By Jan Wolfe May 31 (Reuters) - The U.S. Supreme Court this year already has given a boost to President Donald Trump and his fellow Republicans in the nationwide battle over redrawing electoral maps.

Reuters legal affairs correspondent Jan Wolfe details two cases the U.S. Supreme Court has yet to rule on that could play a significant role in the midterm elections in November.

A 26-year-old Connecticut man has been sentenced to five years in federal prison for his role in a major drug trafficking organization. Jemel Vega-Gomez of New Britain was sentenced Friday by U.S.