Full U.S. Senate to decide on Supreme Court pick Jackson after panel deadlocks

The Senate Judiciary Committee on Monday deadlocked along party lines on moving forward on President Joe Biden's U.S. Supreme Court nominee Ketanji Brown Jackson, with the full Senate still expected to confirm her later in the week as the first Black woman to serve on the nation's top judicial body.

The panel's 11-11 vote, with Biden's fellow Democrats in favor and Republicans united in opposition, pushes the confirmation battle into its next phase - a showdown on the Senate floor. Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, a Democrat, said shortly before the committee action that he will "set in motion" the process that will lead to a final Senate vote later this week to confirm Jackson, a federal appellate court judge, to the lifetime post.