Democrats are fighting back against President Donald Trump. Are Republicans losing ground?

Donald Trump's agenda of deep cuts and trade protectionism, as per a report.
There have been successes to slow the Trump juggernaut in court, but the lack of a coherent plan in Congress has frustrated anti-Trump Americans who have been clamoring for leaders able to show some fight, AFP reported.

So there was jubilation Tuesday when a Democratic-backed candidate won the controlling seat on the Wisconsin Supreme Court, the top judicial body in one of the most closely-fought swing states.

Republicans hung on to two House seats in Florida on the same night, but with leads greatly reduced from Trump's 2024 victory margins — worrying lawmakers in much more vulnerable seats ahead of next year's midterms.

«Last night's results were the shot in the arm Democrats needed,» said political analyst Andrew Koneschusky, a former senior Democratic staffer in the US Senate.

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«If you're a Republican in a competitive district, you're quaking in your boots today.»

Some analysts, however, have been pointing out that one swallow — or even three elections — does not a spring make. It is not unusual, they say, for a president to face a backlash in the year after his election.

But the Democrats were cock-a-hoop, arguing in a post-election memo that Republicans were reaping the whirlwind over the radical cuts being pushed by Trump and his billionaire advisor, Elon Musk.

The Tesla CEO inserted himself front and center in the Wisconsin race, spending a reported $25 million — not to mention enormous political capital — to promote the conservative candidate.

But a groundswell of anger over the actions of his Department of Government Efficiency has seen his popularity plummeting — and Republicans being shouted down by furious