Republicans are bracing for the next Supreme Court confirmation battle, signaling that they're eying a measured but 'painstaking' approach to an historic nominee who would not change the lean of the court and who could be confirmed without any GOP support.
Republicans are bracing for the next Supreme Court confirmation battle, signaling that they're eying a measured but"painstaking" approach to an historic nominee who would not change the lean of the court and who could be confirmed without any GOP support.
For Republicans, the confirmation of Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson, who currently serves on the prestigious DC US Circuit Court of Appeals, may be inevitable. But the way they handle the confirmation hearing -- particularly in the context of her being the first Black woman nominated for the high court -- could have far reaching implications in the midterm elections.
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