Live updates: Vance talks GOP’s midterm outlook and 2028

What to know today VANCE ON THE MIDTERMS: Vice President JD Vance acknowledged in an interview with NBC News that Republicans face an “uphill climb” in next month’s midterm elections — and that the results may be a data point he reviews as he decides whether to run for president in 2028. NEW SCOTUS TERM: The Supreme Court is returning for a new nine-month term, where the justices will weigh cases on President Donald Trump's hard-line immigration policies, his administration’s ban on transgender people in the military, and his effort to overturn a defamation verdict against him in a lawsuit by writer E. Jean Carroll. ALABAMA RALLY: Trump will hold a rally tonight in Alabama as part of his 17-state midterm blitz. Notable matchups in the state include the governor’s race between Republican Sen. Tommy Tuberville and Democratic former Sen. Doug Jones. REGISTRATION REVERSAL: Democrats have reversed registration losses in several key states heading into this year’s midterms, adding more registrants on net than Republicans in Arizona, Maine, Nevada, New Jersey and Pennsylvania, an an NBC News Decision Desk analysis has found.

Get live updates and the latest news as Vice President JD Vance discusses the midterm and 2028 elections, the new Supreme Court term begins and Trump rallies in Alabama.