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Fish, Oil and Corruption: 6 Takeaways From Alaska’s Senate Debate

16 Ottobre 2026 ore 09:28
The Republican incumbent, Dan Sullivan, and his Democratic challenger, Mary Peltola, veered from serious discussion of high prices and economic challenges to blistering personal attacks.

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Senator Dan Sullivan, the Republican incumbent, right, and Mary Peltola, the Democratic challenger, during the debate in Anchorage, Alaska, on Thursday night.

Elon Musk Spends Heavily to Back Ken Paxton’s Senate Bid in Texas

16 Ottobre 2026 ore 06:51
The world’s richest person, who has become the biggest known midterm donor, gave $158 million to a group that quickly spent that much to help Mr. Paxton’s Senate bid in Texas.

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Elon Musk lives in Austin and has major business interests in Texas.

5 Takeaways From the Senate Debate in Maine

16 Ottobre 2026 ore 03:42
The race’s fourth and final debate centered around whether Senator Susan Collins, the Republican incumbent, was as independent as she claimed to be from President Trump.

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Troy Jackson answering a question during a debate with Senator Susan Collins at Husson University in Bangor, Maine, on Thursday.

America’s Most Expensive Senate Race

15 Ottobre 2026 ore 22:37
The Senate showdown in Texas shows why Donald Trump and the Republican Party are worried about the midterm elections.

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Ken Paxton and James Talarico.

6 Members of South Africa’s Biggest Party Are Killed in Shootings

15 Ottobre 2026 ore 21:40
The two shootings took place only a few weeks before pivotal, nationwide local elections, and as the party, the A.N.C., is embroiled in a dispute over the eligibility of more than 100 candidates.

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Fikile Mbalula, the secretary general of the African National Congress, in Cape Town in May.

Mamdani Taps His Social Media Charm on Behalf of Hochul, a Crucial Ally

15 Ottobre 2026 ore 20:15
Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s first campaign video for Gov. Kathy Hochul, in which he attacks her Republican rival, Bruce Blakeman, has some of the mayor’s hallmark appeal, but a bit less pizazz.

Democrats Worry About Tight Midterm Races in Maine, Michigan and Minnesota

15 Ottobre 2026 ore 17:16
Despite hopes for a blue wave, Democratic candidates in Minnesota, Maine and Michigan are facing local political headwinds and have struggled to open up clear daylight in the polls.

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Elon Musk and Other Donors Pile $94 Million Into House Republican Effort

15 Ottobre 2026 ore 14:52
The party’s top super PAC for House candidates said it had raised more this summer than ever before in a third quarter, but acknowledged the challenges Republicans are facing.

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Elon Musk has donated $20 million to the Congressional Leadership Fund, a super PAC aligned with Speaker Mike Johnson.

A Megachurch Pastor is Running for Senate. Will Democrats Vote for Him?

15 Ottobre 2026 ore 16:50
As he seeks to unseat a Republican in Kansas, Adam Hamilton speaks of his work leading the state’s largest church — and making it appealing to nonreligious people.

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Adam Hamilton, the Democrat running for Senate in Kansas, has a relatively high profile thanks to his long career as pastor of the state’s largest church.

Vance’s Talarico Attacks Show His Penchant for Personal Broadsides

15 Ottobre 2026 ore 04:09
At a rally in Texas, the vice president suggested the Democratic Senate nominee is gay, a comment criticized as homophobic.

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For weeks, Vice President JD Vance has been road-testing unfounded, innuendo-based salvos against James Talarico.

Surprise Democratic Donor Blitzes Senate Races in Republican-Leaning States With Ads

Steve Pajcic, a lawyer and philanthropist in Florida, started a group that is airing ads in Kansas and South Carolina. Florida and Mississippi are next.

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The Democratic Senate candidates Adam Hamilton of Kansas, Scott Colom of Mississippi, Annie Andrews of South Carolina and Angie Nixon of Florida.

Brazil’s President Lula Accuses Meta of Helping His Right-Wing Opponent

15 Ottobre 2026 ore 01:12
With a narrow presidential election looming, President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva and his allies claim Meta is trying to give his right-wing rival an advantage.

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President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva in Brasília on Monday. He is taking on a right-wing candidate in a runoff on Oct. 25.

Fact-Checking Senate Debates in Georgia, Maine and Michigan

14 Ottobre 2026 ore 22:06
With control of Congress hanging in the balance, nominees have attacked their rivals’ records, stock portfolios and families, with varying degrees of accuracy.

