The U.S. Supreme Court delivered a huge victory to Republicans ahead of this year's midterm elections, issuing an unsigned emergency order on Tuesday that permits Alabama to use a newly redrawn congressional map. The decision will likely eliminate one of the state's two House districts currently represented by a Black Democrat, shifting the state's political balance back to a projected six Republicans and one Democrat next year.

US President Donald Trump has reinforced his influence over the Republican Party after voters in northern Kentucky defeated long-time congressman Thomas Massie in a closely watched primary contest.

Seven years after then-presidential candidate Joe Biden suggested Republicans would eventually have a political “epiphany” and move beyond Donald Trump, that expectation has largely faded as Democrats recalibrate their approach to a more confrontational political landscape.

The Senate voted Tuesday to take up a budget resolution that is designed to provide enough funding for immigration enforcement agencies through the remainder of President Donald Trump’s term.

Republicans have narrowly retained a hotly-contested congressional seat in Tennessee, with Matt Van Epps projected to defeat Democrat Aftyn Behn by around nine percentage points. The result ensures the GOP keeps its slim majority in the House, though the margin is far smaller than the 22-point cushion they held in the previous election.

Democrat Catelin Drey has flipped an open Iowa state Senate seat, delivering her party another special election victory this year and breaking the Republican supermajority in the chamber, according to a projection from Decision Desk HQ.

Texas Democrats have temporarily stalled a Republican-led effort to pass a controversial redistricting plan aimed at expanding GOP representation in Congress, a move supported by President Donald Trump ahead of the 2026 midterms.

Six months after Joe Biden left the Oval Office, Republicans, including President Donald Trump, remain fixated on the former president.

Elon Musk has unveiled a new U.S. political party, the America Party, aiming to appeal to disillusioned Democrats and Republicans.

Piper Sandler analysts revised their election forecasts, giving former President Donald Trump a slight edge in the presidential race and increasing the likelihood of a Republican sweep in the upcoming elections, News.Az reports citing Investing .