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Alaska Election Gambit Shows Justice Dept. Has Bowed to Trump’s Demands

24 octobre 2026 à 14:19
With moves in Alaska and California, the department has stepped up interventions in the midterm elections as the president’s instrument of unmediated executive power.

© Doug Mills/The New York Times

President Trump during a campaign rally in support of Senator Dan S. Sullivan in Wasilla, Alaska, this month. Mr. Trump urged the Justice Dept. to intervene in the Senate race.

Why Is the U.S. Accusing Canada of Election Interference?

24 octobre 2026 à 12:02
The Trump administration says Canadian officials are trying to sway the midterm elections for Democrats. Prime Minister Mark Carney says those claims have “no merit.”

© Haiyun Jiang/The New York Times

President Trump with Prime Minister Mark Carney of Canada at the Group of 7 summit in Evian-les-Bains, France, in June. Mr. Carney has said that his government was ready to “drop everything” to negotiate an end to its costly trade war with the United States.

How Vivek Ramaswamy’s Ruthless Ad in Ohio Divided Republicans

24 octobre 2026 à 05:03
The fallout from Vivek Ramaswamy’s brutal spot targeting his Democratic rival in the Ohio governor’s race showed that even in the Trump era, a political attack can be seen as going too far.

© Shannon Stapleton/Reuters

Vivek Ramaswamy, a Republican, is facing a tight race for governor of Ohio against Amy Acton, a Democrat.

El-Sayed Needs Black Voters in Michigan. Tensions With Arab Americans Make That Harder.

24 octobre 2026 à 05:03
Conflict between Michigan’s Black and Arab communities could get in the way of Dr. Abdul El-Sayed’s pitch in the critical Senate race.

© Emily Elconin/Reuters

Guests arriving for an event in Detroit this month aimed at rallying Black voters in support of Dr. Abdul El-Sayed.

U.S. Pressures Mexico to Deliver a Security Win Ahead of Midterm Elections

The Trump administration wants a public victory soon, as well as a potential path to U.S. military forces in Mexico.

© Paul Ratje for The New York Times

American soldiers awaited a visit by Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and the White House border czar, Tom Homan, last year near the United States-Mexico border at Sunland Park, N.M.

Trump Asked Muslim Voters to Trust Him. Now Some Feel Used.

24 octobre 2026 à 05:02
Some Muslim voters who backed Mr. Trump in 2024 say they believe he pledged his support when it was politically convenient, only to alienate and scapegoat them once he won the election.

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Donald Trump campaigning with Muslim community leaders in Michigan in 2024.

Why Democrats Could Find It Hard to Win the Senate Despite Their Strong Polls

24 octobre 2026 à 05:02
Democrats are increasingly optimistic about the midterms. But they are being outspent by Republicans. And they are trying to compete in states that favored President Trump by large margins.

© Julia Demaree Nikhinson/Associated Press

Obama Returns to the Trail, Setting Up Dueling Midterm Appearances With Trump

Par : Tim Balk
24 octobre 2026 à 05:02
The 44th president will appear in Ohio and Michigan on Saturday, while President Trump will be in Georgia. The two men have presented starkly contrasting pitches in the midterms.

© Alex Brandon/Associated Press, left; Kenny Holston/ The New York Times

Former President Barack Obama and President Trump will be on the campaign trail on the same day.

She Planned to Protest Trump. She Didn’t Plan on Getting Punched.

24 octobre 2026 à 14:08
Blake Miley yelled “fascist” as President Trump spoke at a midterm campaign rally. The violence that followed “was not right,” she said.

© Nick Fancher for The New York Times

“I knew there was a really good possibility that this would happen,” Blake Miley said. “But I don’t blame myself. It is not right what they did to me.”

Beef and Barn Dances: A Farmer Tries to Turn a Red Patch of N.C. Blue

24 octobre 2026 à 05:01
Democrats are largely used to losing in the mountains of western North Carolina. Jamie Ager is trying to change that.

© Mike Belleme for The New York Times

Jamie Ager, a Democratic House candidate, who’s running for North Carolina’s 11th Congressional District.

Republicans Aim to Push Trans Issues to Front Burner in Final Days Before Election

24 octobre 2026 à 10:23
In an election that has often focused on the economy, Republican groups are featuring transgender issues in ads, portraying Democrats as extreme and out of touch.

© Angelina Katsanis for The New York Times

In a poll released earlier this month by A.P.-NORC, 12 percent of voters said transgender issues were a top priority, while 51 percent said they were not important.
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