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Rep. Peter DeFazio Becomes Latest Democrat Not to Seek Re-Election - WSJ
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Midterm election: Democrats holding off worst-case 'red wave' - Los Angeles Times
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2 more House Democrats retiring, underscoring 2022 obstacles
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Midterm Elections 2022: More than 40 million ballots cast early ahead of Election Day
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Taking the Voters Out of the Equation': How the Parties Are Killing Competition - The New York Times
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US Midterm Elections 2022: America votes to decide who controls Congress
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House Republicans outraise Democrats in midterms funding battle
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What All Those House Retirements Mean For Democrats So Far
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2 more House Democrats retiring, underscoring 2022 obstacles
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5 House Races That Will Define the Midterms
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House Democrats Are Retiring as Party Fears Losing Majority - The New York Times
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The Midterm Elections Are Now Even Harder to Predict - Bloomberg
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Nancy Pelosi stands down as leader of US House Democrats - BBC News
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