Trump-backed redistricting sought a midterm edge for Republicans. It didn't work
Topics: 2026 Midterm Elections
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- PBS NewsHour reports: “Republicans lost most of the Democratic-held seats they had targeted to flip, lost others they had banked on retaining and got swept out of power by a Democratic surge fueled by voter dissatisfacti…”
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