Supreme Court could upend midterms by tossing GOP a political 'lifeline': expert

The U.S. Supreme Court could upend the midterm elections this year by striking down a key provision in the Voting Rights Act.

Republicans face long odds against maintaining its narrow House majority with President Donald Trump dragging down GOP approval with his own negative performance ratings, and no party successfully holding on to unified control of both houses of Congress and the White House in a midterm election since 1978, but the Supreme Court could offer a glimmer of hope, reported Bloomberg.