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Warnock and Ossoff, Georgia’s Senators, Ridicule Trump’s Election Fraud Claims

Par :Carl Hulse
Senators in both parties say the state’s 2020 Senate election is a long-settled issue.

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Senators Raphael Warnock and Jon Ossoff at a campaign event last year.
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Settlement Reached in Ugly Fight Over Elections in Maricopa County

Par :Reis Thebault
A Trump ally will receive funding for a new information technology system while retaining control of voter registration and early voting.

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Maricopa County, Ariz., has been a hotbed of election denial and conspiracy theories since Joseph R. Biden Jr. won the state in 2020.
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Republican Candidates Are Hurting for Cash, but Help May Be on the Way

Par :Theodore Schleifer
Super PACs and billionaires seem to be on the side of the G.O.P., new filings show.

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Supporters of Ken Paxton last month at the 2026 Republican Party of Texas convention in Houston. Mr. Paxton, the party’s nominee for Senate, has been drastically out-raised by his Democratic rival, James Talarico.
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Ken Paxton Bought 3 Utah Condos, Adding to a $9 Million Real Estate Portfolio

Par :Lauren McGaughy
The Texas attorney general and his trusts now hold at least 15 properties worth about $9 million.

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Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton spoke in McAllen, Texas, Tuesday evening.
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Can a Pro-Israel Democrat Still Win a Big Primary? She’s Going to Try.

Par :Reid J. Epstein
To prevail in Michigan’s crucial Senate primary, Representative Haley Stevens will need to overcome Democratic voters’ skepticism of Israel. Pro-Israel groups are spending heavily to help her.

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Representative Haley Stevens rarely talks about Israel on the campaign trail, preferring to focus on the Michigan economy and manufacturing, but she has made her support for the country clear.
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G.O.P. Appears to Boost Socialist’s Primary Campaign for Wisconsin Governor

Par :Kellen Browning
Republicans seem to view Francesca Hong as their weakest opponent in a general election. They are spending $2.2 million in an apparent attempt to aid her primary campaign.

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Some Democrats have fretted that state Representative Francesca Hong, a democratic socialist with unabashedly left-wing views, might win her primary and then deliver the governor’s mansion to Republicans.
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Here Are the Maine Democrats Running to Replace Graham Platner

Par :Bayliss Wagner
To win, they’ll have to convince Democrats at a July 25 convention that they’re the best candidate to take on Senator Susan Collins, a Republican.

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Inside Maine Democrats’ Search for a New Senate Nominee After Graham Platner’s Exit

Par :Bayliss Wagner
Democratic candidates are hastily building bare-bones campaigns and forgoing traditional outreach like TV ads in a sprint to appeal to party delegates, rather than Maine voters.

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Several Maine Democrats are jockeying to become the party’s new Senate nominee after Graham Platner, who won the midterm primary, dropped out last week.
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Nevada Governor Drops His Own Name at Traffic Stop and Avoids Ticket

Par :Pooja Salhotra
Gov. Joe Lombardo was pulled over for a suspected violation but did not receive a citation. That has elicited mixed reactions as he campaigns for re-election.

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This image taken from a Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department body camera video shows a police officer pulling over Gov. Joe Lombardo on May 15.
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Trump Says His Thursday Speech Will Focus on Election Security and Voting Machines

Par :Maggie Haberman and Julian E. Barnes
The planned prime-time address comes as an administration task force has been working to declassify documents, including some related to elections, according to people familiar with the process.

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President Trump has repeatedly made false claims that mail ballots are insecure and there is widespread voting by noncitizens.
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An ICE Shooting in Maine Puts Pressure on Senator Susan Collins

Par :Tim Balk
The Democrats hoping to challenge Ms. Collins, a vulnerable Republican, have seized on the fatal incident, drawing attention to her record on immigration matters.

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“It’s disappointing to see potential candidates use a tragedy to try to advance a political agenda,” Senator Susan Collins told reporters at the U.S. Capitol on Tuesday.
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Lindsey Graham’s Sister, Darline Graham, Is Sworn In to Finish His Senate Term

Par :Olivia Diaz
Three days after Lindsey Graham died, his younger sister Darline Graham took the oath to hold his seat until his term ends in January.

