President Biden’s pledge to nominate the first Black woman to the Supreme Court dominated the Sunday morning political talk shows, with multiple guests also discussing sanctions on Russia ahead of a possible invasion of Ukraine.
Additionally, Sen. Susan Collins (R-Maine) pushed back on remarks by former President Trump, who suggested he would consider pardons for Jan. 6 rioters if reelected.
Read The Hill’s complete coverage below.
| 76 percent want Biden to consider ‘all possible nominees’ for Supreme Court: poll |
| By MONIQUE BEALS |
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| The majority of Americans who participated in a new poll want President Biden to consider “all possible nominees” following the president’s commitment to nominate a Black woman to the high court.
The ABC News/Ipsos poll out Sunday showed that 76 percent of Americans wanted the president to consider “all possible nominees” while just 23 percent wanted him to only consider Black women for the nomination. |
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| Durbin defends Biden focus on Black woman as Supreme Court nominee |
| By MONIQUE BEALS |
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| “This is not the first time that a president has signaled what they are looking for in a nominee,” Sen. Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) said on ABC’s “This Week,” citing commitments from two former presidents, Ronald Reagan and Donald Trump, to appoint a woman to the court ahead of the nominations of Sandra Day O’Connor and Amy Coney Barrett, respectively. |
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| Senators close in on Russia sanctions deal |
| By JORDAIN CARNEY |
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| A pair of top senators said on Sunday that they are closing in on a deal on Russia sanctions amid ramped up tensions over Ukraine.
Sens. Bob Menendez (D-N.J.) and Jim Risch (R-Idaho) — the chairman and top Republican on the Foreign Relations Committee — said during a joint interview with CNN’s “State of the Union” that they were on the cusp of an agreement, with the goal of finalizing the legislation early this week. |
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