IN THE STATES: Democrats Score Major Victory in Trump’s Backyard While Trump is Jacking Up the Cost of Gas and Health Care Arrow

This week, Democrats handed Donald Trump and Republicans another humiliating defeat, this time in Trump's own backyard. Democrat Emily Gregory flipped Florida's House District 87, Trump's home district, which he won by 11 points in 2024. Gregory's victory is the latest sign that even in deep-red districts like HD-87, voters are turning away from Trump and Republicans and are instead putting their faith in Democratic candidates who are fighting to protect health care, lower costs, and build a brighter future for working families.

• In Florida: Associated Press: Democrat flips seat in special election for Florida district that includes Trump's Mar-a-Lago resort
• In Florida: USA Today: Democrat win in Trump's 'backyard' another sign of midterm momentum
• In Florida: Washington Post: Democrat scores upset win in Trump's backyard for Florida state House seat
• In Florida: Newsweek: Donald Trump's Terrible Election Night
• In Florida: Fox News: Ballot box upset: Democrats flip Florida legislative seat in Trump's stomping ground
• In Florida: HuffPost: Democrats Flip Florida Statehouse Seat That Includes Trump's Mar-A-Lago
• In Florida: Florida Politics: Democrat Emily Gregory wins Special Election for HD 87 in Palm Beach County

As Trump continues his reckless war of choice with Iran, which has already claimed the lives of 13 service members and injured hundreds more, families across the U.S. are getting squeezed at the gas pump. According to AAA, the average price for a gallon of gas is up to $3.98 nationwide - $1 more per gallon since the war started. From Mississippi to Washington, working families are struggling to make ends meet, cancelling family trips and traditions, and asking when relief will come.

• In Alaska: KTUU: 'It's expensive, it's painful': Alaska gas prices jump up a dollar in last month
• In California: New York Times: As Gas Prices Spike, California Is Hit Hardest
• In Mississippi: Commercial Dispatch: Gas prices: Rising costs cancel family road trips this summer
• In Nebraska: KOLN: 'That's gonna hurt': Gas prices spike in Nebraska, nationally as US goes to war with Iran
• In Washington: Spokesman-Review: 'Sort of a kick in the teeth': Gas prices soar in Washington and Idaho amid Iran war
• In Washington: MyNorthWest: 'Something needs to change': Farmers, agriculture industry threatened by WA's rising fuel costs
• Nationwide: The 19th: 'I can't keep up': Many single moms were struggling to get by. Then gas prices shot up.

This week marked the 16th anniversary of the Affordable Care Act, and local Democratic leaders and advocates across the country used the occasion to contrast Donald Trump and Republicans' relentless assault against health care and highlight Democrats' ongoing fight to protect the ACA and lower health care costs.

• In Iowa: The Gazette: ACA anniversary highlights Iowa health care cost fears
• In Michigan: Michigan Advance: Michigan Democrats call out Republican health care cuts on 16th anniversary of ACA passage
• In New Hampshire: Union Leader: On ACA anniversary, NH Dems slam Brown, Sununu
• In North Carolina: Cardinal & Pine: The Affordable Care Act turns 16, but the fight for affordable health care is far from over in NC
• In North Carolina: NC Newsline: Republican health care cuts leave NC women little to celebrate this month
• In Pennsylvania: The Keystone: 'I would be dead without it': What the ACA still means 16 years later
• In West Virginia: WV News: ACA at 16: West Virginia health care coverage gains highlighted as political fight intensifies

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