The Supreme Court's 6-3 Ruling Boosts Trump, GOP Chances in 2026 Midterms

"The Supreme Court on Thursday cleared the way for Texas to use its new congressional map in the upcoming 2026 midterms, granting a major victory to President Donald Trump and GOP leaders..."

SCOTUS just detonated a political earthquake: Texas can keep its new congressional map, a ruling that reverberates across every state now eyeing mid-cycle redistricting.

Republicans gain up to five House seats, Democrats lose Jasmine Crockett’s district, and the nation’s highest court signals that states are free to decide their own maps.

But looming in the background is a massive court case that could transform political maps across the country — and deliver a backbreaking blow to the Democratic Party.