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Trump’s Super PAC Will Spend $10 Million on Texas Senate Race

Par : Theodore Schleifer
A financial filing announcing the TV and digital ad buy is the first general election spending by MAGA Inc. The group intends to boost the Republican nominee, Ken Paxton.

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Ken Paxton at a campaign rally in McAllen, Texas, in July.
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Missouri Asks Supreme Court to Allow Voting Map Benefiting Republicans

Par : Mitch Smith and Ann E. Marimow
Missouri’s Supreme Court said a map redrawn to help Republicans could not be used in November and said voters should decide on the new boundaries.

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The emergency request came after the Missouri Supreme Court said that the map used in last month’s primary election was invalid, and that voters should have had a chance to weigh in on new district lines.
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Appeals Court Maintains Block on Federal Voter Identification Tool

Par : Zach Montague
A federal appeals court panel declined to let Homeland Security reopen access to a voter-screening tool that incorporated Social Security data.

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Voting machines in West Columbia, S.C., last month. The Trump administration has launched a legal effort to put in place new restrictions on voting before the midterm elections in November.
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Postal Service Internal Watchdog Opens Inquiry After Whistle-Blower’s Complaint

Par : Eileen Sullivan
The Trump administration’s effort to screen mail-in ballots for the midterms is facing numerous challenges.

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Workers in City of Industry, Calif., outside Los Angeles, sort through ballots cast during a statewide special election last November.
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North Carolina Adds New Restrictions to Vote-by-Mail Program

Par : Emily Davies
The changes are almost certain to cause some votes to be tossed. They come at a time when President Trump is promoting false claims of widespread fraud in mail voting.

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A new rule in North Carolina requires officials to disqualify ballots with an unsealed envelope and limits who can drop off mail ballots on behalf of another voter.
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Judge Once Again Blocks Trump Administration’s Plans to Restrict Mail-In Ballots

Par : Zach Montague
The ruling arrived before the Supreme Court could decide whether to intervene but appeared certain to set off yet another round of appeals.

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Sorting mail-in ballots in Largo, Fla., last month.
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Trump Says He Will Spend Some of His War Chest on Republicans

Par : Luke Broadwater
President Trump said he intends to hold some money back, even as Republican candidates ask for financial support.

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Senator Darline Graham with supporters in Myrtle Beach, S.C. President Trump has spent campaign money only to help Ms. Graham, a Republican of South Carolina who was appointed to her brother’s seat after his death.
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What to Know About Trump’s Efforts to Block Mail-in Ballots

Par : Reid J. Epstein
We sort through the proposed changes and court challenges, less than two months from Election Day.

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President Trump
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Fake Republican Midterm Convention Website Redirects Visitors to Epstein Files

Par : Kellen Browning
A spoof of the G.O.P. convention site tricked people for weeks, before redirecting them to the Justice Department’s library of Epstein files.

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A spoof of the G.O.P. convention website directed people to the Justice Department’s library of Epstein files.
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Supreme Court Sides With Republicans in TV Ad Fight

Par : Abbie VanSickle
Republican groups had asked the court to clear the way for political parties to pay the same low-cost ad rates as candidates, a move that could undercut a Democratic advantage in the midterms.

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National Republican groups had filed an emergency application to the Supreme Court asking the justices to step in and clear the way for them to get the lower TV ad rates.
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Homeland Security Dept. Asks for Inquiries Into Voting Machines

Par : Alan Feuer · Nick Corasaniti and Alexandra Berzon
Critics of ballot-marking devices have claimed that hackers could manipulate digital codes on ballots. Election experts say the systems are safe to use.

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Voters used electronic ballots at a polling location in Kansas in August.
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Trump Administration Issues Subpoenas For Voter Data in Nevada

Par : Nick Corasaniti and Alan Feuer
The request comes as the government has escalated efforts to prove President Trump’s false claims of widespread voter fraud.

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In December, the Justice Department sued Nevada and 29 other states, demanding that they hand over private, unredacted voter files.
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A More Confident Iran Emerges After Six Months of War With the U.S.

Par : Julian E. Barnes and Dustin Volz
New intelligence reports have assessed that Iran now has a far better understanding of its capabilities and the limits of U.S. power.

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A crowd mourning Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, who was killed at the start of the war. U.S. intelligence reports, some current and former officials said, suggest that any agreement to fully end the war will be hard to reach.
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Missouri Supreme Court Delivers Win for Democrats in Redistricting Case

Par : Mitch Smith
The court said a map redrawn to benefit Republicans could not be used in November and said voters should decide on the new boundaries. The state attorney general vowed to appeal the decision.

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The Missouri State Capitol in Jefferson City.
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A judge suggests that Trump mail-in voting rules could cause ‘major disenfranchisement.’

Par : Zach Montague
Judge Indira Talwani said the Postal Service appeared to be trying a haphazard “experiment” with a new rule that could result in valid ballots being tossed.

