Political Landscape and Midterm Election Challenges

Jackson's experiences working as a public defender and on the federal sentencing commission give her a unique background compared to the sitting high court justices.

And Biden's approval ratings are dismal: a majority of Americans — 56 percent — describe his first year in office as a failure.

This episode: congressional correspondent Susan Davis, legal affairs correspondent Nina Totenberg, national justice correspondent Carrie Johnson, senior political editor and correspondent Domenico Montanaro, and White House correspondent Asma Khalid.

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