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  "id": 16974632,
  "title": "America's long history of gerrymandering and its role in this year's midterms",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/28/americas-long-history-of-gerrymandering-and-its-role-in-this-years",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-28T22:15:18.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "PBS NewsHour",
    "slug": "pbs-newshour",
    "url": "https://www.pbs.org/newshour/show/americas-long-history-of-gerrymandering-and-its-role-in-this-years-midterms"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Following partisan battles over political maps, nearly 35 million Americans will vote in congressional districts redrawn ahead of this year's midterms. As the nation marks its 250th anniversary, Judy Woodruff explores the origins of gerrymandering and why this centuries-old practice remains one of the most powerful tools in American politics. It's part of her series, Crossroads: America at 250.",
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        "published": "2026-10-29T00:02:03.000Z"
      }
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
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