
How Ketanji Brown Jackson is preparing for questions about her record on crime
CNN
Like most every other nominee for the Supreme Court, Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson has been participating behind closed doors in so-called "moot court" sessions to prepare for her upcoming hearings, according to a source familiar.
Under the system, allies play the role of hostile senators, launching questions or comments meant to rattle a nominee or throw her off course.
At these sessions -- sometimes referred to as "murder boards" due to their intensity -- Jackson will likely be grilled on allegations Republicans have already floated: That she is soft on crime.

Janet Mills and her allies are counting on a gender gap to narrow Platner’s wide lead ahead of the June 9 primary to decide who will face incumbent Republican Sen. Susan Collins. They are betting that the unfiltered style that has brought Platner widespread attention as someone who could help Democrats reach young men will backfire with women.

As a shrinking number of Transportation Security Administration agents work to keep hourslong security lines moving despite not being paid, President Donald Trump stepped into the fray Saturday, announcing he will send Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers to airports by Monday if Congress doesn’t agree to a plan to end the partial government shutdown.











