"I know you feel it's local, but it's not. It's really much more than local," Trump said in the 10-minute call. "The whole country's watching."

Billionaire Elon Musk says a Wisconsin voter has been awarded $1 million days before the conclusion of a fiercely contested state Supreme Court election that has broken spending records and become a referendum on Musk and the first months of President Donald Trump's administration.

Just beyond 2025, you'll find a series of high court elections that together have perhaps even larger ramifications than who has ideological control.