White House press secretary Jen Psaki said Wednesday that President Biden stands by his commitment to nominate a Black woman to serve on the Supreme Court. Mr. Biden is expected to formally announce Supreme Court Justice Stephen G. Breyer’s retirement and

A look at Justice Stephen Breyer's time on the Supreme Court — and what comes next Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer has announced his retirement after 40 years as a judge, 27 of them on the nation's high court. President Biden will have the opportunity

Following reports that liberal U.S. Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer will retire in June, Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., said that he expected whoever President Joe Biden nominates as his replacement to be confirmed this year. “If all Democrats hang together

It also helps that Democrats have a 50-seat majority in the Senate, making it procedurally impossible for Senate Republicans to block a nominee on their own. (They scrapped the filibuster for Supreme Court nominees in 2017 to confirm Justice Neil Gorsuch.)

Blog Post On Monday, the Supreme Court announced that it will take up the fraught question of affirmative action in higher education once again. In agreeing to hear two different cases brought against Harvard University and the University of North Carolina,

The nomination of a Black woman would be a historic first. With the retirement of Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer at the end of the current term, one name keeps rising to the top of the list of potential replacements: Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson. Jackson,

Liberal Breyer to Retire from Supreme Court, Likely Killing Build Back Better 11 SHARES 106 VIEWS Share Tweet Whatsapp Reddit Print Mail Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer announced Wednesday that he is stepping down from the highest court in the land which

The White House disclosed Tuesday that it is officially withdrawing a new federal rule that would have required workers at large employers to be vaccinated against COVID-19 or undergo weekly testing. The announcement in the Federal Register comes on the heels

White House press secretary Jen Psaki Wednesday affirmed President Biden's promise to nominate a Black woman to serve on the Supreme Court to replace retiring Justice Stephen Breyer. "The president has stated and reiterated his commitment to nominating a

Like an air-horn blast at summer camp, the news of 83-year-old United States Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer’s imminent retirement is calling Democrats to attention. For the first time since 2016, when then-President Barack Obama tried and failed to appoint

When Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer steps down from the nation's highest court – as Fox News has been told he intends to do at the end of the court's current term – his departure will end the influence of former President Bill Clinton on the court. Clinton,

U.S. Supreme Court Associate Justice Stephen Breyer is seen during a group portrait session for the new full court at the Supreme Court in Washington, November 30, 2018. Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer will retire, giving President Joe Biden a crucial

Following the Supreme Court 1954 decision in Brown v Board of Education mandating the end of public-school segregation, many pro-segregationist lawyers proposed ways by which the schools could deal with that decision without radically altering the actual composition

Jen Psaki, the White House press secretary, sent a Tweet soon after the news broke, saying, “It has always been the decision of any Supreme Court Justice if and when they decide to retire, and how they want to announce it, and that remains the case today.”

Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer Wednesday promised that President Biden's pick to replace retiring Justice Stephen Breyer will be confirmed "with all deliberate speed," as Congress braces for yet another Supreme Court clash. "President Biden’s nominee

The Supreme Court’s oldest member, and one of its three remaining liberals, is reportedly set to retire. After nearly 28 years on the Supreme Court, Justice Stephen Breyer will retire, giving President Joe Biden his first opportunity to fill a seat on the

U.S. Supreme Court Associate Justice Stephen Breyer is seen during a group portrait session for the new full court at the Supreme Court in Washington, D.C., November 30, 2018. (Jim Young/Reuters) Stephen Breyer is retiring at the end of the current Supreme

After news that Justice Stephen Breyer plans to retire, the White House signaled that President Joe Biden remains committed to nominating the first Black woman to the Supreme Court. CNN's Edward-Isaac Dovere tells us how the President came to this decision

Members of the progressive "Squad" have quickly responded to news of Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer's retirement by calling for a Black woman to take his place. "It is past time for a Black woman to be named to the Supreme Court," Rep. Cori Bush, R-Mo.,

(CNN) The White House signaled Wednesday that President Joe Biden remains committed to nominating the first Black woman to the Supreme Court after a well-placed source familiar with the matter told CNN that Justice Stephen Breyer plans to retire. "The President

