This week, Democratic candidates up and down the ballot notched victories and overperformances across the country. While voters continue to reject Donald Trump and Republicans’ toxic agenda, Democrats are running and winning election after election on lowering costs and making life more affordable for working families. 

In Michigan: The Guardian: Democrats retain control of Michigan senate with ‘overperformance’ in special election

In Michigan: Newsweek: Democrats Overperform by Double Digits in Michigan Win

In Michigan: CNN: Democrat Chedrick Greene’s win in Michigan state Senate election gives the party another over-performance

In Ohio: NBC News: Sherrod Brown wins Democratic Senate nomination in Ohio, setting up a key battleground race

In Ohio: Columbus Dispatch: Sherrod Brown to face Jon Husted in high-stakes Ohio Senate race

In Ohio: Spectrum News: Democratic candidate Amy Acton wins primary election

In Texas: Newsweek: Democrats Win in Republican Stronghold in Texas

American families and farmers back at home are bearing the brunt of Donald Trump’s unpopular war of choice with Iran. Because of Trump’s war, the average price of a gallon of gas has spiked to $4.55 and diesel costs have risen to $5.66 per gallon, with administration officials warning the high prices could be here to stay. To make matters worse for American farmers, the cost of fertilizer has been skyrocketing since Trump started his war. 

In Georgia: CBS News: Georgia drivers face pain at the pump as gas prices surge ahead of summer

In Georgia: Atlanta Journal-Constitution: Metro Atlanta gas prices are up 50% since start of Iran war

In Iowa: Des Moines Register: Could Iowa be facing another farm crisis? Fears grow as costs rise

In Ohio: Cleveland.com: Iran war hits Ohio farmers with rising fertilizer, fuel costs

In Pennsylvania: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette: Some Pennsylvanians rely on Ohio for relief from high gas prices. This week, the tables turned.

In Texas: KENS5: “The gas prices are absurd”: Texas gas prices top $4 for first time since 2022

In Wisconsin: WBAY: Wisconsin sets new record for average price on diesel

Nationwide: Harvest Public Media: Steep fertilizer and fuel prices could squeeze US farmers for months to come, economists warn

Nationwide: MS Now: The Iran war’s unexpected victims: American farmers

Nationwide: New York Times: Higher Gas Prices Are Hitting Lower-Income Americans the Hardest

Nationwide: Associated Press: Gasoline costs 50% more in the US than it did before the Iran war

In the wake of the Supreme Court’s Louisiana v. Callais decision, Republicans across the South are moving to pass their racially gerrymandered maps that dilute the power of minority voters. Republicans know they don’t stand a chance in the midterm elections, which is why they’re jumping at the opportunity to silence voters and rig the elections in their favor. Make no mistake: Democrats refuse to back down. We’re fighting to defeat Republicans’ brazen power grab schemes and make sure that elections are free and fair and that every American’s voice is heard at the ballot box. 

In Alabama: Democracy Docket: Alabama asks court to allow electoral map previously deemed illegal racial gerrymander

In Florida: The Guardian: Florida’s Republican governor signs state’s new congressional map into law

In Mississippi: New Republic: Mississippi GOP Will Hold Redistricting Vote at Infamous Jim Crow Site

In South Carolina: Democracy Docket: South Carolina clears first hurdle on path to gerrymander, eliminate Black district

In Tennessee: Tennessee Lookout: Tennessee Republicans pass US House map carving up Memphis days after SCOTUS guts Voting Rights Act

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