Monica Ricks

The ruling now threatens to delay the confirmation process for President Trump's Fed Chair nominee Kevin Warsh, but the DOJ says it plans to appeal.

Congressional Democrats are suing President Trump now from banning mail-in voting for anyone that doesn't make a pre-approved list of citizens made up by Homeland Security.

Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito had to be taken to the hospital last month after becoming ill during a Federal Society event in Philadelphia.

It hadn't been reported till now, but sources say the 76 year old was treated for dehydration and returned to Washington that night.

The Artemis 2 crew is now halfway to the moon.

NASA shared the first images of Earth taken by the astronauts, who are on track to make their lunar flyby on Monday.

It'll be the first time humans have traveled outside of the Earth's orbit since 1972.

And the NCAA Women's Basketball Championship matchup is set after South Carolina beat UConn last night 62-48.

UCLA topped Texas 51-44.

The women's college title game is tomorrow.

The men's Final Four play later tonight.

And that's news when you want it with Bloomberg News Now.

I'm Monica Ricks and this is Bloomberg.

The Pentagon's seeking 85 Lockheed Martin fighter jets, up from 47 requested last year, in a big boost for the largest U.S.

weapons program.

Some F-35 models are already flying in the mission over Iran, but these new jets are part of a broader $1.5 trillion defense blueprint from President Trump and would likely be among the most scrutinized elements of the plan,

since they'd come at a cost of sharp cuts to domestic programs.

Another element is funding for the Golden Dome Missile and Air Defense Umbrella, which Trump is looking to put in place by the end of his second term.

Monica Ricks, Bloomberg Radio.

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