown Jackson could face in her Supreme Court hearing

Here's how Ketanji Brown Jackson could dodge controversial questions, such as on Roe v. Wade, thanks to precedent paved by previous Supreme Court nominees during their Senate hearings.

By Amber PhillipsMarch 19, 2022
Analysis

Why Biden and the White House keep talking about World War III

Over the past week, Biden and his administration have repeatedly held it up as a consequence of calls for U.S. action to go further.

By Aaron BlakeMarch 17, 2022
Analysis

Zelensky’s scathing speech to Germany

While Zelensky's speech invoking President Biden was blunt, it has nothing on his address to Germany.

By Aaron BlakeMarch 17, 2022
Analysis

Texas quickly shows the impact GOP voting restrictions can have

A new AP analysis shows 13 percent of mail ballots were rejected. And while the problem appears solvable, it stands to reason that this would indeed hurt Democrats if replicated in other states.

By Aaron BlakeMarch 16, 2022
Analysis

What can the U.S. do to stop Russia?

In his address to Congress on Wednesday, President Volodymyr Zelensky thanked the United States for supporting his country as it defends itself against Russia. But Ukraine needs more help, he said.

By Amber PhillipsMarch 16, 2022
Analysis

Zelensky’s bold, consistent message to Biden: Do better

The subject of a leverage campaign by a U.S. president is now asserting his own leverage on a U.S. president.

By Aaron BlakeMarch 16, 2022
Analysis

The Senate’s ridiculous lack of debate over making daylight saving time permanent

Why debate something when you can get instant gratification without contending with the consequences?

By Aaron BlakeMarch 16, 2022
Analysis

John Bolton’s crusade to debunk Trump’s revisionist history on Russia and Ukraine

As others from Trump's inner orbit keep quiet, Bolton has said — in increasingly blunt terms — that Trump's argument is nonsense.

By Aaron BlakeMarch 15, 2022
Analysis

The viral images and videos that define Ukraine’s political fight against Russia

An employee of Russian state TV lodging an on-air protest is the latest entry.

By Aaron BlakeMarch 15, 2022
Analysis

The GOP is gaining post-Trump. Trump? Not so much.

A new poll shows why.

By Aaron BlakeMarch 14, 2022