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News about current and prospective members of the U.S. Supreme Court. Plus, why former President Donald Trump retracted his endorsement of an Alabama congressman.

Ketanji Brown Jackson's posture at the U.S. Senate hearings drew praise from Black law students.

The few Muslim women in American television shows or movies tend to be portrayed in contexts of oppression. A new test seeks assess the onscreen representation of Muslim women.

Jackson has credited her path to success to her experience on her high school debate team at Miami Palmetto Senior High School

A new NPR/Ipsos poll shows that almost half of people surveyed think Biden is being too cautious in response to President Vladimir Putin's aggression.

Virginia Thomas, conservative activist and wife of sitting Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas, urged former White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows to pursue efforts to overturn the results of the 2020 election.

Manchin says Jackson's "wide array of experiences" in the judicial system provides her with a unique perspective that she'll bring to the court. His support essentially secures her spot on the court.

They say a dog is man’s best friend. But at Baylor Correctional Institution in New Castle County, it’s women who have found friendship with the canines.The women’s prison is host to a new program called Paws for Change - a partnership with the Brandywine Valley SPCA which works with volunteers to bring certified therapy dogs into the facility.And as Delaware Public Media’s Rebecca Baer learned the animals are providing some encouragement to inmates working to turn their lives around.

In the last century, human life expectancy has doubled. This hour, we talk with writer Steven Johnson on the many breakthroughs that made this possible — and where we go from here.

Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson is the first Black woman in the nation's history to be nominated to the Supreme Court. For many Black future attorneys, her nomination has given them hope.