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Supreme Court Kicks Off a New Term; Latino Voters Swing Away From GOP

October 5, 2026·25 min
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The Supreme Court is back in session, with a docket of cases ranging from voting access to President Trump’s crackdown on immigration. While the conservative-majority court largely upheld the president’s agenda last term, it also dealt him losses on key priorities. NBC News senior Supreme Court reporter Lawrence Hurley parses why this year is likely to yield more wins for the administration.Then, Latino voters swung in favor of Trump in 2024, but the GOP is now falling out of favor, according to a new NBC News/Telemundo poll. NBC News chief data analyst Steve Kornacki explains what issues are driving this dip in support and where it could hurt the GOP — and help Democrats the most — in the upcoming election.Plus, Tom Cruise has been going all in to promote the climate change satire “Digger,” but Warner Bros.’ last theatrical release before merging with Paramount-Skydance could become one of the biggest flops of his career. NBC News managing editor for business Mike Calia explains why audiences didn’t dig “Digger” and what it portends for Hollywood’s new consolidated era. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

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