It’s Oct. 5 — 29 days away from the midterms. Here’s the state of play.

In a tough new ad for the Democrat running against Representative Jeff Crank, the brother and sister-in-law of Virginia Giuffre say the congressman refused to meet with them.

It’s Oct. 5 — 29 days away from the midterms. Here’s the state of play.

Analysis by The New York Times showed older incumbents consistently beating their younger challengers in this year’s midterm primaries. Our national political correspondent Lisa Lerer looks at why.