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House Democrats discuss their agenda if they win back the chamber this fall, while GOP leadership proposes preserving the Supreme Court’s size.

Sen. Pete Ricketts, R-Neb., went on offense against independent opponent Dan Osborn in a debate last night, repeatedly calling him “Democrat Dan” throughout their meeting and associating his campaign with democratic socialists.

The debate will be the first of many across the country over the next two months as Democrats and Republicans battle for control of the Senate. Deep-red Nebraska is not usually home to nationally watched campaigns, but Osborn’s one-on-one contest with Ricketts could be closer than typical partisan contests in the state.

House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., said Republicans will introduce a constitutional amendment today that would mandate a maximum number of nine justices on the Supreme Court.

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“If we go down the road of packing the Supreme Court, it turns into a political palooza, and it would not serve the country,” Johnson told reporters on Capitol Hill.

He also told reporters that the current model of nine justices “has served this country for many, many years, and it does not need to change.”

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