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EPISODE · Sep 18, 2026 · 16 MIN

The redistricting arms race that reshaped the midterms

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About 1 in 10 Americans now live in a different congressional district than they did two years ago. The Cook Political Report’s David Wasserman explains where the redistricting fight has ended up. On Wednesday, OpenAI disclosed six previously unreported incidents of what it called “unexpected or concerning” behavior in its technology. The Verge’s Nilay Patel has been talking to Apple News In Conversation about the challenge of regulation. A documentary by Israeli filmmakers about the civilian death toll in Gaza won the special jury prize at the Venice Film Festival. The Associated Press’s Sam Metz reports on the backlash to the film in Israel. Plus, U.N.-backed experts said the U.S. may have committed war crimes with two strikes in Iran, the White House withdrew its nominee to lead ICE, and researchers identified the first new wild cat species in a century. Today’s episode was hosted by Gideon Resnick.

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