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Only a fraction of House seats are competitive. Redistricting is driving that lower
Ashley Lopez
Primary voters in a small number of districts play an outsized role in deciding who wins Congress. The Trump-initiated mid-decade redistricting is driving that number of competitive seats even lower.
Andrew Harnik
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Supreme Court strikes down Trump's tariffs
Nina Totenberg
While the AI race sparked heightened interest in data centers, most of the centers in the state are multi-tenant retail centers — shared by numerous organizations and highly connected with telecommunications, cloud computing and other providers. The Digital Realty center on Chicago’s South loop is an example.
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