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☆ Trump targets Liz Cheney at Wyoming rally days after his high-profile endorsements flopped
▼ + stars: | 2022-05-28 | by ( Oma Seddiq | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Trump went after his critic, Rep. Liz Cheney, at a rally in Wyoming on Saturday. Trump has endorsed Harriet Hageman, an attorney running to unseat Cheney. "The people of Wyoming are going to vote to dump your RINO congresswoman Liz Cheney," Trump told the audience, erupting into cheers, "And you're going to send the incredible Harriet Hageman to Congress." The rally is being held to support Harriet Hageman, Rep. Liz Cheney’s primary challenger in Wyoming. "All of America is counting on you, Wyoming," Trump said.

☆ Senate confirms Ketanji Brown Jackson, the first Black woman nominated to the Supreme Court, in a bipartisan vote
▼ + stars: | 2022-04-07 | by ( Oma Seddiq | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

The Senate on Thursday confirmed Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson to the Supreme Court. Jackson makes history as the first Black woman to become a Supreme Court justice. The 51-year-old jurist currently serves on the second-most powerful court in the country, the US Court of Appeals for the DC Circuit, often considered a launchpad to the Supreme Court. Biden appointed her to that seat a year ago, which, at the time, sparked rumors that she would make the shortlist if a Supreme Court vacancy arose. In her opening statement, she pledged to "support and defend the Constitution" if confirmed to the Supreme Court.

☆ Black women in the legal world celebrate Ketanji Brown Jackson's historic Supreme Court nomination as a 'victory' for all Americans
▼ + stars: | 2022-03-03 | by ( Oma Seddiq | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +13 min

The two were enrolled in the same classes, both members of the Black Law Students Association, and lived in the same dormitory building. Black women in the legal world celebrated Jackson's Supreme Court nomination, a milestone that they said marks significant progress for their representation in the legal field, but also for the country as a whole. Installing judges of diverse backgrounds can better ensure the legal system is working equitably for all Americans, Black women in the legal field told Insider. "Now when I tell her, 'You could be a Supreme Court justice,' she can look at the Supreme Court and think, 'Yes, I could, there's someone there who looks like me.'" MoveOnORG activists call for the immediate confirmation of Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson for the Supreme Court on February 25.

☆ An Afghan refugee who lifted his wife and toddler onto a C-17 military plane to flee Kabul tells the harrowing story of how they arrived safely in the US
▼ + stars: | 2021-08-23 | by ( Oma Seddiq | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

Thousands of Afghan refugees have evacuated Kabul amid the Taliban's takeover of Afghanistan. He was one of thousands who flooded the airport that Sunday evening, desperate to flee the country in fear of a Taliban government. Rahmatullah Alizadah/Xinhua via GettyThe Taliban's swift capture of Kabul triggered a collapse of the Afghan government and forced a frenzied evacuation of Americans and Afghan refugees amid the US's military pullout of the 20-year war in Afghanistan. Transit in Qatar and arrival to the USThe American C-17 aircraft landed in an air base in Qatar. Afghan refugees in the US are being housed at military bases in Virginia, Wisconsin, and Texas before being resettled across the country.

☆ Biden signs a bill to curb the recent rise in anti-Asian hate crimes, calling hate in the US an 'ugly poison'
▼ + stars: | 2021-05-20 | by ( Oma Seddiq | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Biden signed a bill into law that addresses the spike in anti-Asian hate crimes over the past year. The bill, called the COVID-19 Hate Crimes Act, directs the Department of Justice to expedite the review of coronavirus-related hate crimes, provide guidance to state and local governments to improve public reporting on hate crimes, and raise awareness about hate crimes during the public-health crisis. The federal government has faced pressure to respond to the spike in anti-Asian hate crimes during the pandemic. The House passed the legislation on Tuesday, with 364 lawmakers supporting the bill and 62 Republicans opposing it. "Hate can — I mean this from the bottom of my heart — hate can be given no safe harbor in America.

☆ 'Barrett is like Jesus' for evangelical voters: Why confirming a new Supreme Court justice before the election mattered more to Republicans than another coronavirus stimulus
▼ + stars: | 2020-10-28 | by ( Oma Seddiq | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +9 min

It pales in comparison to getting the Supreme Court justice," an expert told Insider. The federal judge — now a newly minted Supreme Court Justice — is the first nominee in US history to be confirmed this close to an Election Day. McConnell's 'leave no vacancy behind' mindset about the courtsAnd the timing couldn't have been more ideal for the party, experts told Insider. In total, the top Republican has overseen 220 confirmations, including three Supreme Court justices. The Supreme Court offers them a shortcut "to enforce these kinds of values that they're really concerned about."

☆ Trump tells Proud Boys to 'stand by' after being asked to condemn white supremacists in presidential debate
▼ + stars: | 2020-09-30 | by ( Oma Seddiq | Jake Lahut | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

President Donald Trump hesitated to condemn white supremacists during the first presidential debate. "Proud Boys, stand back and stand by," Trump said on Tuesday evening after being pressed by former Vice President Joe Biden. During a segment dedicated to race, Chris Wallace, the moderator, asked Trump, "Are you willing, tonight, to condemn white supremacists and militia groups and to say that they need to stand down?" Trump asked. "Proud Boys, stand back and stand by," Trump responded.

Fox News has seen a cascade of departures in past years, many of which amid sexual-harassment allegations. Roger Ailes and Bill O'Reilly are among the most notable ousters after being accused of sexual harassment. Loading Something is loading. President Trump continues to live tweet the network's shows since taking office, and has recently been waxing about the good old days under the late CEO Roger Ailes. Here are seven of the most notable departures from Fox over the past four years:

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