Extreme Court Justice Samuel Alito is retiring from the bench, NPR reports. Florida MAGA federal Judge Aileen Cannon had no comment on the matter as she was most likely trying to figure out how to appoint herself by ruling that the US Senate has no jurisdiction over the matter.
In all seriousness, you can take it as a sign that the GOP aren’t exactly fully confident in their chances of holding the Senate if they’ve talked through this with Sam – and that risk still outweighed the fraught process for a nomination during the leadup to the midte…
UPDATE 6/30/2026 11:09 AM EDT: Guess the only question now is whether this was just premature or actually wrong. Probably going to need some more information than just “error.”
“NPR’s reporting regarding Justice Alito is inaccurate. And their reporting that there was any kind of court statement is inaccurate,” Supremos spokeswoman Pat McCabe then said in a statement.