Politics · October 15, 2026
Democratic senator accuses Biden administration of 'completely' chickening out on Supreme Court reform
Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) has criticized the Biden administration for its perceived lack of action regarding Supreme Court reform, accusing officials of being "completely chicken." During an interview with The Lever, Whitehouse specifically targeted the 2021 Presidential Commission on the Supreme Court, alleging that the administration suppressed members who sought to highlight systemic issues. Concurrently, other figures within the Democratic party, including Kamala Harris and Tim Walz, have recently expressed openness to structural changes such as expanding the court or reforming the Electoral College. Critics and legal experts have pushed back, describing these goals as politically unrealistic and nearly impossible to achieve via constitutional amendment.
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- Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse accused the Biden administration of "chickening out" on Supreme Court reform.
- Biden established a Presidential Commission on the Supreme Court in 2021 to study potential reforms.
- Commission members Nancy Gertner and Laurence Tribe publicly advocated for expanding the Supreme Court after the commission took no formal position on it.
- Whitehouse and other Democrats have cited a lack of integrity and influence from special interests as reasons for court reform.
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- Kamala Harris recently expressed support for expanding the Supreme Court and reforming the Electoral College in an interview with Keke Palmer.
- Tim Walz warned of a 'reckoning' if Democrats fail to deliver on structural change.
- Legal expert Andrew Stoltmann stated that a constitutional amendment for court reform is a 'pipe dream' due to the required two-thirds vote in Congress and three-fourths of state legislatures.
- Whitehouse alleged the Biden administration squelched specific commission members from describing problems at the court in the final report.
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Fox News focuses heavily on the internal Democratic divide, framing reform efforts as a 'pipe dream' and a 'fantasy' intended only to excite the political base. It highlights the perceived radicalism of Harris and Walz by linking Supreme Court expansion to other 'transformative' goals like D.C. statehood and Electoral College reform, while quoting a critic who labels Harris an 'institutional arsonist.'
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