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"path": "/2026/05/03/repub/trump-us-house-speaker-prod-gop-states-to-redistrict-after-voting-rights-ruling/",
"publishedAt": "2026-05-04T00:38:41.000Z",
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"tags": [
"D.C. Bureau",
"Election 2026",
"Gov & Politics",
"Donald Trump",
"Louisiana v. Callais",
"Maryland Voting Rights Act of 2026",
"minority-majority districts",
"Redistricting",
"Section 2",
"Speaker Mike Johnson",
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"textContent": "President Donald Trump moved quicklly to capitalize on a U.S. Supreme Court decision weakening the federal Voting Rights Act, as he urged one governor to gerrymander his state last week and praised another for suspending an approaching primary.",
"title": "Trump, US House speaker prod GOP states to redistrict after voting rights ruling"
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