The White House hails as a “celebration” of its South Grass event later today, when Joe Biden welcomed the newly confirmed U.S. Supreme Court Justice, Katanji Brown Jackson. Jackson, who will become the first black woman to run for the country’s highest court, was confirmed 53-47 in a landmark vote in the U.S. Senate on Thursday. She will participate with Biden, the president who nominated her, and Vice President Kamala Harris, talking about her lifelong appointment to the event, which is scheduled to begin at 12.15 p.m. The celebration comes with a note of caution: several government officials tested positive on Covid-19 this week, evoking memories of welcoming Donald Trump’s top Supreme Court nominee, Amy Connie Barrett, to the White House in September. of 2020, which became a super-event of dissemination. But White House spokeswoman Jen Psaki, who described Jackson’s confirmation as “an extremely historic day” in her briefing on Thursday, also dismissed the concerns. “At that time, vaccines were not available. “People were not vaccinated,” he said of Barrett’s reception. “It definitely puts us in a different place.” We will bring you more analysis, reactions and images from Jackson’s confirmation day here on the blog as we wait for the White House event to begin. Let’s start with this look at what Jackson’s affirmation of the future of the Supreme Court means, written by the Guardian’s leading reporter in the US, Ed Pilkington: Updated at 14.33 BST 23 minutes ago 16:36 Democrats are taking advantage of Ketanji Brown Jackson Supreme Court confirmation to try to recruit black voters in several battlefield states ahead of the November midterm elections. The Democratic Senate Committee (DSCC) says the group is targeting local Black media in Georgia, Florida, North Carolina, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin, placing ads on several newspapers today: “Underlining the opposition in Jackson’s historic appointment. “ “If the Senate Republicans had their way, Judge Jackson, a highly qualified lawyer and the first black woman to serve on the Supreme Court, would not even have been heard,” said DSCC Freedom spokesman Alexander Murphy. Black voters were crucial to Joe Biden’s 2020 election victory, and he partially campaigned on the promise to have the first black woman sit on the Supreme Court if given the chance. The White House yesterday celebrated the achievement as “the fulfillment of a promise made by the president to the country.” Before 43:16 16:16 Black lawmakers welcome Ketanji Brown Jackson’s “historic choice” for the US Supreme Court. Among them is Florida lawmaker Frederica Wilson, who represents parts of Miami where Jackson attended high school and has known the parents of the recently confirmed judge for decades. Florida MP Frederica Wilson. Photo: Brynn Anderson / AP “Her father was the first black lawyer on the school board when I served on the school board. Her mother was a manager when I was a manager… so [for] “Blacks in Miami, you can imagine what is happening now as we watch it,” Wilson told the Guardian. “Young children know her name and talk about her in schools. “They talk about her in the barbershops,” he said. “She was a young girl who grew up with people who told her you could be anything you wanted to be.” Read more here: Updated at 16.17 BST 1 hour before 16:01 A 17-second viral tweet with moments on the floor of the US Senate following Ketanji Brown Jackson’s candidacy for the Supreme Court provides an indicative study of the opposite mood in the room. On the left is Utah Sen. Mitt Romney, one of three Republicans who backed Jackson with Susan Collins of Maine and Lisa Murkowski of Alaska, standing alone and applauding. Next to him, Republicans, including Texas Sen. Ted Cruz, walk away quietly, even as the applause spreads and the applause grows louder. The tweet, posted by Twitter celebrity and self-proclaimed “Internet hooligan” Acyn, had been viewed more than 100,000 times as of mid-Friday. 1 hour ago 15:45 Following are some pictures from Washington after Ketanji Brown Jackson was confirmed as the first black woman in the US Supreme Court on Thursday. Members of the Black Parliament Congress Group celebrated at the Capitol: The chairman of the Black House Congress Committee, Joyce Beatty, with members outside the Senate chamber. Photo: REX / Shutterstock Supporters gathered outside the Capitol building: Activists (left) Nicole Tinson, Teresa Roberts, Sheila Carson and Regina Langley applaud the vote. Photo: Sue Dorfman / ZUMA Press Wire / REX / Shutterstock Inside again: Connecticut Democratic Jahana Hayes wipes a tear as Jackson confirms. Photo: Bonnie Cash / UPI / REX / Shutterstock before 15:23

