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Texas redistricting left these Latino voters confused, but will it impact midterm vote?

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HOUSTON — When José Cantú checked his voter registration information one morning in early October, he discovered that his house was no longer in Texas’s 29th Congressional District, which Democratic Congresswoman Sylvia García represents.

Two years ago, when he voted for the first time, Cantú cast a ballot for García, whom he says he’s known since he was “a little boy.”

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James Comey charged for a third time by the Trump administration

Former FBI Director James Comey has been charged by federal prosecutors with transmission of national defense information and conspiracy to transmit national defense information. It’s the third federal case against Comey, who has been a longtime Trump target since he initiated the FBI investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 election. Comey’s defense attorneys filed a motion 10 days ago to dismiss the charges against him. He has not been indicted in the case.

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Trump offers $1M reward for people who report voter fraud in past, upcoming elections

President Donald Trump said in a social media post on Monday that he is offering a $1 million reward for anyone who reports voter fraud -- in past elections or in the upcoming midterm elections -- that leads to a conviction. Trump has repeatedly made unfounded claims that there was voter fraud in past elections. It is not clear where the money for this reward that the president is offering would come from.