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President Biden wants term limits and an enforceable code of ethics imposed on the Supreme Court.Credit…Eric Lee/The New York Times

Biden’s plan to overhaul the Supreme Court

At a public engagement in Austin, Texas, President Biden warned that U.S. courts were being weaponized to push an “extreme and unchecked” conservative agenda, and he said he would push for legislation that would reform the Supreme Court, including imposing term limits and creating an enforceable code of ethics for the justices.

The proposal, which would require congressional approval, has little hope of success in a Republican-controlled House and a divided Senate. In a social media post, Speaker Mike Johnson called the proposal “dead on arrival” in the House.

Democrats argue that Americans are broadly concerned about the inner workings of a court that has swung to the right since 2020. Recent polls show that the Supreme Court’s approval rating is at a historic low and that a majority of Americans believe the court’s decisions are driven by ideology.

For more: See how the current Supreme Court would look under Biden’s term-limit plan.

The U.S. presidential election has been transformed by the events of the last few weeks. With 100 days from now until Election Day on Nov. 5, we’ll keep you up to speed with contributions from Times journalists covering the biggest news.

Here’s what to know:

• Democrats could formally make Kamala Harris their nominee this week. She’s trying to maintain momentum as the honeymoon phase of her campaign winds down, but may struggle to explain the progressive positions she embraced during the 2020 race.

• Donald Trump will speak to supporters in Harrisburg, Pa., tomorrow, a return to a friendly crowd after some awkward events this weekend. His running mate, Senator JD Vance of Ohio, will appear at events in Nevada and Arizona after drawing criticism for his mockery of “childless cat ladies.”

• Silicon Valley billionaires are bickering over the election in an unusually public and personal fashion. Some are backing Trump, in part because of his support of cryptocurrencies, while others have been energized and emboldened by Harris’s rise.

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