Threat of abrupt Alito and Thomas retirements has conservatives panicked over backlash

Republicans are weighing whether elderly Supreme Court Justices Clarence Thomas and Samuel Alito could announce their retirements right after next month’s midterm election, according to Politico, and whether that would help or hurt the party.On one hand, a departure could let President Donald Trump fill the seats with younger justices. On the other, if the announcement comes after Republicans lose both chambers of Congress, it...