Democratic wave prompts GOP anxiety over Samuel Alito and future of Supreme Court

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Published 5 Nov 2026, 01:03 GMT1 min read

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The Democratic rout in Tuesday’s midterm elections sparked an immediate sense of unease on the right about the future of the Supreme Court and a new round of Republican anxiety over decisions by Justices Samuel Alito and Clarence Thomas to stick it out rather than step down.

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