GOP’s losses will raise pressure on conservative Supreme Court justices to retire

The Washington Post · Justin Jouvenal ·

The lame-duck session before January will probably be President Donald Trump’s last chance to get a high court nominee confirmed by the Senate.

The GOP’s sweeping losses in the midterm elections Tuesday set up an unsettling possibility for the party: If it doesn’t act now to confirm a new Supreme Court justice, it may not have another chance for years to come.

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