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The race for governor in Nevada is an early proving ground for the Democratic Party’s next generation as 2028 hopefuls descend on the state. Then the other stories animating Washington: A Republican senator’s attempted gotcha of Jack Smith goes spectacularly sideways, Sherrod Brown has a new attack ad in Ohio featuring some decidedly non-Midwestern language and Kristi Noem files for divorce after a tabloid scandal.
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