Ketanji Brown Jackson’s record more than qualifies her to be a Supreme Court justice, supporters say.
Author: Mabinty Quarshie, USA TODAY
After bruising setbacks, can Democrats convince women to show up to the polls during the midterms?
To keep control of Congress, Democrats need to draw in women voters, even as the party finds itself struggling to boost those voters’ enthusiasm.
Black congresswomen praise Biden for keeping Supreme Court pledge amid conservative backlash
Biden pledged in the 2020 campaign to elevate a Black woman to the high court, a promise he plans to keep now that Justice Stephen Breyer is retiring.
Black women face obstacles to political office despite Biden’s Supreme Court nomination vow
President Biden naming a Black woman to the Supreme Court will make history. But Black women are still underrepresented in major political offices.
Debt ceiling crisis: What happens if the US defaults for the first time?
Experts told USA TODAY no one knows for sure what will happen if the debt ceiling is not raised because the U.S. has never defaulted before.
What’s next for the debt ceiling? Democrats, Republicans still at odds over an increase
A US debt default could trigger an economic disaster, economists and Treasury officials say, roiling global markets and hobbling government spending.
Gen. Mark Milley set to testify in Congress: 4 questions lawmakers will ask him
Panels will hear from Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman Mark Milley, Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin and Central Command Gen. Kenneth McKenzie.
‘We suffered and continue to suffer’: Simone Biles, elite gymnasts blast FBI over failing to stop Larry Nassar abuse
Elite gymnasts testified before a Senate panel on the FBI’s failure to properly investigate sex abuse allegations against Larry Nassar.
GOP senators, led by Tom Cotton, ask Biden to release details on Afghanistan withdrawal
A group of Senate Republicans gave President Joe Biden a Sept. 7 deadline to answer questions on citizens left behind, vetting of Afghans, more.
Federal judge orders Biden administration to reinstate ‘Remain in Mexico’ policy
A federal judge revived a Trump-era policy that ordered asylum-seekers to remain in Mexico as they wait for their U.S. court hearings.