(From L-R) US Supreme Court Justice Elena Kagan and US Supreme Court Justice Amy Coney Barrett arrive to testify during a House Appropriations Subcommittee on Financial Services hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, on July 14, 2026. Two US Supreme Court justices made a rare appearance before Congress on Tuesday, seeking funding to protect judges and their families after a divisive term that deepened tensions between the court and President Donald Trump. (Photo by Kent NISHIMURA / AFP via Getty Images)