This week in Washington. . .
Pres. Joe Biden is closing in on deciding who the next SCOTUS will be to meet his self imposed end of February deadline.
Pres. Biden met with members of the Senate Judiciary Committee to select the next Supreme Court nominee at the White House on Thursday. The group of 10 lawmakers shared their recommendations with the president. He says that they are in a "deep dive' search for the candidate who will replace retiring justice Stephen Breyer, confirming to NBC's Lester Holt in and interview tat the list has been narrowed down to 4 candidates. The White House is clinching the clues about who Biden top contenders are.
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On Capitol Hill. . .
A Kentucky lawmaker's actions imitated the uncivil conduct of citizens fighting over masks at school board meeting and airports and placed workplace harassment in the spotlight in a public dispute mask wearing at the U.S. Capitol.
Joyce Beatty (D-OH), Chairwoman of the Congressional Black Caucus, said a white Republican colleague cursed at her when she asked him to put on his mask.
She tweeted that Rep. Hal Rogers (R-KY), told her to kiss his backside using the expletive and also poked her in her back. All 56 member of the CBC backed Beatty on the steps of the The House demanding an apology, which Rogers granted after being pressured in both a tweet and verbally in the House Chamber.
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PRES. BIDEN SAID IN A VIST TO GRENADA COLLEGE INC RTRAL VIRGINIA HIGHLIGHTING HIS HEALTHCARE PLANS ON THURDAY THAT PHARMACEUTICAL COMPANIES WILL BE TAXED IF THEY RAISE PRICES WITH INCREASES IN INFLATION. He said prescription drugs are over priced to start with as companies charge 2-to-3 times more for meds than it cost to develop them. A family shared their struggles with affording diabetes meds, admitting a 12-year-old and his father share medication to survive.
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HERE IS WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT SUPERBOWL 56 WEEKEND
First, before the game action happens during the Super Bowl Gospel CEleba the NFL's MAIN EVENT SUPERBOWL 56 between the LA Rams and the Cincinnati Bengals goes down this Sunday
Kick off starts at 6:30 EST on NBC. Gospel duo Mary Mary will sing Lift Every Voice in their hometown of Inglewood California. The epic halftime performance will combine music titans from the East and West Coasts including Dr. Dre, Eminem, Mary J. Blige, Snoop Dogg, and Kendrick Lamar