{
  "id": 18163365,
  "title": "Voters Rejected the Political System the Supreme Court Created",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/04/voters-rejected-the-political-system-the-supreme-court-created",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-11-04T18:17:05.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Mother Jones",
    "slug": "mother-jones",
    "url": "https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2026/11/donald-trump-powers-supreme-court-midterms/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The recent election results in the United States showcased a broad rejection of the political system that the Supreme Court has constructed. Voters were expressing their discontent not only with President Donald Trump's ballooning bank accounts but also with the disproportionate influence that billionaires and industries wield over our elections. The Supreme Court's decisions, such as Citizens United, have allowed these wealthy individuals and organizations to spend unlimited sums to sway political outcomes. The court's role in weakening the Voting Rights Act and enabling partisan gerrymandering has also sparked outrage among African American voters. Many Democrats ran their campaigns explicitly challenging the flawed political landscape that the court has fostered. In the coming two years, as Democrats gain control of both chambers of Congress, the government's operations will be scrutinized under the executive powers granted to Trump by the Supreme Court. This power imbalance is expected to lead to a contentious battle over the direction of the nation, with voters deciding whether to accept a lawless presidency or to restore power to the elected representatives of the people.",
  "summary": "Hours before polls closed on Tuesday ahead of Republicans’ historic defeat, President Donald Trump shrugged off the impending wipeout by stating that he has so much power, it doesn’t matter what party controls Congress. Trump bluntly named the source of his awesome authority: the Supreme Court. “We won the Slaughter case and the Slaughter case […]",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}