US House GOP attacks proposals to expand Supreme Court and counter conservative majority

By: Jonathan Shorman

Outlets: DC Bureau (States Newsroom)

Published: May 21, 2026

Words: 921

Last Updated: 2 months ago

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U.S. House Republicans on Thursday denounced expanding the Supreme Court, an idea some Democrats support to dilute the court’s conservative majority after years of decisions that have angered liberals.

Republican and Democratic lawmakers at a hearing clashed over the future of the high court following Louisiana v. Callais, a landmark decision gutting the federal Voting Rights Act.

The ruling cleared the way for GOP-controlled Southern states to eliminate congressional districts held by Black Democrats ahead …

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