SCOTUS TESTIMONY LIVE | Kagan & Barrett Face Congress In Rare, High-Stakes Hearing | World News

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SCOTUS TESTIMONY LIVE | Kagan & Barrett Face Congress In Rare, High-Stakes Hearing | World News In a historic and highly unusual appearance, U.S. Supreme Court Justices Elena Kagan and Amy Coney Barrett testified before the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Financial Services and General Government on Tuesday, marking the first time members of the nation's highest court have faced congressional lawmakers since 2019. The bipartisan duo defended the Supreme Court's fiscal year 2027 budget request of $225.1 million, which includes a critical $14.6 million increase to significantly bolster security for the nine justices, their families, and their private residences. The urgent plea for enhanced funding comes amid a dramatic 57 percent surge in significant security incidents and personal threats targeting federal judges, highlighted by a recent swatting hoax at Justice Barrett’s home and the 2022 attempted assassination of Justice Brett Kavanaugh. As the Supreme Court faces intense scru

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