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Your Friday Evening Briefing

Here’s what you need to know at the end of the day.

Republicans Target Progressive Advocacy Group Amid Opposition to Jackson

Some Republicans have linked their criticism of President Biden’s Supreme Court nominee to the support she has received from Demand Justice, a group that...

House Votes to Decriminalize Cannabis

Democrats, with some Republican support, voted 220-204 to remove marijuana from the federal list of controlled substances, moving to catch up to the states.

Battleground Nevada

The state will help determine Senate control in this year’s midterm elections.

Nevada’s Economic Turmoil Threatens a Democratic Stronghold

Democrats have long held up Nevada as a symbol of their future. But as the state’s economy struggles, it has become the epitome of...

Judge Tosses Out New York’s New Political Districts

The ruling puts the state’s June primary elections in doubt, but Democrats said they would appeal.

House Passes Bill to Limit Cost of Insulin to $35 a Month

The bill stands to benefit millions of Americans with diabetes, but to become law, it will need to attract at least 10 Republican votes...

Ginni Thomas’s Texts, and the Limits of Chief Justice Roberts’s Power

His title notwithstanding, the chief justice cannot force a colleague’s recusal. If Justice Clarence Thomas is to disqualify himself, it will be his decision.

Graham, Once a Backer of Jackson, Says He Will Oppose Her Confirmation

Senator Lindsey Graham voted last year to confirm Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson to an influential appeals court. He now calls her an “activist judge”...

Justice Dept. Widens Jan. 6 Inquiry to More Pro-Trump Figures

Federal prosecutors have been seeking documents and testimony about the fake electors scheme and the planning for the rally just before the storming of...

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