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Democrats vow revenge for Supreme Court shenanigans if they gain majority

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RawStory reported that Senate Democrats said they could block any Supreme Court nominee President Donald Trump puts forward if they win the Senate majority in November. Minority Leader Chuck Schumer framed control of the chamber as a way to prevent Trump from appointing more “MAGA justices,” while Sen. Ruben Gallego explicitly endorsed using the blockade Republicans imposed on Barack Obama’s 2016 nominee, Merrick Garland.

The dispute followed Justice Samuel Alito’s disclosure that he considered retiring this year and might reconsider in 2027. Republicans held a 53–47 Senate…

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