Politics
Will the evenly divided Senate complicate Jackson’s road to Supreme Court? Yes, and here’s how
WASHINGTON — The president’s nominee to the Supreme Court docket wants a majority vote within the Senate to be confirmed. And lately, senators have not often voted for a nominee of the alternative occasion.
After the 2020 election, the Senate emerged with 50 Republicans and 50 who vote as Democrats, with Vice President Kamala Harris serving because the presiding officer.
Choose Ketanji Brown Jackson, the primary Black lady nominated to the excessive courtroom, goes earlier than an evenly divided Senate Judiciary Committee this week. Right here’s a take a look at the method.