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From left, Representative Mike Collins, Republican of Georgia; Troy Jackson, the Democratic nominee for Senate in Maine; and Mike Rogers, the Republican Senate candidate in Michigan.

He’s Played It Safe. But He Could Make California History as Governor.

Xavier Becerra is a heavy favorite to become California’s first Latino governor in the modern era, though he does not talk much about the milestone.

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Xavier Becerra attending a “No on Prop 39" event, in opposition to a voter identification ballot initiative, in Los Angeles this month.

4 Takeaways From the Los Angeles Mayoral Debate

14 Ottobre 2026 ore 09:12
Mayor Karen Bass and her former ally, the City Council member Nithya Raman, attacked each other’s records on Tuesday night in the last televised debate before the election.

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Mayor Karen Bass of Los Angeles, left, faced off with City Council member Nithya Raman, right, in a televised mayoral debate on Tuesday.

Trump Adds Another Giveaway to His Midterm Pitch: Pardons.

14 Ottobre 2026 ore 05:49
The president has stepped up his offers of financial rewards to voters with just weeks until the midterms. On Tuesday at a rally in Alaska, he announced pardons.

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President Trump handed two people pardons during his rally on Tuesday.

7 Takeaways From the Second Georgia Senate Debate

Representative Mike Collins, who lags Senator Jon Ossoff in public polls, hit his opponent harder in a second and final debate on Tuesday.

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Hochul and Blakeman in Heated Debate on Trump, Mamdani and High Prices

14 Ottobre 2026 ore 03:21
The two contenders for governor of New York clashed over issues that include data centers and immigration in a debate that reflected the contentious nature of their contest.

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Gov. Kathy Hochul and Bruce Blakeman, the Nassau County executive, held their only debate of the race for governor.

El-Sayed, Releasing His Platform on A.I., Calls It an ‘Existential Crisis’

13 Ottobre 2026 ore 12:01
Dr. Abdul El-Sayed of Michigan is the first Democrat running in a battleground Senate race to publicly call for a pause on artificial intelligence development.

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Dr. Abdul El-Sayed speaking in Detroit last month.

The Oct. 7 Attack Changed Israel, but Not Its Politics

13 Ottobre 2026 ore 13:07
As Israelis prepare to vote for the first time since the Hamas-led assault, they remain divided over whether to hold Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu responsible for negligence or fault the “treason” of his generals.

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A roadside memorial for Liraz Assulin, who was killed by Hamas-led gunmen as she tried to escape the Nova music festival on Oct. 7, 2023.

He Would Be Florida’s First Black Governor. Can He Sway Black Voters?

13 Ottobre 2026 ore 11:00
Byron Donalds, the Republican nominee for governor, is working to win over Black voters who usually support Democrats as his party girds for the possibility of low turnout.

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Byron Donalds, a Republican congressman since 2021, is hoping to become Florida’s first Black governor.

The Oct. 7 Attack Changed Israel, but Not Its Politics

13 Ottobre 2026 ore 13:07
As Israelis prepare to vote for the first time since the Hamas-led assault, they remain divided over whether to hold Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu responsible for negligence or fault the “treason” of his generals.

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A roadside memorial for Liraz Assulin, who was killed by Hamas-led gunmen as she tried to escape the Nova music festival on Oct. 7, 2023.

Trump, Playing Defense in Ohio, Tries to Shore Up Republicans in Tough Races

13 Ottobre 2026 ore 03:58
The president rallied in Youngstown for Senator Jon Husted and Vivek Ramaswamy, who are in competitive contests against Democratic opponents.

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President Trump won Ohio by 11 percentage points two years ago, but this year the state’s races for Senate and governor are seen as closely contested.

James Talarico Was Targeted by False Rumor He Was in Ohio

13 Ottobre 2026 ore 02:41
The Democratic nominee for Senate in Texas spent nine days off the trail with what he and his campaign said was a bad case of the flu. His opponents fueled rumors, including one that spread widely before it was debunked.

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James Talarico, the Democratic nominee for Senate in Texas, is trying to defeat Ken Paxton, the state’s Republican attorney general, in one of this year’s top races.

An Ad Targeting Susan Collins’s Opponent, Troy Jackson, Airs in the Wrong Portland

13 Ottobre 2026 ore 02:00
An executive with the Republican super PAC that paid for the ad attacking Troy Jackson, the Democratic Senate candidate in Maine, blamed its vendor for running the ad in Oregon.

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Troy Jackson is trying to unseat Senator Susan Collins, a fifth-term Republican, in Maine.
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