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Oct 31, 2026
The Democratic candidate for Senate has led in polls. But because it's Texas, he remains the underdog.
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Oct 31, 2026
Voters see Dan Osborn, the independent seeking to unseat Senator Pete Ricketts, as more like a Democrat than an independent, a Times/Siena poll found.
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Oct 31, 2026
Facing backlash over inflation and anger with the president, Republicans have turned to an onslaught of baseless claims about Democratic candidates.
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Oct 31, 2026
Dan Osborn trails by six points, and voters don't seem to buy that he's truly independent from Democrats.
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Oct 31, 2026
None of the firms that struck deals to avoid crippling executive orders are publicly involved in the major legal efforts to check the Trump administration's attempts to meddle in the midterm elections, a review by The New York Times shows.
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Oct 31, 2026
The ghost stories, dating back to the 19th century, are fitting for a building where the past rarely stays dead.
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Oct 31, 2026
Voters have shrugged off accusations of corruption for years, believing all politicians are corrupt, but thanks to President Trump's unpopularity and growing wealth, the issue is breaking through.
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Oct 30, 2026
Lawyers for the children praised the pause on fast-tracked interviews of unaccompanied minors, calling it a blow against the Trump administration's "deportation assembly line."
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Oct 30, 2026
Democrats and former officials have accused the department of pursuing a political goal in the guise of a legal one: to publicize a scheme, sordid but not illegal under state law, damaging to Democrats.
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Oct 30, 2026
Premiums will increase an average 13 percent next year for millions of Americans, on top of an earlier steep increase. It adds to the problems facing the program, which the Trump administration has weakened.
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Oct 30, 2026
A White House social media account said the surprise Air Force One flight was part of a Halloween event hosted by the president and the first lady.
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Oct 30, 2026
Your Senate candidates are probably richer than you.
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Oct 30, 2026
A White House social media account said the surprise Air Force One flight was part of a Halloween event hosted by the president and the first lady.
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Oct 30, 2026
Premiums will increase an average 13 percent next year for millions of Americans, on top of an earlier steep increase. It adds to the problems facing the program, which the Trump administration has weakened.
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Oct 30, 2026
Dr. Abdul El-Sayed and Representative Haley Stevens traded sharply critical comments Friday, escalating intraparty tensions in Michigan's pivotal Senate race.
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Oct 30, 2026
Turhan Mildon, who married Alina Habba this summer, presents himself as a 29-year-old billionaire with ties to global leaders. His story has inconsistencies.
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Oct 30, 2026
Premiums will jump by 13 percent for next year, though much of the price increase will be offset by subsidies. But customers who earn over $64,000 will pay more, on top of this year's huge increases.
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Oct 30, 2026
In a 2-to-1 vote, an appeals court panel declined to order the state to set aside more than 20,000 mail-in ballots, calling the notion plainly unconstitutional.
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Oct 30, 2026
At a hearing in federal court, prosecutors defended an unusual, 11th-hour criminal case accusing the former F.B.I. director of leaking classified information a decade ago.
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Oct 30, 2026
Judge Ana C. Reyes said an outside investigator would help determine whether parks officials or Justice Department lawyers withheld plans for Washington's East Potomac Park.
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Oct 30, 2026
Justice Democrats, which gained prominence backing Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, is on track to see more of its candidates elected. Will the party listen to them?
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Oct 30, 2026
Some European foreign ministers had refused to pose alongside Russia's top diplomat, Sergey Lavrov, at a Group of 20 gathering hosted by the United States.
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Oct 30, 2026
Representative Haley Stevens plans to campaign with Dr. Abdul El-Sayed in a pivotal race. But she also wants him to apologize for comments about Israel and disavow an ad she sees as antisemitic.
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Oct 30, 2026
In the final days of the race, Josh Turek, the Democratic Senate nominee, appears to be in a dead heat against his Republican rival, Representative Ashley Hinson.
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Oct 30, 2026
After concentrating on the high price of gas and groceries, Democrats are using health costs to make their case about an "affordability crisis."
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Oct 30, 2026
The first lady continues to let her coats do the talking.
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Oct 30, 2026
Answers to readers' queries about the reasons a survey could misfire.
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Oct 30, 2026
Answers to readers' queries about the reasons a survey could misfire.
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Oct 30, 2026
That was almost three times as much as what businesses producing and refining oil in the United States made in the same period in 2025.
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Oct 30, 2026
The wealthy are well represented in the ranks of major candidates for the chamber, according to a New York Times review of financial disclosure forms.
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Oct 30, 2026
Answers to readers' queries about the possible reasons a survey could misfire.
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Oct 30, 2026
The fate of Dr. Abdul El-Sayed, the progressive candidate in the race, will serve as a litmus test for the left's potency heading into the next presidential contest.
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Oct 30, 2026
For years, Supreme Court aspirants have avoided talking about how they might rule. Trump's frustrations with his first-term picks could change that.
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Oct 29, 2026
The Justice Department issued subpoenas, a House oversight committee sought interviews and the state opened its own inquiry into a Democratic plan to recruit a spoiler into a Senate race.
