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Trump’s Supreme Court Plans Just Hit a Massive Roadblock

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Longwell, S. (2026, November 5). Trump’s Supreme Court Plans Just Hit a Massive Roadblock. The Bulwark. https://www.thebulwark.com/p/trumps-supreme-court-plans-just-hit

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The Bulwark · collected 2026-11-05 · by Sarah Longwell commentary

Quick Summary

Sarah Longwell and Andrew Weissmann, in a Bulwark podcast episode, discuss post-election plans focusing on accountability measures against former President Trump. They explore congressional and judicial actions that could limit Trump's ability to influence the Supreme Court, emphasizing implications for future court appointments after his failed election efforts. The article promotes their podcast series which offers analysis on these developments and encourages listeners to subscribe through a 20% off offer for Bulwark+.
Written by AI on 2026-11-06, from this article's own text only (the story summary below draws on all the coverage).

AI analysis

Story summary

The Bulwark reported on November 5, 2026, that Donald Trump's plans for future Supreme Court appointments face significant obstacles due to recent electoral outcomes. Sarah Longwell and Andrew Weissmann, in their podcast "Illegal News," highlighted the new Congress's ability to hold Trump's administration accountable and discussed how this impacts his options for appointing judges to the Supreme Court. They emphasized the importance of legal and judicial measures that have thwarted previous attempts by Trump to interfere with elections. The article suggests a continued focus on ensuring accountability and maintaining legal guardrails against further interference from Trump or his allies.

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📰 Trump's Supreme Court Plans Stall
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Sarah Longwell
28 article(s) here · 1 carrying a prediction
🔮 The election may be over, but the fight for accountability is just beginning, and they’ll be here to explain what Congress can do, what the courts will allow, and how to make sure the guardrails hold this time.
2026-11-05 · assertive framing · Trump’s Supreme Court Plans Just Hit a Massive Roadblock
🔮 To date, Sen. Ted Cruz has called El-Sayed a “jihadist leprechaun,” said that “Americans will die” if he were placed on the Senate Intelligence Committee, and warned that if he learned that a group of terrorists were about to be apprehended, he would “let those terrorists know.”
2026-11-01 · assertive framing · Is the Islamophobic Campaign Against El-Sayed Working?
🔮 The Cook Political Report’s Amy Walter is back for one last hurrah before the midterms, and after a bit of lesbian-specific chit chat, she and Sarah discuss how big the blue wave could get on Tuesday, voters’ hilarious comments about how fed up they are with the deluge of political advertising.
2026-10-31 · assertive framing · Amy Walter Sees the Makings of a Historic Electoral Earthquake
🔮 ELON MUSK MIGHT WANT KEN PAXTON to be a senator more than Ken Paxton does.
2026-10-30 · assertive framing · What Texas Trump Voters Really Think of Elon Musk’s Ads
🔮 It’s a massive bet that voters will believe the mom—despite overwhelming evidence that she is the one lying—and not recoil (as basically much of the top ranks of the Ohio Republican Party have) at the sheer vileness of the attack. Will it work?
2026-10-25 · assertive framing · How Ohio Trump Voters Reacted to Vivek’s Attack Ad
🔮 How do democracies fall apart, and why do the people who could stop it so often look the other way?
2026-10-21 · mixed framing · Dana Bash Sees a Political Earthquake Coming in Texas and Maine
🔮 But still, the voters who will decide this race are reverting to their tribal instincts.
2026-10-20 · assertive framing · Darline Graham’s Seat Isn’t Safe. These Voters Explain Why.
🔮 There are a lot of red states with big elections this year where Democrats are ‘sayin’ there’s a chance,’ like Mississippi, Nebraska, South Carolina, or Iowa, where they may have more than just a chance.
2026-10-17 · mixed framing · Some Trump Voters Are Gushing Over This Iowa Democrat (with Elaine Godfrey)
🔮 Plus, Weissmann explains why simply ordering Trump to stop breaking the rules isn’t enough, and whether DOJ lawyers pursuing politically motivated prosecutions could eventually face disbarment.
2026-10-15 · assertive framing · DHS Raids Ilhan Omar’s Home. Weissmann Smells a Rat.
🔮 The speech goes like this: With you at my side, we will demolish the deep state.
2026-10-09 · assertive framing · We Showed Trump’s Taxpayer-Funded Ad to a Focus Group. The Results Were Abysmal.
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What Texas Trump Voters Really Think of Elon Musk’s Ads
2026-10-30 · The Bulwark
Trump Keeps Trying to Jail His Enemies. Grand Juries Keep Saying NO
2026-10-29 · The Bulwark
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Topics

Bulwark Bulwark+ Congress Illegal News Supreme Court

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Trump PERSON · 3× Andrew Weissmann PERSON · 2× Congress ORG · 2× Sarah Longwell PERSON · 2× Supreme Court ORG · 2× Bulwark ORG · 1× Bulwark+ ORG · 1× Illegal News ORG · 1×

Narrative

From the judges and lawyers who thwarted Trump’s election meddling to the new Congress’s power to hold his administration accountable, they discuss what this victory changes—including Trump’s suddenly limited options for Supreme Court appointments.
framing: assertive · carried by 1 article(s) · first seen 2026-11-06
🔮 The election may be over, but the fight for accountability is just beginning, and they’ll be here to explain what Congress can do, what the courts will allow, and how to make sure the guardrails hold this time.
2026-11-06 · The Bulwark
Trump’s Supreme Court Plans Just Hit a Massive Roadblock · assertive framing

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Trump’s Supreme Court Plans Just Hit a Massive Roadblock asserted
Plans → hit → Roadblock
Sarah Longwell and Andrew Weissmann are still celebrating the wave, but they’re already looking at what comes next. asserted
what → celebrate → wave
We have big plans for Illegal News. asserted
We → have → News
The election may be over, but the fight for accountability is just beginning, and they’ll be here to explain what Congress can do, what the courts will allow, and how to make sure the guardrails hold this time. uncertain
guardrails → begin → what
Join us Bulwark to support the show and help us keep these conversations going. asserted
us → join → conversations
And you’re in luck—we’re running a flash sale for 20% off for the next year of Bulwark+. asserted
you → ’re → Bulwark+
Offer ends soon. asserted
Offer → end → ?
Sarah Longwell and Andrew Weissmann are still celebrating the wave, but they’re already looking at what comes next. asserted
what → celebrate → wave
From the judges and lawyers who thwarted Trump’s election meddling to the new Congress’s power to hold his administration accountable, they discuss what this victory changes—including Trump’s suddenly limited options for Supreme Court appointments. asserted
victory → thwart → appointments
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