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House Republicans failed Wednesday to advance a constitutional amendment that would permanently set the Supreme Court at nine justices, as Democrats increasingly embrace the once-fringe idea of expanding the court. The House voted 212-206, falling well short of the two-thirds majority required for a constitutional amendment. Rep. Don Davis, D-N.C., …

Ariana Figueroa, Georgia Recorder A group of U.S. House Democrats Monday called for the passage of legislation that would add four justices to the Supreme Court, following the overturning of the 1973 Roe v. Wade decision that provided the constitutional right to abortion. “It’s an ultra-right-wing Republican Supreme Court,” Rep. Hank Johnson …