The White House hopes the full Senate will take no more than three weeks to confirm Ketanji Brown Jackson as Supreme Court associate justice to replace Stephen Breyer. But she needs 51 votes, including Vice President Kamala Harris, for her confirmation to pass, and Politico lists Sens. Joe Manchin (D-WV) and Krysten Sinema (D-AZ) among potential swing votes. Of the six Republicans on Politico’s list, Lisa Murkowski (AK), Susan Collins (ME) and Mitt Romney (UT) are most likely to cross the aisle and support her.

Scroll down past …meanwhile…to read why we think “Brown Jackson’s Public Defender Experience” is the most important item on her CV.

Also below …

•President Biden’s State of the Union address, Page 2.

•“Biden Breaking Build Back Better” Page 4.

•Republican Reps. Marjorie Taylor Greene (GA) and Lauren Boebert (CO) v. House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (CA).

•Is it time to legalize marijuana? Page 9.

•The Republican voter law bills in Texas that Democrats are protesting, Page 13.

•“Critical Race Theory: The Facts Don’t Matter,” Page 13.

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