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Darline Graham being sworn in by Senator Charles E. Grassley on Tuesday as her husband, Larry Nordone, holds a Bible.
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Can Democrats Win Rural Voters Turning Away From Trump? It’s a Tough Sell.

Par :Kate Zernike
House candidates like Beth Macy, author of “Dopesick,” have crafted messages based on lifetimes in rural regions. But messages need an audience, and many minds are closed to the party.

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“I think there’s a lot of rage, and feeling like people in power don’t care,” said the best-selling author Beth Macy, who is running for Congress as a Democrat.
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Graham’s Death Complicates G.O.P. Agenda in Congress

Par :Michael Gold and Carl Hulse
Senators returned to the Capitol mourning their colleague, who played pivotal roles on multiple issues confronting lawmakers.

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A lowered flag at the U.S. Capitol on Monday in honor of Senator Lindsey Graham, who died over the weekend.
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Democratic Senate Candidates in Maine Denounce Deadly ICE Shooting

Par :Bayliss Wagner
The killing of a man in Biddeford quickly became an issue in the Senate race, with Democrats aiming to tie Senator Susan Collins to President Trump’s immigration crackdown.

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Protesters in Biddeford, Maine, outside Senator Susan Collins’s office after the fatal shooting of a man by an ICE agent in the city on Monday.
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Lindsey Graham’s Death Transforms the Race for His Democratic Challenger

Par :Patricia Mazzei
Annie Andrews, a pediatrician, has offered condolences to those who loved Mr. Graham while considering the political fallout from his death. Republicans are scrambling to arrange a new primary election.

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Dr. Annie Andrews, a pediatrician, is the Democratic Senate candidate in South Carolina.
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Lindsey Graham Had a Complicated Relationship With Black Voters

Par :Eduardo Medina and Emily Cochrane
Mr. Graham, a long-serving senator from South Carolina, was known for his ability to maintain relationships even with his political foes. But the support of Black voters remained elusive.

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Senator Lindsey Graham won only 6 percent of Black votes in 2020, according to exit polls. More recently, about 10 percent of Black voters said they approved of how he was handling his job as senator, according to a May Citadel poll.
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Maine Democrats to Chuck Schumer: Stay Out of Our Senate Race

Par :Tim Balk
Local Democrats are warning the top Senate Democrat to keep away as they replace Graham Platner, and the candidates are giving his leadership in Washington low marks.

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Many Democrats in Maine don’t want Senator Chuck Schumer of New York to be involved as they pick a replacement Senate nominee.
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What We Know About Lindsey Graham’s Death

Par :Olivia Diaz
Senator Lindsey Graham died on Saturday night, a day after returning from Ukraine and four months before he was to face re-election.

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Senator Lindsey Graham during an appearance at the BMW manufacturing facility in Spartanburg, S.C., last month.
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Graham’s Death Highlights Congress’s Age Issue

Par :Annie Karni
By the standards of the aging Senate, where the average age is more than 65, the South Carolina Republican wasn’t particularly old.

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From left, Senators John Cornyn, Lindsey Graham and Charles E. Grassley during a hearing last July. Mr. Grassley, at 92, is third in the line of succession to the presidency.
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Lindsey Graham Was Facing Re-election in November. What Happens Now?

Par :Bayliss Wagner
The senator’s death triggers an Aug. 11 special Republican primary election, and South Carolina’s governor can appoint a replacement to serve out the remaining term, through early January.

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Senator Lindsey Graham at the Capitol in Washington in January.
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How an Election Fight in Arizona Could Affect the Nation’s Midterms

Par :Reis Thebault and Nick Corasaniti
A bitter struggle between Maricopa County’s Republican-dominated Board of Supervisors and a Trump-allied official over control of elections has ramifications far beyond Greater Phoenix.

