{
  "id": 5178513,
  "title": "Democrats block proposed constitutional amendment to keep Supreme Court justices to nine",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/02/democrats-block-proposed-constitutional-amendment-to-keep-supreme",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-02T21:20:39.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Hill",
    "slug": "the-hill",
    "url": "https://thehill.com/homenews/house/6067506-house-supreme-court-packing-amendment/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "A Republican proposal to amend the Constitution to prevent expanding the number of justices on the Supreme Court failed on the House floor. Like all constitutional amendments, the measure needed a two-thirds majority of the House to pass, which it did not get: The vote was along party lines at 212-206. Democrats have never supported...",
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Newsweek",
        "title": "One Democrat Votes to Keep Supreme Court at 9 Justices",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/02/one-democrat-votes-to-keep-supreme-court-at-9-justices",
        "published": "2026-09-02T20:48:42.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "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."
}