Lawmakers had faced a shutdown, impeachment and pandemic. Now, they're in a Supreme Court fight with epic ramifications
“The hits just keep coming,” said Sen. John Cornyn , who said trying to follow the frenetic news cycles has been like “drinking out of a water hose.”
But now, Republicans and Democrats are wrestling with the overlapping crises of the economy, social justice, public health and discord of the Trump era, generally. Lawmakers on the left and the right are now casually discussing extreme tactics that could inflict permanent damage on the institution. Democrats are considering blowing up the filibuster and packing the Supreme Court isn’t off the table if Republicans do, indeed, confirm a high court pick with just days to go before the election.
Many lawmakers, particularly Democrats, are quick to blame Trump for fueling the nonstop drip-drip of news. But a mix of compounding factors — such as
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