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Thom Tillis is retiring from politics!! He will not seek reelection.

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Don Bacon (NE- Omaha) is expected to announce his retirement from the House as early as Monday.

https://www.politico.com/live-updates/2025/06/27/congress/don-bacon-wont-seek-reelection-00430545

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Democrats flip deep-red Pennsylvania district in special election shocker
No Democrat had ever won this ancestrally Republican seat, but it's now the second Democratic pickup of the year.
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Democrats flip deep-red Pennsylvania district in special election shocker
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Democrats just turned in the biggest overperformance in a special election this year
And the top three have all come in Iowa, where the Republican governor just unexpectedly announced her retirement
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Democrats just turned in the biggest overperformance in a special election this year
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Democrats just flipped Nebraska's biggest city
And it should make GOP Rep. Don Bacon nervous about next year
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