Democrats keep pressure on supreme court amid latest Clarence Thomas revelations – live updates

Good mornings, US politics blog readers. The supreme court is a quiet place currently, as the nine justices are on recess after a term in which the conservative majority once again handed down decisions with major implications for Americans life – including striking a death blow to Joe Biden’s student loan relief plan and deciding that race-conscious university admissions are illegal. But Democrats in the Senate remain incensed by reports of ties between the justices and parties with interest’s in the courts outcome. Yesterday, the Guardian reported that a top aide to conservative justice Clarence Thomas received payments over Venmo from...