A liberal judge won big in Wisconsin's April 1 Supreme Court election while Republicans held two Florida congressional seats. Both parties are spinning the results ahead of the 2026 midterm cycle.

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Tuesday’s election to fill a Supreme Court seat in Wisconsin has emerged as the country’s first major political battle since President Donald Trump returned to the White House. It offers both an early test of the president’s popularity in a state he narrowly flipped last year and a gauge of the political machine that Trump ally Elon Musk has deployed to drive up turnout in this swing state.