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

13 octobre 2026 à 08:10
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

12 octobre 2026 à 20:41
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

Par : John Yoon
12 octobre 2026 à 20:00
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.

Saudi Arabia Faces More Attacks as It Reels From Airport Strikes

13 octobre 2026 à 04:54
The Saudi authorities said they were fending off drone and missile attacks after a weekend of confrontation with the Houthi militia in Yemen, whose patrons Iran offered to mediate.

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Iran’s foreign minister, Abbas Araghchi, in Tehran earlier this month.

Saudi Arabia Faces More Attacks as It Reels From Airport Strikes

12 octobre 2026 à 11:44
The Saudi authorities said they were fending off drone and missile attacks after a weekend of confrontation with the Houthi militia in Yemen, whose patrons Iran offered to mediate.

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Iran’s foreign minister, Abbas Araghchi, in Tehran earlier this month.

Democrats Tie Corruption to High Costs in Final Midterms Push

12 octobre 2026 à 05:02
Party leaders are working to connect Washington profiteering and the influence of billionaires and corporate America to affordability, in what they hope will be a potent closing message.

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“Corruption is why things don’t work for the American people.” Senator Jon Ossoff, a Democrat running for re-election in Georgia, said in a recent campaign video.

Inside Elon Musk’s $276 Million Midterm Rescue Mission for Republicans

12 octobre 2026 à 05:02
The world’s richest person has quietly become by far the biggest known midterm donor, trying to save Republicans’ Senate majority with some of the largest donations in American political history.

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Elon Musk has shown less public interest in elections in recent months, but he has patched up his relationship with President Trump and quietly spent enormous amounts to help Republicans in the midterms.

Can a Democrat Beat Darline Graham? 5 Takeaways From the South Carolina Senate Debate

11 octobre 2026 à 22:17
Dr. Annie Andrews, the Democratic challenger, accused Senator Darline Graham of taking her cues from President Trump. Ms. Graham said Dr. Andrews wouldn’t say no to socialists.

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Hurricane Isaias’s Aftermath in Video and Pictures

11 octobre 2026 à 17:14
It was the first Atlantic hurricane of the season, and the first to hit the mainland United States in two years.

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An Israeli Election Like No Other

11 octobre 2026 à 16:57
Many say a vote in two weeks may be the most consequential in Israel’s history.

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Ashdod, Israel, last week.

In Maine Senate Race, Anxious Democrats Turn to Bernie Sanders for a Jolt

Par : Tim Balk
11 octobre 2026 à 18:22
Three months after a jarring summer candidate switch, some Democrats in the state are worried about the enthusiasm for their nominee, Troy Jackson, who is in a close race.

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Democratic Senate candidate Troy Jackson campaigning with Senator Bernie Sanders in Lewiston, Maine, on Sunday.

Flamingos at a Florida Zoo Rode Out Hurricane Isaias in the Bathroom

11 octobre 2026 à 16:43
ZooWorld in Panama City Beach, Fla. squeezed a group of 30 flamingos into a bathroom to shelter them from Hurricane Isaias, which hit the Gulf Coast.

Saudi Arabia Has Few Options as Houthis Aim at Heart of Its Ambitions

11 octobre 2026 à 15:57
Three deadly attacks by the Iran-backed Houthis in Yemen on an airport in the Saudi capital underscored the asymmetrical nature of their conflict with the kingdom.

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Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman of Saudi Arabia in Paris in August. Houthi strikes on the Saudi capital, Riyadh, have cast a shadow on his efforts to transform the kingdom into a global hub for business and tourism.

In Unlikely Turn, Law and Order Heats Up L.A. Mayor’s Race

11 octobre 2026 à 05:01
Two Democratic candidates choose opposite tacks on public safety and policing, seeking to corral undecided voters.

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Mayor Karen Bass has been closely aligned with the city’s police force, whose union has delivered significant backing to her campaign.

Republicans Held Onto the Great Plains for Years. Now They’re Nervous.

11 octobre 2026 à 05:01
Republicans have dominated the center of the country for a quarter-century. Now they face several tough races for Senate and governor.

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Close races have turned the region’s defining challenges, like soaring diesel costs and the struggling cattle industry, into top-tier national issues.

In the Senate, Collins Often Defies Trump but Rarely Stops Him

11 octobre 2026 à 05:00
A New York Times analysis of Senator Susan Collins’s voting record shows that she frequently breaks with Republicans but more seldom changes an outcome.

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Roger Marshall, a Kansas Senator Facing Re-Election, Settles a Bakery Bill 6 Years Later

Par : Tim Balk
11 octobre 2026 à 10:17
Senator Roger Marshall, a Kansas Republican in a difficult race, paid an old campaign debt for cookies, muffins and brownies after a baker’s story went viral online.

