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A whiplash election year enters its final stretch as Trump holds wild cards

WASHINGTON — In the earliest days of this election cycle, the U.S. wasn't at war with Iran. The East Wing of the White House was still standing and the Kennedy Center wasn't threatened with demolition. Artificial intelligence data centers weren't bipartisan shorthand for the tech sector's excess. Democratic socialists were largely confined to the outer edges of political discourse. Lake Ontario's…

A whiplash election year enters its final stretch as Trump holds wild cards

As the final stretch of the election year looms, President Donald Trump's presence continues to dominate the political landscape. Since his entry into politics over a decade ago, Trump's knack for dominating national conversations has only intensified, making it challenging to keep up with the rapid pace of change. House Speaker Mike Johnson, a Louisiana Republican, acknowledged during a recent briefing that "some of these things are out of our control," signaling the unpredictability of the election climate.

The geographic boundaries of the United States have also undergone alterations, with Texas, California, and Florida leading the efforts to redraw congressional districts. In Missouri, Rep. Emanuel Cleaver noted that the evolving political environment adds an additional layer of uncertainty to an already volatile election year.

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