Oath Keepers and Proud Boys ‘coordinate January 6 attack’, House committee believes

Hugo Lowell The House Electoral Commission, which is investigating the Jan. 6 crackdown, appears to believe the attack on the Capitol involved a coordinated attack by militant groups Oath Keepers and Proud Boys who tried to naturally stop certifying Joe Biden’s election victory.
The panel’s working theory – which has not been mentioned before, although the justice department has indicted some militia leaders – was crystallized this week after evidence of coordination in testimony and non-public video was obtained, according to two sources familiar with the matter. issue. The selector of the “golden team” of the selection committee examining Donald Trump, the “red team” examining the organizers of the January 6 rally and the “purple team” examining the militia groups are now expected to use the findings to update the direction for the rest of the investigation, sources said. The commission has been gathering deep insights into the links between the Oath Keepers and the Proud Boys in recent weeks, after receiving hours of non-public footage of militant leaders in Washington prior to the Capitol attack, sources said. . The jury also heard testimony from award-winning documentary Nick Quest on Wednesday about contacts between militia leaders, far-right politicians and Save America rally organizers, sources said. Read more here: 2 hours before 15:06 Anthony Fauci, the White House medical adviser, spoke to Bloomberg TV and warned that he believed there was a “possible” increase in Covid-19 infections in the United States in the autumn. His comments come as the highly contagious BA.2 coronavirus subtype begins to dominate the country, accounting for three in four new cases, according to Reuters. But the death toll and hospitalizations are still much lower than those of the Covid-19 peak in January. In an interview with Bloomberg, Dr. Fauci said he expects the trend to continue in the coming weeks and months. However, he said there was “a significant degree of immunity in the background” that could help the country avoid the worst effects of previous increases, including Omicron and Delta: I think we should expect to see an increase in cases over the next two weeks and I hope there is enough immunity in the background so that we do not end up with a lot of hospitalizations. The best way to avoid this is to get more people vaccinated, and if you’ve been vaccinated, make sure you get a boost when your time comes. It is possible to see a rise in the fall. These are uncharted waters for us with this virus rather than … flu or other infections in which you have decades and decades of experience. You can predict with some degree of accuracy what you can see. We should expect to see some increase in cases as we reach the colder weather in the fall. Updated at 15.13 BST 2 hours ago 14:32 The White House hails as a “celebration” of its South Grass event later today, when Joe Biden welcomed the newly confirmed U.S. Supreme Court Justice, Katanji Brown Jackson. Jackson, who will become the first black woman to run for the country’s highest court, was confirmed 53-47 in a landmark vote in the U.S. Senate on Thursday. She will participate with Biden, the president who nominated her, and Vice President Kamala Harris, talking about her lifelong appointment to the event, which is scheduled to begin at 12.15 p.m. The celebration comes with a note of caution: several government officials tested positive on Covid-19 this week, evoking memories of welcoming Donald Trump’s top Supreme Court nominee, Amy Connie Barrett, to the White House in September. of 2020, which became a super-event of dissemination. But White House spokeswoman Jen Psaki, who described Jackson’s confirmation as “an extremely historic day” in her briefing on Thursday, also dismissed the concerns. “At that time, vaccines were not available. “People were not vaccinated,” he said of Barrett’s reception. “It definitely puts us in a different place.” We will bring you more analysis, reactions and images from Jackson’s confirmation day here on the blog as we wait for the White House event to begin. Let’s start with this look at what Jackson’s affirmation of the future of the Supreme Court means, written by the Guardian’s leading reporter in the US, Ed Pilkington: Updated at 14.33 BST 3 hours ago 14:08

Ketanji Brown Jackson celebrates historic confirmation

Good morning and welcome, readers of Friday’s blog. Thank you for joining us today as the youngest U.S. Supreme Court Justice, Ketanji Brown Jackson, joins Joe Biden in the White House to celebrate her historic confirmation. We will share their comments, as well as those of Vice President Kamala Harris, when they speak at noon. Russia’s war in Ukraine continues and you can follow all the developments in the conflict on our live 24 hour blog here. Here’s what else …