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LINCOLN, Neb.—Safiullah Arsala was behind the wheel of a Dodge Grand Caravan midway through a typical workday: As a translator and driver for Catholic Social Services, the 64-year-old shuttles Afghans to sewing classes, doctors’ offices and grocery stores across this eastern Nebraska city of 293,000. It is a far cry from Mr. Arsala’s past life in Kabul: Before the U.S. withdrew from Afghanistan in August 2021, he was a civil engineer who oversaw multimillion-dollar electric-transmission projects for the U.S. Embassy. He had saved $120,000 in a bank account and was building a six-story house to live in with some of his 10 children, ages 11 to 32, he said.
OMAHA, Neb.—If Republican Rep. Don Bacon gets re-elected in November, it will be in part because his efforts to center his competitive House race on inflation, crime and border security helped win over undecided voters like Todd Christensen. If Mr. Bacon loses, it will be partly because voters in this swing district moved toward Democrats after the overturning of Roe v. Wade and the congressional hearings on the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol riot by supporters of former President Donald Trump. Mr. Christensen, who voted for Mr. Bacon in his previous three runs for Congress, said he is unsure about doing so again because he thought Mr. Bacon came across as too divisive when he heard him address constituents at town hall meetings.
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