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How many SCOTUS nominees have not been confirmed?

Of the nominees who were rejected, the U.S. Senate notes John Parker (1930) was the only rejection for a 74 year period between 1894 and 1968. Garland’s nomination is also significant in that the GOP-controlled Senate refused hearings as there was a forthcoming election — which was a new reasoning. Barbara Perry, the Director of Presidential Studies at the University of Virginia’s Miller Center of Public Affairs, told TIME the reasoning given by Sen. Majority Leader Mitch McConnell isn’t outlined in the Constitution and that about six presidents were able to successfully have nominees confirmed during lame-duck periods.
Barbara Perry
MC Russia-Ukraine blog

The war and the Populist International

Wars often unsettle and reconfigure politics within and among other countries. This one, so far, has strengthened pro-NATO sentiment and policy in Europe and weakened the populism that has divided the West. But the policies of Hungary’s government and its landslide reelection this past Sunday ensure that the West will remain divided, and that in turn could inhibit NATO and the EU from responding to Russia more vigorously.
John M. Owen IV
UVA Today

What should we do about free speech at UVA?

Nearly a year after the University of Virginia’s Board of Visitors endorsed a statement unequivocally affirming the freedom of expression and inquiry on Grounds, the school is providing a platform to continue the conversation. While the policy will not change – UVA stands firmly behind its commitment to ideological diversity and expression – a new event challenges University community members to consider what adhering to the commitment might mean to them.
John M. Owen IV
UVA Today

What should we do about free speech at UVA?

Nearly a year after the University of Virginia’s Board of Visitors endorsed a statement unequivocally affirming the freedom of expression and inquiry on Grounds, the school is providing a platform to continue the conversation. While the policy will not change – UVA stands firmly behind its commitment to ideological diversity and expression – a new event challenges University community members to consider what adhering to the commitment might mean to them.
Mary Kate Cary
Bloomberg TV

Balance Of Power Full Show

On Bloomberg's 'Balance of Power' with David Westin, Rep. Darrell Issa, (R) California, on Elon Musk's entry to Twitter board. Rep. Chrissy Houlahan, (D) Pennsylvania, on Russia sanctions. James Jeffrey, Former U.S. Ambassador to Iraq, on what peace in Ukraine could look like. Barbara Perry, University of Virginia Miller Center director of presidential studies, on the historic nomination of Ketanji Brown Jackson.
Barbara Perry