Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito reportedly has no immediate plans to retire as conservative concerns mount over the future of the nation’s highest court following a bruising midterm wipeout that could keep Republicans out of power for years.
Tuesday’s results saw Republicans lose at least seven seats across the country, giving Democrats a larger-than-expected Senate majority. The races in Mississippi and Alaska remain too close to call.
Vice President JD Vance warned Wednesday that the heavy losses could leave the GOP shut out of Senate control until at least 2032.
“The reason we lost is the war. The president himself said so last night,” Vance said. “If you’d like to argue it was worth it, that losing the Senate for the next six years was worth it, then do so. Argue it was a worthwhile cost to pay. Agree or disagree, that’s at least honest.”
“But everyone knows why we lost. And any honest conversation about where we go from here must start there,” he added.
A Democrat-controlled Senate could prevent President Donald Trump from securing confirmation of another conservative Supreme Court nominee. Alito, Chief Justice John Roberts, Justice Clarence Thomas, are all in their 70s, ma...