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When the Supreme Court issues major decisions such as overturning Roe v. Wade, the idea of "court packing" is bound to come up.

Originally, the Supreme Court had six seats, a number that changed several times before settling at nine in 1869. After Roe was overturned, progressives such as Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), Georgia gubernatorial candidate Stacey Abrams, and Rep. Alexandria

President Joe Biden said Thursday that threats of Russia using nuclear weapons in Ukraine should be taken seriously.

Biden said Russian President Vladimir Putin is "not joking when he talks about the potential use of tactical nuclear weapons" because Russia's military is "significantly underperforming." Biden added that Americans "have not faced the prospect of Armageddon since Kennedy

President Joe Biden plans to sign a bill overriding a progressive new Washington, D.C. crime law.

The Details: The law lowers max sentences for carjacking, armed robbery, and other felonies, and eliminates mandatory minimum sentences for many crimes. The D.C. City Council approved the new code late last year, overriding a veto from D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser (D).

For Context: The

After two federal appeals courts denied bids by the Biden administration to push its $400 billion student loan forgiveness plan through multiple legal challenges, the Supreme Court is set to hear arguments on the plan in February.

For Context: The court said it will hear oral arguments from both sides before issuing a final ruling, likely at the end of its current term in June. Justice