Ketanji Brown Jackson confirmation supported by almost half of Americans, poll reveals – live | usnews

Joe Biden’s pick for the vacancy on the US supreme court, Ketanji Brown Jackson, has the backing of almost half of American voters, according to a Politico poll released Tuesday. It shows that 47% want the US senate to confirm her nomination, with 26% opposed, and the other 27% having no set opinion.

Unsurprisingly, Jackson is overwhelmingly backed by Democratic voters in the Politico/Morning Consult poll, with 75% in favor. Among Republicans, only 21% are positive, and she earns the support of 39% of independents.

The senate judiciary committee is expected to vote on her nomination next Monday, with a full floor vote before Easter. Jackson endured an often abrasive grilling from Republican senators at last week’s confirmation hearings, who accused her of being soft on crime, yet she is still on “a glidepath to confirmation” according to the Associated Press.

Assuming all Democratic senators vote for her – and one possible holdout, Joe Manchin of West Virginia, has already signaled his support – Jackson is expected to become the first Black woman on the country’s highest judicial panel.

With all Democrats on board, just one Republican backing her would deny the need for Vice-President Kamala Harris to cast a tie-breaking vote. The Utah senator mitt romney told CNN on Monday that he hasn’t reached a decision, while the moderate Maine senator susan collins will talk to Jackson again this week before making up her mind, according to The Hill.

Good morning, happy Tuesday, and welcome to the US politics live blog. There’s welcome news for Joe Biden from a Politico/Morning Consult poll that shows almost half of American voters, 47% to be precise, want the US Senate to confirm his pick Ketanji Brown Jackson to the supreme court, with 26% opposed. The Senate judiciary committee is set to vote on her nomination of her on 4 April.

There are also fast-moving developments in the Ukraine-Russia war, which can be found in the Guardian’s rolling coverage of the conflict here.

Also happening today:

• The White House says Biden will speak with European leaders, including the UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson, this morning to discuss developments in Ukraine.
• The president also welcomes Singapore prime minister Lee Hsien Loong for a White House visit this morning, with the pair making statements around 12.45pm. So it’s not certain Biden will take reporters’ questions.
• Shortly after, the president will pay his respects to the former Arizona congressman Don Young, lying in state at the Capitol. Young, who died on 18 March, served 49 years in Congress, the longest of any Republican in history.
• At 4pm, Biden, accompanied by vice-president Kamala Harris, is scheduled to sign the Emmett Till anti-lynching bill into law.