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India’s Hindu Right Has a New Hero: A 17th-Century Warrior King

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Anupreeta Das， Suhasini Raj and Atul Loke
Statues of Shivaji are rising everywhere. The founder of the Maratha empire who fought against the Mughal dynasty is now a symbol for nationalists remaking the country.

Visitors posing for selfies at the Shivaji statue in Malvan, a small town in Maharashtra, India, in January. There has been a surge of interest in the Hindu warrior in recent years.

Trump Is Dominating GOP Primary Elections. Does That Mean Victory in the Midterms?

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Zolan Kanno-Youngs
Come November, the Republican Party will need the support of voters outside of President Trump’s base, many of whom are deeply dissatisfied with the economy and the Iran war.

© Al Drago for The New York Times

President Trump heading to Trump National Golf Club in Sterling, Va., on Saturday. Mr. Trump’s preferred candidates have had strong showings in Republican primaries this year.

A Clean Energy PAC Helped Beat Chip Roy, and Now It Has New Targets

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Lisa Friedman
A PAC representing wind and solar energy interests spent $1.1 million to boost the Republican primary opponent of Chip Roy, an opponent of renewables. Now they are trying to save a Republican ally in Iowa.

© Michael A. McCoy for The New York Times

A group of renewable energy investors paid for this projection on the side of the Energy Department building in Washington gloating over Representative Chip Roy’s defeat in a Republican primary for Texas attorney general.

Louisiana Approves Map Eliminating a Majority-Black District

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Emily Cochrane
A Supreme Court court ruling last month rejected the state’s previous congressional map as an illegal racial gerrymander and set off a redistricting race across the South.

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State Representative Edmond Jordan of Louisiana speaks with fellow lawmakers before a Louisiana House vote on a redistricting plan to eliminate a majority-Black congressional district in response to a U.S. Supreme Court ruling, in Baton Rouge, La., on Thursday.

Swallowing Concerns, G.O.P. Senators Rally Behind Paxton

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Annie Karni
After attacking the Texas attorney general, who won the G.O.P. nomination, Senate Republicans are pivoting sharply to support him in what is now a competitive race.

© Desiree Rios for The New York Times

Ken Paxton, the Texas attorney general, beat Senator John Cornyn by close to 30 points on Tuesday night, transforming Texas into a battleground state.
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