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A show of support for the Maricopa County recorder, Justin Heap, during a special meeting of the county’s Board of Supervisors in Phoenix in February.
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Maine Democrats Will Replace Graham Platner. Here’s What to Know.

Par :Taylor Robinson and Tim Balk
Mr. Platner’s withdrawal from a marquee Senate race, under pressure from his party, has set in motion an unusual competition to become the new nominee.

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The campaign headquarters of Graham Platner in Ellsworth, Maine, this week.
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Platner’s Rise and Fall Revives Old Questions About ‘Bernie Bros’ and Women

Par :Patricia Mazzei and Kellen Browning
The collapse of Graham Platner’s Senate bid in Maine after a rape allegation renewed attention to a movement built by Senator Bernie Sanders that some say is too forgiving of male misconduct.

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Senator Bernie Sanders of Vermont has been widely seen as attempting to burnish his legacy this year by anointing a new generation of progressive leaders, including Graham Platner of Maine.
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Kansans Will Vote on an Elected Supreme Court. The Target: Abortion.

Par :Kate Zernike
Frustrated by the appointed court’s support of abortion rights, which has been affirmed resoundingly by voters, Republicans are pushing an Aug. 4 referendum to elect Kansas justices.

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A doctor entering an exam room to consult with a patient at a Planned Parenthood clinic in Kansas City, Kan., in 2022. Voters supported a state ballot measure supporting abortion rights that year.
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The Platner Drama Is Reviving Debate Among Democrats Over a Double Standard

Par :Katie Glueck
His candidacy stoked tensions among Democrats over gender and how to win back working-class voters.

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Fliers for the Platner campaign, which was suspended this week.
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Graham Platner Files Paperwork to Withdraw From Maine Senate Race

Par :Reid J. Epstein
The move paved the way for Democrats to choose a new nominee to challenge Senator Susan Collins in a race both parties see as key to the control of the Senate.

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Graham Platner during his primary watch party last month.
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Bipartisan Housing Bill Becomes Law Even Though Trump Refuses to Sign It

Par :Michael Gold
After a 10-day clock, the housing bill turned into law at midnight without the president’s signature. But his decision not to sign reflects a growing rift between him and Senate Republicans.

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President Trump with Senator John Thune, the majority leader, at the Capitol last month, on the day he had been set to sign the bipartisan housing bill.
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Top Senate Democratic PAC Stockpiles Record Sum, as Money Chase Heats Up

Par :Bayliss Wagner
Senate Majority PAC says it entered July with $126 million, a new midyear high, after raising $147 million with an affiliated nonprofit from April through June. But can it keep pace with the G.O.P.?

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The Democratic PAC, which is aligned with Chuck Schumer, the minority leader, is entering July with $126 million in the bank.
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Top Senate Democratic PAC Stockpiles Record Sum, as Money Chase Heats Up

Par :Bayliss Wagner
Senate Majority PAC says it entered July with $126 million, a new midyear high, after raising $147 million with an affiliated nonprofit from April through June. But can it keep pace with the G.O.P.?

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The Democratic PAC, which is aligned with Chuck Schumer, the minority leader, is entering July with $126 million in the bank.
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Why Some Women in Maine Are Mourning the End of Graham Platner’s Campaign

Par :Emily Davies
They believe the accuser, but they also grieve the demise of a campaign that promised that politics could be different — and they blame those who failed to find a less flawed candidate.

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Democrats at every level of the party assumed that women who had supported Mr. Platner would be thrilled that he was being pushed out of the race following an accusation of rape.
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Trump Administration Fires Members of Independent Election Group

Par :Erica L. Green and Dustin Volz
The firings and a resignation at the Election Assistance Commission came as President Trump has sought to impose control over how ballots will be counted in the November midterms.

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The Election Assistance Commission is generally viewed by election administrators as a guardrail for ensuring smooth elections across the country, though for years it has drawn criticism from some Republicans who viewed it as an unnecessary federal entity.
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Graham Platner’s Exit Sets Off Scramble for New Democratic Senate Candidate in Maine

Par :Tim Balk
The state Democratic Party has said it will pick a replacement through a nominating convention before a July 27 deadline. Candidates are already lining up.

