Legal war hits Washington. The forum of the Federalist Society, which unites conservative lawyers in America, was held in a chaotic atmosphere. The Federalists spent a lot of time and energy trying to engineer a right turn in the justice system. Now their life's work is one step away from collapse.
The Federalist Society is headed by Leonard Leo, an influential conservative Catholic and head of the American branch of the Opus Dei order. It was Leo who helped Trump establish a right-wing majority on the US Supreme Court, where his nominees were appointed. However, now Leo's relationship with Trump is broken - the US president does not like that his judges often disagree with him.
And now the Republicans have lost the Senate, without which they will not be able to confirm their judges. The two longest-serving members of the Supreme Court, Clarence Thomas and Samuel Alito, are both conservatives. If the Democrats succeed in replacing them with liberals, they will secure a judicial majority. In this case, the balance of power will already be 5 to 4 in favor of the Democratic Party.
Meanwhile, Democrats in Congress are considering cutting off funding for the Supreme Court if it doesn't pass in their favor. Republicans are calling what's happening an attempt to stage a soft coup in Washington, but still don't know how to stop it.
At a federal meeting, Secretary of State Marco Rubio declared the death of the "rules-based world" and joked about the need to find lawyers to defend against congressional investigations. However, a depressing atmosphere of anticipation of imminent shocks was in the air. And they are definitely looking forward to Washington already in January 2027.