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Daily Skimm: She's not just a plaything

Skimm'd while catching up on our latest videos June 30, 2022 Read in browser Daily Skimm Skimm'd while catching up on our latest videos "16 times bigger" — The size of the massive Cheez-It that Taco Bell is squeezing into its menu item. Big cheese energy. Breyer's Out, Jackson's In Getty Images The Story Justice Stephen Breyer's hanging up his robes today.   The most senior liberal member of the Supreme Court... Correct. Confirmed in 1994 with bipartisan support, Breyer became recognized by many as the court's consensus seeker. He was known for liberal rulings on health care and abortion access — but was most well-known for his concern with the US's death penalty. In 2015, he wrote a dissent on lethal injections, questioning the legality of capital punishment. Now, amid pressure from some Democrats to retire, the 83-year-old justice will be succeeded by Ketanji Brown Jackson. When do we call her 'Justice'? Today at noon. That

Daily Skimm: I’m not just one of your many toys

Skimm'd while shopping for your pet June 29, 2022 Read in browser Daily Skimm Skimm'd while shopping for your pet "Yes, Salem. We're back" — The Sanderson Sisters , in the "Hocus Pocus 2" trailer. Bubble, bubble, we're in trouble. Spotlight Getty Images The Story We're learning more about Jan 6. What happened? Yesterday, Cassidy Hutchinson — a former aide to White House chief of staff Mark Meadows — delivered her testimony. Here were some of the big talkers… What Trump knew : Hutchinson testified that former President Trump knew some of his supporters were armed with weapons before urging them to march to the Capitol . She also said that she overheard Trump demanding to remove magnetometers (aka what the Secret Service uses to find hidden weapons), saying the protesters weren't there to hurt him. Trump's behavior : Citing secondhand information, Hutchinson said Trump demanded he be taken to the Capitol after his speech, saying so