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The Guardian - US
The Guardian - US
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David Smith in Washington

‘He’s trying to rig the midterms’: Trump intervenes to protect his allies in Congress

a man looks at a map while seated in a chair
Texas state senator Pete Flores, a Republican, looks at the proposed redistricting map in Austin on 22 August 2025. Photograph: Sara Diggins/The Austin American-Statesman via Getty Images

They are more than a year away – a lifetime in today’s fast and furious political cycle. But one man is already paying attention, pulling the levers of power and trying to tip the scales of the 2026 midterm elections.

Donald Trump has made clear that he is willing to bring the full weight of the White House to bear to prevent his Republican party losing control of the US Congress in the midterm elections next year, orchestrating a more direct and legally dubious intervention than any of his predecessors.

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