
Senate set to confirm Ketanji Brown Jackson to Supreme Court in historic vote
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Washington — The Senate on Thursday will vote to confirm Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson to the Supreme Court on Thursday, with President Biden's nominee on the cusp of making history as the first Black woman to serve on the nation's highest court.
Jackson received a boost in her path to confirmation this week when two Republican senators, Mitt Romney of Utah and Lisa Murkowski of Alaska, announced they would support her nomination, all but assuring she will win approval from the Senate. The upper chamber will hold a procedural vote at around 11 a.m. ET, with a final vote expected around 1:45 p.m.
The two Republicans, along with Sen. Susan Collins of Maine, are expected to be the only GOP senators to join with all members of the Democratic caucus in voting in favor of Jackson's nomination.

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