John Roberts and the Supreme Court handed Trump a lifeline ahead of the midterm elections

NewsWorldAmericasUS politicsanalysisJohn Roberts and the Supreme Court handed Trump a lifeline ahead of the midterm electionsRepublicans go full-steam ahead on redistricting after the death of the Voting Rights Act, Eric Garcia writes, while even the most outspoken progressives offer only tepid support on their sideMonday 04 May 2026 20:44 BSTBookmarkCommentsGo to commentsBookmark popoverRemoved from bookmarksClose popover{"translations":{"comments":"Go to comments","share":"Share","copyLink":"Copy link","bookmark":"Bookmark","removeBookmark":"Remove bookmark"},"showComments":true,"showBookmark":true,"articleId":"b2970086","articleMeta":{"url":"https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/supreme-court-trump-midterms-voting-rights-b2970086.html","title":"John Roberts and the Supreme Court hand Trump a lifeline ahead of the midterms"},"popoverPlacementOverride":"bottom"}CloseAOC says Democrats will need to gerrymander to counter Supreme Court ruling on Voting Rights ActSign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inboxGet our free Inside Washington emailGet our free Inside Washington emailEmail*SIGN UPI would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our Privacy notice{"className":"sc-1ge0fwe-0","newsletterData":{"regSourceNewsletter":"IND_INSIDE_WASHINGTON","regTitle":"Inside Washington","subscriptionGroup":"inside_washington","subscriptionGroupId":"af764e04-87eb-45e6-a84b-a7455ba70a1e","type":"inside_washington","pathPrefix":"/news/world/americas/us-politics","associatedAuthors":["Eric Garcia","John Bowden"],"title":"Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox","mobileTitle":"Get our free Inside Washington email","imageSrc":"https://static.independent.co.uk/static-assets/images/newsletters/insideWashington1_1.png","label":"I would like to receive morning headlines Monday - Friday plus breaking news al...