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Oct 29, 2026
Federal prosecutors said Edwin Brant Frost IV lured investors with promises of high returns, but used new money to pay earlier investors and fund personal expenses.
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Oct 29, 2026
Both sides have a long tradition of promoting spoiler candidates.
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Oct 29, 2026
Angry about the scale of a contract signed by one of his former lawyers with the family of a wealthy pardon seeker, the president told allies he wanted some of the money to go to his future presidential library.
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Oct 29, 2026
A federal judge gave the government until noon on Friday to share which states had received letters trying to enlist them in an effort to find evidence of voter fraud.
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Oct 29, 2026
States had sued the Trump administration, arguing that a regulation would unlawfully cause very sick Americans to lose their coverage. A federal judge agreed.
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Oct 29, 2026
The case offers a rare look at the military's handling of mental health issues during extended deployments.
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Oct 29, 2026
A nonprofit said it released the information to promote transparency about the Trump administration's deportation campaign. Homeland security officials told workers they are reviewing the incident.
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Oct 29, 2026
Patrick Healy, an assistant managing editor at The Times, will answer your questions on Monday at 11:15 a.m. Let us know what's on your mind in the comments.
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Oct 29, 2026
A new ad criticizes Senator Ashley Moody, a Republican, for voting against releasing files on Jeffrey Epstein, who was accused of sex crimes in Palm Beach.
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Oct 29, 2026
Tensions have risen between the United States and Cuba as the Trump administration tries to force the island's Communist government to make drastic changes.
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Oct 29, 2026
In a memo, the department told lawmakers it was redirecting up to $125 million in foreign aid, including nearly $49 million that Congress appropriated for family planning programs in low-income countries.
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Oct 29, 2026
A Supreme Court decision and ethics opinions give judges room to speak their minds.
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Oct 29, 2026
The other Dan Sullivan in Alaska has drawn the most attention, but both parties are quietly trying to use little-known candidates in other battlegrounds to siphon votes, too.
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Oct 29, 2026
Hiram E. Chodosh, a former president of Claremont McKenna, will take the reins of the center charged by Congress to promote the Constitution and its principles.
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Oct 29, 2026
Readers had questions about our polls, our political reporters, our race calls and more. New York Times journalists answered.
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Oct 29, 2026
The use of A.I. chatbots to write candidate biographies and policy positions is another way the technology is entangled with elections.
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Oct 29, 2026
An investigation by The New York Times looked at how two people named Dan Sullivan ended up on the ballot for the Senate.
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Oct 29, 2026
Expectations are cresting for Democrats, and some kind of wave seems likely, but so much will depend on a few close Senate races.
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Oct 29, 2026
For protesters seeking a ban on transgender athletes in women's sports, it made sense to protest near fans of the Portland Thorns, who are known for progressive politics.
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Oct 29, 2026
The use of A.I. chatbots to write candidate biographies and policy positions is another way the technology is entangled with elections.
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Oct 29, 2026
A Chinese businesswoman who had a close relationship with Jensen Huang was found to be passing intelligence to Beijing. President Trump was briefed and took no action.
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Oct 29, 2026
President Trump had lashed out at Mary Peltola after The New York Times reported that her campaign and national Democrats helped recruit spoiler candidates to the race. He offered no explanation of what crime may have been committed.
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Oct 29, 2026
President Trump had lashed out at Mary Peltola after The New York Times reported that her campaign and national Democrats helped recruit spoiler candidates to the race. He offered no explanation of what crime may have been committed.
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Oct 29, 2026
Representative Chris Pappas and former Senator John E. Sununu both stressed their willingness to buck their parties on occasion. Neither had kind words for President Trump.
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Oct 29, 2026
Representative Haley Stevens has been less than enthusiastic about Dr. Abdul El-Sayed, injecting late intraparty tensions into a race that could decide Senate control.
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Oct 28, 2026
The government said in a court filing that it would meet the Nov. 15 deadline set by President Trump to close East Potomac Park to build a championship golf course there.
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Oct 28, 2026
The judge ruled that no immediate action was necessary, dealing another setback to the administration as it moves to target voting by noncitizens.
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Oct 28, 2026
In his letter, the vice president suggested an immediate resumption of comprehensive talks, including about Iran's nuclear program.
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Oct 28, 2026
The White House has been rocked by turnover and anxiety over the midterms. The president, who is tightening his inner circle, has lashed out at critics, held meandering rallies and feasted on a diet of news clips and "A.I. slop," as one aide put it.
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Oct 28, 2026
The president lashed out at the former representative after The New York Times reported that her campaign and national Democrats helped recruit spoiler candidates to the race. He offered no explanation of what crime was committed.
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Oct 28, 2026
A Russian official said potential relief for a state investment fund was part of talks. Russia has sought to wring economic benefits from the negotiations on ending the war with Ukraine.
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Oct 28, 2026
As Trump officials stump for Republican candidates facing difficult races, ethics experts say they are being lax about complying with the Hatch Act, a federal anti-corruption law.
