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Plus the U.S. economy expands and a New York lottery queen retires. View in browser | nytimes.com Continue reading the main story January 27, 2022 By Remy Tumin Good evening. Here's the latest at the end of Thursday. Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer at the White House today. Sarahbeth Maney/The New York Times 1. President Biden vowed to name a successor for Justice Stephen Breyer by the end of February. He called the retiring jurist "a model public servant." Speaking with the justice by his side from the White House, Biden pledged a rigorous search for a Black woman . "It's long overdue," he said. In a letter to the president, Breyer said he would serve on the court until the end of the term, typically around June or July, and would not leave before a successor is confirmed by the Senate. His departure will give Biden his first opportunity to put an imprint on the court's direction, and could trigger a bruising confirmation battle. Senato...

Plus the Fed's plan for interest rates and Paris couture shows dazzle. View in browser | nytimes.com Continue reading the main story January 26, 2022 By Remy Tumin Good evening. Here's the latest at the end of Wednesday. Justice Stephen Breyer last year. He was appointed to the Supreme Court in 1994. Erin Schaff/The New York Times 1. Justice Stephen Breyer, the senior member of the Supreme Court's liberal wing, will retire. The decision provides President Biden a chance to make good on his pledge to name a Black woman to the court. Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson of the powerful U.S. Court of Appeals, Justice Leondra Kruger of the California Supreme Court and Judge J. Michelle Childs , a federal district judge, are among the leading candidates to succeed Breyer. Democrats, who control the Senate by a narrow margin, may have to act quickly ahead of the midterms. Senator Chuck Schumer, the majority leader, wants the entire process to take weeks, not months . The part...