The U.S. Supreme Court is set on Monday to hear a bid by President Donald Trump's administration to defend a law barring users of illegal drugs from owning guns in another test of the U.S. Constitution's Second Amendment right to "keep and bear arms."
Democrats face an uphill battle to capture the U.S. Senate in the November midterm elections, as Republicans are defending just two seats seen as competitive by nonpartisan analysts and hold a 53-47 majority. Democrats are defending four competitive seats and would need to pick up another four to take the majority. Elections will be held for 35 of the chamber's 100 seats this year.
Republicans in the U.S. House of Representatives will defend a narrow majority in the November midterm elections, while Democrats hope to pick up enough seats to win control of the chamber, which would give them the power to investigate President Donald Trump's administration.