January 27: Biden wants Black woman on Supreme Court. Dinklage bashes Disney over ‘Snow White.’

J. Scott Wilson

Updated: Jan 27, 2022 / 05:55 AM CST

LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA – SEPTEMBER 22: Peter Dinklage attends the 71st Emmy Awards at Microsoft Theater on September 22, 2019 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Matt Winkelmeyer/Getty Images)

☀ Good morning! It’s Thursday, Jan. 27, 2022. Here’s a look at your news across the nation:

1️. Psaki: Biden committed to adding Black woman to high court

Possible picks for the Supreme Court to replace retiring Justice Stephen Breyer. (AP Graphic)

2. US gives written response to Russia on Ukraine demands

Secretary of State Antony Blinken speaks about Russia and Ukraine during a briefing at the State Department on Wednesday, Jan. 26, 2022, in Washington. (Brendan Smialowski/Pool via AP)

3. Fed leaves rates unchanged, indicates March increase to cool inflation

FILe – Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell speaks during an event in the South Court Auditorium on the White House complex in Washington, on Nov. 22, 2021. Powell says that the appearance of a new COVID-19 variant could slow the economy and hiring. He also says it raises uncertainty about inflation. Powell says in remarks to be delivered to the Senate Banking Committee Tuesday that he recent increase in coronavirus cases and the emergence of the omicron variant pose downside risks to employment and economic activity and increased uncertainty for inflation. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh, File)

4. Kobe Bryant crash aftermath: Where do the lawsuits stand?

FILE – In this Jan. 26, 2020, file photo, firefighters work the scene of a helicopter crash in Calabasas, Calif. Federal safety officials are expected to vote Tuesday, Feb. 9, 2021, on what likely caused the helicopter carrying Kobe Bryant, his 13-year-old daughter and seven others to crash into a Southern California hillside last year, killing all aboard. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill, File)

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Peter Dinklage criticizes Disney’s ‘Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs’ remake

The “Game of Thrones” star has some pointed criticism for the Mouse House.

LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA – SEPTEMBER 22: Peter Dinklage attends the 71st Emmy Awards at Microsoft Theater on September 22, 2019 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Matt Winkelmeyer/Getty Images)

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