11am ET, October 08 | The latest headlines from NPR
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11am ET, October 08 | The latest headlines from NPR

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Democrats and Republicans are spending heavily in U.S. House districts where President Trump

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And NPR analysis of campaign spending finds dozens of races that are newly competitive.

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This is NPR News Now. The latest headlines every hour. Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Cora Vekulman. Democrats and Republicans are spending heavily in U.S. House districts where President Trump

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comfortably won in 2024. And NPR analysis of campaign spending finds dozens of races that are newly competitive. NPR's Stephen Fowler explains. Some competitive districts aren't surprising, like places that voted for one party for president

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and the other for Congress. And there are those districts decided by a small number of votes in 2024. But this is 2026, where an unpopular president, rising prices, and a general anti-incumbency vibe from the electorate means competitive districts stretch into conservative territory.

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