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Oct 28, 2026
Keisha Lance Bottoms, in her bid for Georgia governor, has faced pointed criticism of her leadership in Atlanta and disappointment in her decision to leave after one term.
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Oct 28, 2026
Plus, ballot-stacking in Alaska and a polling surprise in South Carolina.
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Oct 28, 2026
Lawyers for the Southern Poverty Law Center say that federal prosecutors capitalized on the informant's money problems and exposure to indictment to persuade him to assist the government.
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Oct 28, 2026
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and Markwayne Mullin, the homeland security secretary, submitted sworn statements to a federal court regarding the construction project.
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Oct 28, 2026
Long before its baroque décor and class identity became midterm talking points, this durable restaurant chain survived some withering critiques.
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Oct 28, 2026
The education secretary says her old furniture "cannot be configurationally or aesthetically integrated" into new office space.
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Oct 28, 2026
Some of the social media posts paid for by Gina Hinojosa's campaign for Texas governor don't include a disclosure, despite a state regulation that likely requires it.
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Oct 28, 2026
As soon as the midterms are over, presidential contenders are going to need to raise millions, quickly.
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Oct 28, 2026
As soon as the midterms are over, presidential contenders are going to need to raise millions, quickly.
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Oct 28, 2026
Operatives aligned with Mary Peltola, the Democratic nominee for Senate, spent months recruiting candidates to peel votes from Senator Dan Sullivan, the Republican.
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Oct 28, 2026
The move will block shipments from BGI, a major Chinese firm that U.S. officials allege is associated with forced labor and the abuse of minority groups.
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Oct 28, 2026
South Carolina seems like a serious race; Minnesota may not be; and Florida still appears out of reach for Democrats.
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Oct 28, 2026
A look at candidates from President Trump's party who are running on a platform of criticizing him.
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Oct 28, 2026
South Carolina seems like a serious race; Minnesota may not be; and Florida still appears out of reach for Democrats.
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Oct 28, 2026
New polls in Florida, South Carolina and Minnesota illuminate the head winds that Republicans are facing.
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Oct 28, 2026
Members of the team behind the Times/Siena Poll on what the data show, how they've improved their methodology and what it means to be "right."
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Oct 28, 2026
Bo French said the presence of Indian American students at a football game was a "problem." His campaign for Railroad Commission tests whether these biased views are now mainstream.
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Oct 28, 2026
Health officials will now allow some levels of a powerful substance to remain in products marketed as natural. The change could help a G.O.P. donor facing wrongful death lawsuits.
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Oct 28, 2026
Former students and teachers at the San Antonio school where he spent two years with Teach for America recalled a conscientious educator, though there are questions about how big his classes were.
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Oct 28, 2026
Together, they have pursued cases against the president's enemies and protesters and amplified false claims of widespread election fraud, often citing thin evidence.
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Oct 28, 2026
More than a dozen news organizations have asked a federal judge to unseal documents related to a search warrant executed at Ms. Omar's home this month.
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Oct 28, 2026
It was a showdown of sorts in western Texas as James Talarico and Ken Paxton appeared at dueling rallies on either side of a prairie-dog-filled city park.
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Oct 27, 2026
The French president, Emmanuel Macron, and his wife, Brigitte, sued Candace Owens in 2025 over claims she made about Ms. Macron's gender. A judge said the court had jurisdiction over her companies but not her.
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Oct 27, 2026
The estimate through Oct. 16 shows that bombs, missiles and other munitions accounted for more than 60 percent of expenses.
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Oct 27, 2026
In the legal tangle between the Justice Department and California, a federal judge on Tuesday deferred a ruling but said the government already had a remedy it could use after the election.
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Oct 27, 2026
In court testimony, the agent outlined the willingness of Kash Patel, the F.B.I. director, to take orders from President Trump to investigate his perceived enemies.
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Oct 27, 2026
A regional coalition convened as part of a U.S. military effort to disrupt and combat drug traffickers that officials have compared to the campaign against the Islamic State and Al Qaeda.
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Oct 27, 2026
The rejection of the indictment was the latest extraordinary setback in President Trump's wide-ranging campaign to go after his political opponents.
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Oct 27, 2026
Should a candidate light the world on fire, or is being a little bit boring actually a secret weapon?
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Oct 27, 2026
Jay Clayton is pushing his office back to more traditional functions, reshuffling or firing some officials and halting projects to build a dining room and firing range.
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Oct 27, 2026
Recent presidential election polls have overestimated Democrats, but midterm polls are far less consistent state by state. The differences could matter quite a bit.
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Oct 27, 2026
Recent presidential election polls have overestimated Democrats, but midterm polls are far less consistent state by state. The differences could matter quite a bit.
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Oct 27, 2026
In some cases, court paperwork bears unmistakable signs of urgency — typos, unorthodox tactics and the signatures of the department's senior political leadership.
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Oct 27, 2026
The move would be the latest U.S. concession to Moscow as President Trump pursues economic incentives he hopes will secure an end to war in Ukraine.
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