
Voters will decide whether to strip the rules a court once applied in throwing out a Democrat-drawn map favoring all eight seats.
State Rep. Donavan McKinney beat U.S. Rep. Shri Thanedar by about 4 points in the Detroit-based district, with backing from Bernie Sanders and Rashida Tlaib.
Bell took nearly 60 percent of the Democratic primary vote in the St. Louis district, a far bigger total than his 2024 win over the former congresswoman.
The amendment, if approved by voters in November, could clear the way for a map favoring Democrats in all eight of Maryland’s congressional districts.
Voters in Michigan on Aug. 4 and Wisconsin on Aug. 11 will decide the party’s direction in two states Democrats say they must win in November.
The president said some parties believe a deal is imminent involving the Strait of Hormuz, to be followed by what he called ‘the denuclearization of Iran.’
The stopgap would maintain current spending levels, block a proposed OMB grants rule, and cover Navy shipbuilding cost overruns.
Democrats would need to win 74 percent of the remaining swing seats to take the House, up from 68 percent under the old maps.
Barnes is the second Democrat to exit after absentee ballots went out, and a judge ruled this week that those votes cannot be changed.
The Democratic campaign committee added five more seats to its program, with midterm elections less than 100 days away.