Courts
The House voted 212-206 on a proposed constitutional amendment to fix the Supreme Court at nine justices, falling short of the two-thirds majority needed to pass. Nearly all Democrats voted against the measure, while Republicans supported it, with the debate touching on concerns about future efforts to expand the court's size and disagreement over whether the current nine-justice composition should be locked in.
NBC News frames the vote as a Republican messaging exercise ahead of the 2026 midterms, emphasizing that court expansion has moved from a fringe progressive idea to the Democratic mainstream due to conservative rulings on abortion, voting rights, and presidential immunity, and quotes a progressive advocate framing the Roberts court as corrupt and antidemocratic.
No centrist outlet in our set has published this story.
Fox News and The Daily Wire frame the vote as Democrats blocking a safeguard against future 'court-packing,' emphasizing Trump's stated fears that Democrats would expand the court, quoting Republicans warning the court would become 'another political institution,' while also including Democratic counter-arguments that fixing the number at nine locks in a 'right-wing majority.'