Supreme Court nominee Ketanji Brown Jackson has picked up at least one Republican vote for confirmation.
Maine Sen. Susan Collins told the New York Times in an interview after meeting Jackson, “I have decided to support the confirmation of Judge Jackson to be a member of the Supreme Court.”
Jackson has had united support from Democrats — including West Virginia Sen. Joe Manchin — which would be enough for Senate confirmation, and the White House has made significant outreach to GOP senators it hoped could support the nominee in hopes of getting bipartisan backing.
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