🌅 Good morning, RootBadger. Thursday opens with a look at how the House map has shifted and a practical fourth-quarter money check.
🗞️ Reuters morning read: Republicans redrew dozens of U.S. House districts in a mid-decade push to protect their narrow majority, but a Reuters analysis says the expected advantage has narrowed as the political climate changed. Of 16 redrawn districts that favored Republicans in June, nine are now rated Democratic-leaning or too close to call by leading election forecasters; a tenth Republican district was rejected by the courts. With Election Day less than two weeks away, both parties are concentrating on a smaller set of competitive races.
Read more: Reuters — How the Republican redistricting gambit faltered under Trump slump
💵 Useful this morning: Before the year gets away from you, compare your federal tax withholding with what you expect to owe. The IRS Tax Withholding Estimator works for people with W-2 jobs or pensions that withhold federal income tax. Have recent pay stubs—and your latest return if you have other income or itemized deductions—ready. The tool does not ask for your name, Social Security number, address, or bank details, and it can produce a prefilled W-4 or W-4P if an adjustment makes sense.
Source: IRS — Tax Withholding Estimator
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