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Today, history is on the verge of being made as the Senate votes to confirm the first Black woman to the Supreme Court in its 233-year history. A final vote on Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson’s confirmation is scheduled around 1:45 p.m. Eastern. The Senate has voted 53 to 47 on a procedural motion, with the same outcome expected on the final vote. Jackson will replace retiring Justice Stephen G. Breyer at the end of the court’s term.

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• 10:45 a.m. Eastern: House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) canceled her weekly news conference after her office announced that she tested positive for the coronavirus.
• 12:30 p.m. Eastern: Sen. Ted Cruz (Tex.) and other Republicans hold a news conference ahead of Jackson’s confirmation vote. Watch live coverage here.
• 1 p.m. Eastern: White House press secretary Jen Psaki briefs reporters. Watch live coverage here.
• 1:45 p.m. Eastern: The Senate is expected to take a final vote on confirmation of Jackson. Watch live coverage here.

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The magnitude of this moment cannot be overstated — the country’s first female, first Black and first Asian vice president will preside over the Senate as it confirms the first Black woman to sit on the Supreme Court.

Vice President Harris will preside over the Senate as the chamber votes to confirm Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson on Thursday afternoon, said Harris’s spokesman Herbie Ziskend.

In a statement, Ziskend said the Senate is “poised to make history” by voting on Jackson’s nomination.

“The Vice President believes Judge Jackson will be an exceptional Supreme Court Justice, and she looks forward to presiding over the Senate to mark this important moment,” Ziskend said.

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