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Senator Roger Marshall, Republican of Kansas, at the U.S. Capitol last year.

What to Know About Isaias, the First Atlantic Hurricane of the Season

10 octobre 2026 à 20:08
After making landfall in the Florida Panhandle as a Category 2 hurricane, Isaias weakened considerably and headed north. Now, parts of the Southeast are at risk of flash floods.

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Buildings damaged by Hurricane Isaias in Pensacola Beach, Fla., on Saturday.

‘Not Pleasant’ but ‘Necessary’: Support at Trump Rally for Public Execution

10 octobre 2026 à 20:11
A sample of people at the president’s midterm stump speech in Tennessee defended the Pentagon’s announcement that it would livestream the execution of a mass shooter.

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President Trump delivers remarks at a campaign rally in Clarksville, Tenn., on Saturday.

What to Know About Isaias, the First Atlantic Hurricane of the Season

10 octobre 2026 à 20:08
After making landfall in the Florida Panhandle as a Category 2 hurricane, Isaias weakened considerably and headed north. Now, parts of the Southeast are at risk of flash floods.

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Buildings damaged by Hurricane Isaias in Pensacola Beach, Fla., on Saturday.

Pentagon Again Increases Number of U.S. Casualties in Iran War

10 octobre 2026 à 20:01
In an unannounced change, the Defense Department is now acknowledging troops who died or were wounded in support roles.

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U.S. officials at a dignified transfer for Army soldiers killed in action while deployed to Muwaffaq Salti Air Base, Jordan, in July. The Pentagon has raised the number of U.S. service members killed and wounded during operations related to the Iran war.

Some Republicans Reject Trump’s Move to Import Diesel Fuel From Russia

10 octobre 2026 à 18:33
High diesel costs have posed a problem for Republicans in the midterms, but President Trump’s decision did not satisfy some candidates in key Senate races.

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Former Representative Mike Rogers of Michigan, left, and Senator Dan Sullivan of Alaska took issue with President Trump’s announcement.

4 Killed as a Weakened Isaias Pushes Through the Southeast

10 octobre 2026 à 16:32
Hundreds of thousands of people lost power, but towns near the landfall site in Florida were relieved that the hurricane damage was not worse.

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Downed trees in Seacrest Beach, Fla., on Saturday. The eye of Hurricane Isaias made landfall about 30 miles away on Friday night.

Were Isaias Forecasts Accurate?

10 octobre 2026 à 16:01
Many people in the storm’s path escaped the worst, but 4 people were killed and there was plenty of damage.

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Debris from Hurricane Isaias scattered around a neighborhood in Seacrest Beach, Fla., on Saturday morning.

Saudi Arabia’s Riyadh Airport Attacked Again, After Days of Houthi Strikes

11 octobre 2026 à 04:55
The strike on Saturday was the deadliest attack in a Gulf Arab country since the U.S.-Israeli war with Iran began in February, and forced the airport to temporarily suspend operations.

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Economic Pain and an Unpopular Trump Put G.O.P. on its Heels With Three Weeks to Go

10 octobre 2026 à 05:01
Inflation has hurt Americans at many levels: Farmers, truckers, consumers. It has also expanded the electoral map into what was safely Republican country just a few months ago.

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Fuel prices have soared throughout the country since President Trump started a war against Iran.

Could the Oregon Governor’s Race Be a Republican Hope?

10 octobre 2026 à 05:00
Republicans are playing defense in some of the most conservative parts of the country, but an unpopular Democratic governor has them hopeful in a progressive West Coast state.

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State Senator Christine Drazan, left, is running against Gov. Tina Kotek, an incumbent Democrat, in a surprisingly tight governor’s race.

In Deep-Red Kansas, a Surprisingly Competitive Senate Race Takes Shape

9 octobre 2026 à 19:01
Adam Hamilton wants to be the first Democrat to win a Senate seat there in nearly 100 years.

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Trump Casts Himself as Columbus’s Protector in Pitch to Italian Americans

9 octobre 2026 à 17:12
President Trump sought to inject the Genoese explorer into the current political conversation.

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President Trump posing in front of a poster of a Christopher Columbus statue at the White House on Friday.

The polls in the Maine Senate race show a fair amount of disagreement.

9 octobre 2026 à 17:34

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Supporters of Senator Susan Collins and her opponent in the Maine Senate race, Troy Jackson, waited for the candidates to arrive before a debate on Thursday.

Why Early Voting Data Can Be Misleading

9 octobre 2026 à 14:20
A majority of Americans cast their ballots before Election Day, but early-voting data is limited in how much it can tell us about important races.