White House press secretary Jen Psaki appeared at a Wednesday press conference where she touched on the reported retirement of Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer, President Joe Biden's ongoing negotiations with China, and the COVID-19 pandemic. Asked by

(CNN) Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer plans to retire, giving President Joe Biden a chance to nominate to the bench, a well-placed source familiar with the matter told CNN. Breyer, 83, a consistent liberal vote on the Supreme Court with an unflappable

Supreme Court Justice Stephen G. Breyer’s retirement could pave the way for President Biden to put Vice President Kamala Harris on the nation’s highest court. Mr. Biden pledged during the 2020 presidential campaign that he would nominate the first Black woman

Why U.S. Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer is retiring now U.S. Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer is retiring. With a potential red wave coming in the midterm election, his move to step down now is about politics and the ideological direction of the court. Politics

Vice President Kamala Harris could be appointed as the first black and female Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court, following news Wednesday that liberal Justice Stephen Breyer is to retire, allowing President Joe Biden to appoint a successor. The retirement

The book explored the nature of the court’s legitimacy and said it was undermined by labeling justices as conservative or liberal. Drawing a distinction between law and politics, Justice Breyer wrote that not all splits on the court were predictable and that

Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer is retiring, Fox News confirmed, setting President Biden up with the first opportunity to fill a vacancy on the high court. A source close to Breyer told Fox News that the justice will step down at the end of the current

Multiple news outlets reported Wednesday that Justice Stephen Breyer, the Supreme Court’s oldest member and one of its three remaining liberals, will retire, giving President Joe Biden his first opportunity to fill a seat on the nation’s highest court. With

Associate Justice Stephen Breyer, April 23, 2021 (Erin Schaff/Reuters) U.S. Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer plans to retire at the end of the Court’s current term after serving for 27 years, providing President Biden his first opportunity to appoint a

WASHINGTON — Justice Stephen G. Breyer, the senior member of the Supreme Court’s three-member liberal wing, will retire, two people familiar with the decision said, providing President Biden a chance to make good on his pledge to name a Black woman to the court. Justice

As news broke about Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer retiring, speculation ramped up that President Biden could tap embattled Vice President Kamala Harris to replace him — keeping his promise to appoint a black woman to the High Court while opening possibilities

He has not released a statement on the matter. White House press secretary Jen Psaki commented: “It has always been the decision of any Supreme Court Justice if and when they decide to retire, and how they want to announce it, and that remains the case today.” Advertisement Breyer,

Republicans are gearing up for a Supreme Court confirmation battle after Justice Stephen Breyer’s retirement plans were leaked on Wednesday. The upcoming Supreme Court showdown in the 50-50 Senate will happen after Breyer steps down at the end of the court’s

(CNN) When President Joe Biden woke up Wednesday morning, what greeted him was, well, a waking nightmare: Russia massing troops on the border of Ukraine, sky-high inflation and the Omicron variant continuing to rage through the country. Biden's poll numbers,

President Joe Biden stands by his pledge to nominate a Black woman to the U.S. Supreme Court, White House press secretary Jen Psaki said on Wednesday. Psaki did not confirm liberal Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer's retirement, telling reporters any announcement

Chipmaker Intel scored a decisive legal victory Wednesday in a long-running battle against European Union competition watchdogs after a court reversed itself and threw out a billion euro antitrust fine issued more than a decade ago LONDON -- Chipmaker Intel

Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer will be retiring and stepping down from the Supreme Court at the end of the current term. The 83-year-old Breyer is one of the three left-leaning judges on the court, allowing for President Joe Biden to safely put a like-minded

With Justice Stephen Breyer’s reported retirement opening a seat on the Supreme Court, President Joe Biden has a chance to fulfill a campaign promise to name a Black woman to the Court for the first time. Only two African Americans, Justices Thurgood Marshall

News of Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer's retirement has prompted a flurry of names being circulated as possible replacements, with some progressives pushing for civil rights lawyer Sherrilyn Ifill, who has advocated for the "defund the police" movement

Justice Stephen G. Breyer, the most senior member of the U.S. Supreme Court's liberal wing and staunch defender of a nonpartisan judiciary, will retire from the bench, fulfilling the wish of Democrats who lobbied for his exit and clearing the way for President

Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer is retiring at the end of the current term later this summer. Who could President Biden nominate to take his place? This list, compiled from a number of sources, reveals some potential picks. White House administrations

(CNN) After a series of recent stinging legislative defeats , Senate Democrats may soon be able to deliver a win for their party. Senate Democrats are confident that whomever President Joe Biden picks to replace Justice Stephen Breyer , the nominee will receive

Just a few hours after reports surfaced of Justice Stephen Breyer potentially announcing his retirement effective in June, D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson loomed large as his successor on the Supreme Court. Jackson meets President

WASHINGTON — Democrats could confirm a successor to Justice Stephen G. Breyer without any Republican support under Senate rules that shield a Supreme Court nomination from a filibuster, but would have to hold their bare majority together to do so. The announcement

Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer announced Wednesday that he would retire, freeing up one seat on the nation's highest court for President Biden to nominate a replacement while the U.S. Senate remains in Democratic hands. Here's the process for nominating

Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer is retiring, which means President Joe Biden will get to fill his first seat on the high court — and appoint its first Black woman justice. Biden has long vowed to make such a historic appointment. Advertisement Among

Liberal U.S. Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer will retire at the end of this term, NBC News and CNN reported Wednesday. Check back for updates on this breaking news report.

Jeffrey Toobin is chief legal analyst for CNN and the author of "The Nine" and "The Oath." The opinions expressed in this commentary are his own. View more opinion on CNN. (CNN) To understand the kind of Supreme Court justice that Stephen Breyer became , it

Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-NY) on Wednesday stated President Joe Biden’s Supreme Court nominee to replace Justice Stephen Breyer will receive a prompt and deliberate Senate hearing. “President Biden’s nominee will receive a prompt hearing in the Senate Judiciary

(CNN) The decision by Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer to retire will ignite a much-watched confirmation process in which President Joe Biden will attempt to place another liberal on the high court. Here's how the process to replace him could play out. What

As we reported earlier, with the retirement of Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer at the end of the current SCOTUS term comes the frenzied speculation as to who President Biden will pick as his nominee to replace Breyer as well lots of pearl-clutching from

Justice Stephen Breyer, an influential liberal on the Supreme Court, retires Enlarge this image toggle caption Elizabeth Gillis/NPR Elizabeth Gillis/NPR U.S. Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer is retiring after serving more than two decades on the nation's

WASHINGTON (AP) — Liberal Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer is retiring, giving President Joe Biden an opening he has pledged to fill by naming the first Black woman to the high court, two sources told The Associated Press Wednesday. Breyer, 83, has been

Biden reacts to news of Justice Breyer's retirement President Joe Biden reacted to news of liberal Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer's retirement Wednesday, saying he would speak to the issue after Breyer makes the announcement himself. The opening gives

Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer said Wednesday he would move swiftly to start the confirmation process for whomever President Biden nominates to succeed Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer after news broke that the 83-year-old jurist plans to retire at

Damon Winter/The New York Times/Redux Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer is photographed at his home in Cambridge, Massachusetts, in September 2015. In pictures: Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer Damon Winter/The New York Times/Redux Supreme Court Justice

Media analysts on CNN and MSNBC agreed Wednesday that liberal Justice Stephen Breyer's retirement would allow President Biden a chance to make history and appoint the first Black woman to the Supreme Court, and restore his embattled administration's tattered

Attention quickly turned on Wednesday to Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson as one of a small number of likely options who could fulfill President Biden’s pledge to nominate the first Black woman to the Supreme Court, after the disclosure that Justice Stephen G. Breyer

FIRST ON FOX: Republicans have cycled through nicknames for Ron Klain, President Biden's powerful White House chief of staff, such as "Prime Minister Klain" or "the guy behind the curtain." But now, Republicans increasingly say, Klain deserves a new label:

(CNN) In what will be one of the most monumental endeavors of Joe Biden's presidency, the retirement of Stephen Breyer sets the stage for an immensely important decision by the President. Breyer's seat may be the only one that Biden fills on the Supreme Court,

Supreme Court Justice Stephen G. Breyer announced his retirement on Wednesday, giving President Biden a prized nomination to the high court early in his White House tenure. Justice Breyer, 83, was appointed by President Bill Clinton in 1994 and has been a

