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Was asked about it, he dodged it and said he didnt want to give away his strategy. but this clearly also factored into the decision-making of some republicans who saw lisa murkowski in her statement brng up the corrosive politicization were seeing these days. and i think in part thats why she decided to support jacksons nomination. >> this -- the partisanship, congress is, of course, a partisan body. its democrats, republicans. this afects the court and how the public sees the court. and over th...

League school. this is a big deal for not just democrats but for the country. and we should commend the democrats. they were able to get this through with a 50-50 senate and a short window with a pandemic that is sidelining lawmakers, including today, speaker pelosi in the house tested positive. its a very big deal, the fact they got the republicans, another huge win for biden. they didnt need those republicans but that was important to him. so this is a very historic moment. >> at this moment, ...

In the lead up to the midterms trying to portray democrats as being soft on crime, even if, in particular for this judge, the record is there and sound. just in terms of this moment and i dont think you can say enough about the ripple effects here. my colleague has a piece today where she actually went back to cambridge. went and talked to the harvard black law students association and described how the law students there, you know, are setting up screenings for the hearings. so while were focus...

Yes vote from at least one republican senator. that would be susan collins, who has told "the new york times" that she will support jacksons confirmation to the supreme court. early start anchor laura jarrett with us on this fascinating development. i had talked to doug jones, the sherpa for ketanji brown jackson, and he wouldnt say that they were going to get a republican. here they are. >> we have been watching for this one, of course, because republican susan collins had voted for judge jacks...

Foreseeable future. this is a partisan enterprise. and, you know, it is -- this will be -- the president will say this was a bipartisan confirmation, but barely. well see whether she gets -- whether judge jackson gets even one other vote. but thats how its been, basically, since, you know, with obamas two nominations, sonia sotomayor and elena kagan, there were a handful of crossover votes by republicans, but by the time the three trump nominees came before the senate, it was almost a straight u...

Emergency responders could do and that security guards briefly tried to block patrons from leaving the club, fearing they were trying to skip out on their tabs. officials say a banned pyrotechnic display may have started the fire and the town in brazil is preparing for hundreds of funerals. well eextreme sports are known for high flying stunts and big crashes and yes, sometimes injuries. this time its a fan who gets hurt. australian athlete jackson strong was performing a back flip at the x-game...

Then there is scott pruett. they are asking about his security profile. the companys owner is a well-known friend and supporter of donald trump. and of course there is there is white house physician dr. reasony jackson. he is president trumps pick to lead the veterans affairs department. the white house continues to support jackson who is facing allegation ranging from drinking on the job to overprescribing medication that got him the nickname mr. candyman among subordinates. >> number one is ...

Essentially, stay and fight and after that the white house then has now come out with a number of pieces of evidence that they say support jacksons nomination. they are standing by him for now and among those are some notes written by his former boss, his former presidents, sort of job recommendations in some ways and this one from former president obama in 2014 where he said, ronnys positive impact cannot be overstated. he is a tremendous asset to the entire white house team. already at a level...