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Radio Free America: Voters rebelled against impunity
Was the mandate from the midterm to lower costs? Yes, kinda. But a wave that large is about something bigger, writes Aaron Kleinman. It’s about the American people seeing how destroying the constitutional order leads to chaos in their own lives. Democrats really have a mandate to crack down on right-wing impunity.
Ohio House Democrats shield Acton’s vetoes from GOP override
Democrats broke the GOP’s Ohio House supermajority in the Nov. 3 election. Here’s what that means for Gov.-elect Amy Acton’s veto and Republican control.
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Kaptur withstands redrawn district, beats Merrin again in Ohio’s 9th
Rep. Marcy Kaptur beat Republican Derek Merrin on Nov. 3 to win a 23rd term in Ohio’s 9th District, a Toledo-area seat made more Republican by a 2025 map.
Democrat Lindsay James flips Iowa’s 2nd Congressional District
Democrat Lindsay James won Iowa’s 2nd Congressional District on Nov. 3, beating Joe Mitchell and flipping a northeast Iowa seat Republicans had held since 2021.
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