The retirement of Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer paves the way for President Biden to appoint a new Supreme Court justice. His pick must be confirmed by the Senate. While the White House has not released any statements on Biden's next steps, the President

Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer, who has served over 27 years on the Court, is expected to retire after the current term, according to reports. An exit by the 83-year-old justice, one of the three reliable left-wing votes on the Court, would set up an

WASHINGTON — Justice Stephen G. Breyer, the senior member of the Supreme Court’s three-member liberal wing, will retire, two people familiar with the decision said, providing President Biden a chance to make good on his campaign pledge to name a Black woman

Last spring, during an online civics class I teach at the National Constitution Center for high-school students, I asked Justice Stephen Breyer about the values of compromise, consensus, and intellectual humility that he has championed throughout his career,

Justice Breyer to retire, give Biden a court pick Liberal Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer is retiring, giving President Joe Biden an opening he has pledged to fill by naming the first Black woman to the high court. (Jan. 26)

Biden has been focused on filling federal judicial nominations with a more diverse group of judges, and the Supreme Court has not been top of mind during his first year in office, according to White House aides and allies. A decision on a nominee has not been

Selecting a Black woman for the lifetime post on the nation’s highest court would be historic. It would mark the first time four women would sit together on the court and the first time two of the court’s nine justices would be Black. Justice Clarence Thomas

MOSCOW (AP) — Russia warned Wednesday it would quickly take “retaliatory measures” if the U.S. and its allies reject its security demands and continue their “aggressive” policies, ratcheting up pressure on the West amid concerns that Moscow is planning to invade

Kyiv (CNN) Russia has not assembled sufficient forces to launch a full-scale invasion of Ukraine imminently, Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba said Wednesday. Kuleba told reporters in Kyiv that Russian troops could attack Ukraine at any time, as had

Sweden and Finland could be key to making Putin understand he is overreaching in Ukraine. NRPLUS MEMBER ARTICLE A question haunts NATO, Europe, and U.S. policy-makers this week: Who can stop Putin? The short answer is: Only Putin can stop Putin — if he can

Biden administration is offering to negotiate with Russia over the crisis in Ukraine The Biden administration has delivered a plan to Russia offering a diplomatic way to resolve the crisis over Ukraine. NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with State Dept. spokesman Ned

On Tuesday’s broadcast of the Fox News Channel’s “The Story,” Sen. Tom Cotton (R-AR) argued that the United States should be providing as many or more in weapons, diplomatic, financial, and political support to Taiwan as we’re providing to Ukraine to avoid

Less than one-in-three voters want the United States to send troops to defend Ukraine in the event of an invasion from Russia, according to a new poll from Rasmussen Reports released Wednesday. According to the survey, less than one-third of likely voters

President Joe Biden left the White House Tuesday to get ice cream, even as tensions with Russia escalate and the border crisis intensifies. The president made a surprise trip outside the White House to visit a small business in Washington, DC, and also stopped

Russia warned Wednesday “retaliatory measures” are ready if the U.S. and its NATO allies reject its security demands for the Ukraine border and continue their “aggressive” policies, entirely ignoring U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris and her threats of direct

While the world waits to see if 100,000 Russian troops invade Ukraine, President Joe Biden threatens a “range of severe economic measures” if Moscow goes ahead. Too bad he already sent a clear signal that he doesn’t really care much about Ukraine — and we don’t

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has repeatedly asked President Joe Biden to impose sanctions on Russia before an invasion begins, and has been denied every time. Last summer, Zelensky warned Biden the risk of invasion would soar if sanctions were lifted

Russia’s top diplomat on Wednesday promised to take appropriate measures if the West’s response to Moscow’s security demands is not found to be constructive. The U.S. agreed with Russia that it would answer questions regarding NATO's military presence in the

President Joe Biden warned the world Tuesday that Russian President Vladimir Putin could invade Ukraine, which would be the largest global invasion since World War II. “This would be the largest — if he were to move in with all those forces, it’d be the largest

This is a rush transcript of "Your World with Neil Cavuto" on January 25, 2022. This copy may not be in its final form and may be updated. CHARLES PAYNE, FOX NEWS ANCHOR: President Biden says a Russian invasion of Ukraine would -- quote -- "change the world,"

