Democrats move closer to confirming Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson, a criminal referral from the January 6 committee, and some version of Build Back Better that Joe Manchin can support, the Atlantic’s Anne Applebaum talks about the current situation in Ukraine, and a March Badness championshit winner is crowned.

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Show Notes

DC ROUNDUP

• Politico Playbook: Democrats’ two-do: Confirm Jackson, land Manchin 
• Politico: Dems plot spring sprint for party-line spending deal with Manchin
• Politico: Here’s how the confirmation of Ketanji Brown Jackson is likely to unfold this week 
• WaPo: Senate starts voting today on Ketanji Brown Jackson’s Supreme Court bid
• CNN: A senator’s delayed return to DC could affect judiciary committee vote timing on Jackson
• WaPo op-ed: The GOP won’t be honest about opposition to Judge Jackson
• ABC: Sen. Roy Blunt says Ketanji Brown Jackson will be confirmed, but he won’t support her 
• WaPo: Why Democrats hope Romney will support Ketanji Brown Jackson
• NBC: Obama to return to White House to celebrate health care reform
• CNN: President Obama returning to White House this week for Affordable Care Act event with President Biden
• CNN: Democrats see hope for a clean energy bill, but Manchin is adding a new hurdle: More funding for fossil fuels 
• NYT: Garland Faces Growing Pressure as Jan. 6 Investigation Widens
• WaPo: Gap in Trump call logs on Jan. 6 ‘suspiciously tailored,’ Raskin says
• The Atlantic: What Trump Is Hiding

MARCH BADNESS

• Politico: Palin’s unexpected bid jolts Alaska
• AnchorageDailyNews: What’s Sarah Palin up to these days?
• NYT: Sarah Palin Announces She’s Running for Congress in Alaska

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