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Graham Platner and Troy Jackson at a joint campaign rally at the Collins Center for the Arts on the University of Maine’s campus in May.
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Platner Suspends Senate Bid in Maine After Rape Accusation

Par :Bayliss Wagner · Lisa Lerer and Katie Glueck
Mr. Platner’s withdrawal, which comes after a woman accused him of rape, creates deep uncertainty in a race that both parties see as crucial to their hopes of winning the Senate.

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Graham Platner Suspended His Senate Campaign. Here’s What’s Next for Democrats.

Par :Tim Balk
The deadline to pick a new nominee is July 27 and candidates are already lining up. State party leaders said they would hold some form of nominating convention.

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The Maine Democratic Party has less than three weeks to find a replacement to challenge Senator Susan Collins, the Republican incumbent.
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Inside the Implosion of Graham Platner’s Maine Senate Campaign: ‘A Slow-Rolling Disaster’

Par :Lisa Lerer · Katie Glueck and Michael Kruse
Graham Platner’s bid for the Senate inspired progressive Democrats. But the campaign, which he suspended Wednesday, was messy, disorganized and ultimately doomed by a steady drip of scandal.

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Who is Troy Jackson, a Democrat running for Senate in Maine?

Par :Beth Reinhard
Mr. Jackson, a longtime state legislator, lost a Democratic primary for governor this year. He has already earned some high-profile endorsements.

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Troy Jackson is a longtime state legislator from Maine.
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Here’s the latest.

Par :Bayliss Wagner · Lisa Lerer and Katie Glueck
Mr. Platner’s withdrawal, which comes after a woman accused him of rape, creates deep uncertainty in a race that both parties see as crucial to their hopes of winning the Senate.
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Vance, in Wisconsin, Highlights Twin Fights, Against Fraud and Democrats

Par :Katie Rogers
The vice president called Democrats “a party that is fighting for fraud,” even as he highlighted the case of a woman who was first indicted under the Biden administration.

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“This is not about better or worse policy,” Vice President JD Vance told a crowd in Milwaukee. “This is about who is supporting fraudsters and who is supporting you.”
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When Might Graham Platner Drop Out? Here’s the State of Play.

Par :Tim Balk
Here’s what we know about the uproar in the Democratic Party’s bid to unseat Senator Susan Collins.

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Graham Platner’s home in Sullivan, Maine
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Democrats Grow Frustrated as Graham Platner Resists Dropping Out Quickly in Maine

Par :Bayliss Wagner and Lisa Lerer
Two days after a woman accused Graham Platner of rape, he had not given up his Senate nomination in Maine, even as state Democrats announced plans to hold a nominating convention if he steps down.

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If Graham Platner ends his Senate bid, Maine Democrats face the daunting prospect of finding a new nominee in just weeks.
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As Progressives Rack Up Wins, Hakeem Jeffries Shrugs Off Possible Challenges

Par :Annie Karni and Carl Hulse
In a wide-ranging interview with The New York Times, Hakeem Jeffries, the House Democratic leader, said he didn’t consider the recent wave of anti-establishment victories “an overall critique of the party.”

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If Platner Exits Senate Race, the Maine Democratic Party Chair Could Help Pick the Nominee

Par :Tim Balk
Charles Dingman, chair of the Maine Democratic Party and a progressive, would play a key role in choosing the state’s Democratic Senate candidate if Graham Platner leaves the race.

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Graham Platner has indicated he could drop out of the Senate race in Maine.
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Haley Stevens Goes on Attack Against Abdul El-Sayed at Michigan Senate Debate

Par :Reid J. Epstein
At their first one-on-one debate in a top Senate race, Representative Haley Stevens accused her progressive rival, Dr. Abdul El-Sayed, of being too focused on publicity as he called her a tool of corporate interests.

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Dr. Abdul El-Sayed and Representative Haley Stevens met on Tuesday night in Grand Rapids for their first Democratic primary debate since a third candidate dropped out.
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