The latest American shipment of military assistance for Ukraine weighed in at nearly 80 tons and included 300 Javelin missiles as Western fears of a Russian incursion grow. Tuesday’s shipment — the third installment of the $200 million in aid authorized by

The Kremlin on Wednesday slammed President Biden’s threat to impose sanctions on Russian President Vladimir Putin personally, saying such actions would not harm him but could exacerbate the crisis over Ukraine. Personal sanctions would be “not painful, [but]

Secretary of State Antony Blinken announced Wednesday that the United States has delivered written responses to demands made by Russia, saying it will be up to the Kremlin on how they want to proceed amid heightening tensions between Moscow and Ukraine. Russia

People walk near the U.S. embassy in Kyiv, Ukraine, January 24, 2022. (Gleb Garanich/Reuters) The U.S. Embassy in Ukraine said Americans currently in the country should “consider departing now” in a message posted on the embassy website on Wednesday. “The

A plane with approximately 80 tons of U.S. military equipment landed in Kyiv, Ukraine, on Tuesday. This was part of a $200M lethal aid package from the U.S. to empower Ukraine against a possible incursion by Russia. The Hill reports that it was the third shipment

When war drums sound in Europe, they reverberate inside the Washington Beltway. The Biden administration says it won’t allow the threat by Russian President Vladimir Putin to invade Ukraine go unchallenged. The Pentagon is shifting 8,500 troops to "heightened

Former United Nations Amb. Nikki Haley ripped President Biden’s response to the Russia-Ukraine conflict, saying he's foregone "deterrence." On "The Brian Kilmeade Show" Wednesday, Haley said Russia, China and other adversaries saw what happened in Afghanistan

America’s resolve is again being tested as we wait for Vladimir Putin to give the order to send Russian troops over Ukraine’s border. Should Russia invade Ukraine’s sovereignty, it will be the largest European ground war since World War II and should alarm

The United States has delivered its written response to Russia’s demands that Ukraine be prevented from ever joining NATO, Secretary of State Antony Blinken announced Wednesday. The response, which was requested by Russia last week, reiterated the US commitment

A man, who says he was one of 40 people who left Bimini, Bahamas, on Saturday before encountering severe weather, sits on a capsized boat off the coast of Fort Pierce Inlet, Florida U.S. Coast Guard/Handout via Reuters MIAMI (AP) — The U.S. Coast Guard searched

STUART, Fla. — A body was found and the search was continuing Wednesday across a swath of the Atlantic Ocean the size of New Jersey for 38 people missing from a boat that capsized off the Florida coast. The search began early Tuesday after a man clinging to

Body found in search for 39 lost off Florida The Coast Guard has recovered one body and is keeping up the search for 38 other people missing from a capsized boat after a solitary survivor was found clinging to the overturned hull off the Florida coast. (Jan.

STUART, Fla. — A body was found and the search was continuing Wednesday across a swath of the Atlantic Ocean the size of New Jersey for 38 people missing from a boat that capsized off the Florida coast. The search began Tuesday after a man clinging to a capsized

The Federal Reserve building in Washington. Investors are nervously eyeing the Fed’s next steps, worried that its policy changes will hurt stock and other asset prices and rapidly slow down the economy. The Federal Reserve on Wednesday said it would “soon”

Image Wall Street investors will be closely watching comments from Jerome Powell, the Federal Reserve chair, after the Fed’s policy meeting ends on Wednesday. Credit... Tom Brenner for The New York Times Federal Reserve officials will release a fresh policy

The Federal Reserve building in Washington. Investors are nervously eyeing the Fed’s next steps, worried that its policy changes will hurt stock and other asset prices and rapidly slow down the economy. The Federal Reserve on Wednesday said it would “soon”

Wild volatility in the stock market this week has put heightened scrutiny on the Federal Reserve’s meeting Wednesday and whether the Fed will clarify just how fast it plans to tighten credit and potentially slow the economy WASHINGTON -- Wild volatility in

U.K. anti-terrorism police arrested two more men in Manchester Wednesday in connection with their investigation of a British man who took Jewish worshippers hostage at a Texas synagogue. Four of the six arrested are still in custody. UK TERROR POLICE ARREST