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James Talarico Returns to Senate Campaign Trail in Texas After 10-Day Absence

9 octobre 2026 à 18:23
Mr. Talarico, the Democratic nominee for Senate in Texas, showed up at a music festival, saying he had been at home with “a nasty case of the flu.”

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James Talarico, the Democratic candidate for Senate in Texas, had not appeared in public before Friday since Sept. 29.

Kansas Senate Race Is a Surprising New Midterm Fight

9 octobre 2026 à 12:21
Republicans are suddenly racing to defend a seat in Kansas, where Democrats are trying to win a Senate race for the first time in nearly a century.

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Adam Hamilton, a Democrat and a megachurch pastor, is running for Senate in Kansas against Senator Roger Marshall, a Republican.

Ocasio-Cortez to Campaign for El-Sayed on Bus Tour in Michigan

9 octobre 2026 à 12:00
Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez of New York endorsed Dr. Abdul El-Sayed, the Democratic nominee for Senate in Michigan, ahead of the primary. She also appeared with him at a fund-raiser in New York this week.

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Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Democrat of New York, left, and Dr. Abdul El-Sayed, the Democratic candidate for Senate in Michigan, campaigned together in Detroit earlier this year.

Top Democratic Group Pumps Millions Into Kansas Senate Race

9 octobre 2026 à 12:00
The $5 million investment from the main super PAC for Senate Democrats is a sign that party leaders see a path to winning in another red state as the political environment worsens for Republicans.

Why This Election Could Be More Complicated for Democrats Than Polls Suggest

9 octobre 2026 à 05:02
The last two midterms where Democrats surged against an unpopular Republican president were in 2006 and 2018. They had notably different outcomes.

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President Trump at a rally in Nebraska on Monday. The Republican Party is defending seats even in states that Mr. Trump won by double digits in 2024.

Paxton Said in Deposition That Donor Gave Him Stocks to Please God

9 octobre 2026 à 17:25
The leaked deposition from a fraud inquiry in 2014 provides insight into the Senate candidate’s investments and his tactics for defending himself.

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Ken Paxton, candidate for U.S. Senate, speaks during the 2026 Republican Party of Texas State Convention in Houston.

Fiery Senate Debates in Maine, Michigan and Georgia: Five Takeaways

9 octobre 2026 à 00:01
Candidates in three of the races that could determine control of the Senate engaged in bitter and personal attacks.

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Dr. Abdul El-Sayed and former Representative Mike Rogers debated in Michigan on Thursday night.

5 Key Moments From Hostile Michigan Senate Debate Between El-Sayed and Rogers

8 octobre 2026 à 22:46
Slashing personal attacks dominated the first televised face-off between Dr. Abdul El-Sayed, the Democratic nominee for Senate, and former Representative Mike Rogers, his Republican rival.

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Key Moments From the Georgia Senate Debate Beween Ossoff and Collins

8 octobre 2026 à 21:56
Senator Jon Ossoff, a Democrat, called his Republican opponent, Representative Mike Collins, a bigot. Mr. Collins called the incumbent a radical “trust-fund kid.”

Here are 5 things to know about Mike Rogers.

Par : John Yoon
8 octobre 2026 à 18:46
The former congressman is vying to be the first Republican from Michigan to win a Senate seat in three decades.

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Mike Rogers, the Republican candidate for Senate in Michigan, at the second day of a Republican convention in Dallas last month.

Spain’s Protesters See ‘Madness’ of Rising Rent and a ‘Martyr’ in Maricarmen

8 octobre 2026 à 17:27
Thousands of protesters marched in Madrid on Thursday, a day after the death of María del Carmen Abascal, an 87-year-old whose eviction became a symbol of the country’s housing crisis.

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Protesters marched in memory of Maria del Carmen Abascal, who was widely known as Maricarmen, in Madrid on Thursday. Soaring rents have far outpaced wage growth in Spain, according to an analysis by the newspaper El País.

Trump Says U.S. Will Not Strike Iran Again Before Midterms as Military Draws Up New Plans

8 octobre 2026 à 17:05
The U.S. military has drafted options for three days of strikes, but in recent months the president has repeatedly vetoed plans to restart the war.

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President Trump said on social media on Thursday that he would not attack Iran before the midterm elections, and that the United States and Iran were “having productive discussions.”

How to Watch the Midterm Senate Race Debates in Georgia, Michigan and Maine

Par : John Yoon
8 octobre 2026 à 16:36
Each debate will be held in a TV studio without a live audience.

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Voting in Ferndale, Mich., during the state’s primary election. The candidates for Senate in Michigan, Maine and Georgia will each face off Thursday in televised debates.
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