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An official picking up a mail-in ballot drop box at the Lackawanna County Government Center in Scranton, Pa., in 2024.
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Trump Administration Asks Supreme Court to Allow Mail Voting Limits

Par : Abbie VanSickle
The justices have been asked to weigh in again on the Trump administration’s efforts to restrict mail voting — this time on whether the plans violate the Constitution.

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Administration lawyers asked the Supreme Court to clear the way for a new rule that prohibits the Postal Service from delivering ballots to voters in states that do not share voter data with the federal agency.
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Judge Suggests Trump Mail-In Voting Rules Could Cause ‘Major Disenfranchisement’

Par : Zach Montague
Judge Indira Talwani said the Postal Service appeared to be trying a haphazard “experiment” with a new rule that could result in valid ballots being tossed.

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An official picking up a mail-in ballot drop box at the Lackawanna County Government Center in Scranton, Pa., in 2024.
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After Trump Rift, Musk Begins Spending to Boost Republicans

Par : Theodore Schleifer
Mr. Musk plans to spend at least $100 million in more than a dozen competitive House and Senate races. The tech billionaire helped Donald Trump to victory in 2024.

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Elon Musk in May after a welcome ceremony with President Trump and China’s president, Xi Jinping.
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D.S.A. Chapter Endorses Nithya Raman for Mayor of Los Angeles

Par : Jill Cowan
Ms. Raman, a member of the D.S.A. chapter, is challenging Mayor Karen Bass as democratic socialists have surged nationally.

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Nithya Raman campaigned in Los Angeles in May.
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El-Sayed Wants to Mend Ties With Jewish Democrats, but Some Are Still Not Impressed

Par : Bayliss Wagner and Steve Friess
Lingering concerns about the Senate nominee in Michigan could make it harder for him to assemble a winning coalition.

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Dr. Abdul El-Sayed spoke during the Michigan Democratic Party Nominating Convention over the weekend in Lansing, Mich.
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As Midterms Loom, Democrats Feud Over Defections

Par : Michael Gold
The fight has highlighted party divisions and raised questions about how Democrats will run the House should they win the majority.

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Representative Jared Golden of Maine was one of two Democrats to side with House Republicans on a procedural measure on Tuesday.
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In the Midterms, Will the Nepo-Baby Attack Work?

Par : Jess Bidgood
A New Hampshire senator’s daughter is running for office, and finds her name being used against her.

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Maura Sullivan and Stefany Shaheen
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USPS Is Building a Mail-In Ballot Screening System Despite Legal Battles Over Trump Order

Par : Eileen Sullivan
Election officials warn that the creation of a new online portal for states to upload voter information is already fueling confusion and could ultimately disenfranchise voters.

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Workers in the City of Industry, Calif., sorting through ballots cast during a statewide special election last November.
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As Trump Throws a Midterm Party, Some Vulnerable Republicans Send Regrets

Par : Annie Karni · Michael Gold and Luke Broadwater
Many members of Congress in the most competitive re-election races are skipping the chance to share a pep rally stage with President Trump.

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Representative David Valadao of California said that President Trump had a part to play in the midterm elections, but that navigating around a deeply unpopular president and his policies was a challenge.
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Trump Administration Launches Hunt For Noncitizen Voter Fraud Before Midterms

Par : Nick Corasaniti and Hamed Aleaziz
Election fraud is exceedingly rare, but President Trump has fixated on rooting it out this year, claiming without evidence that tens of thousands of noncitizens are registered to vote.

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The Department of Homeland Security is scouring state voter rolls for evidence of fraud ahead of the November elections.
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Trump Returns to a Familiar Playbook as the War With Iran Flares Up Again

Par : Erica L. Green
The United States seems increasingly bogged down in Iran after six months of conflict, despite President Trump’s declarations of military dominance.

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President Trump said in a social media post on Tuesday night that he “couldn’t care less” about an agreement with Iran, hours after a U.S. attack.
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Trump Returns to a Familiar Playbook as the War With Iran Flares Up Again

Par : Erica L. Green
The United States seems increasingly bogged down in Iran after six months of conflict, despite President Trump’s declarations of military dominance.

© Demetrius Freeman for The New York Times

President Trump said in a social media post on Tuesday night that he “couldn’t care less” about an agreement with Iran, hours after a U.S. attack.
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Billionaires Sent Montana Prices Soaring. Can Democrats Capitalize?

Par : Jack Healy
For years, Democrats have failed to harness the anger of Montanans contending with out-of-state wealth driving up costs. This year, a smokejumper thinks he can succeed.

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Sam Forstag, a telegenic firefighter and union leader, is the Democratic candidate for a House race in Montana.
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Six Takeaways From the Massachusetts Primaries

Par : Reid J. Epstein
Senator Ed Markey, 80, trounced a younger challenger who had made an argument for generational change. Two other longtime Democratic lawmakers hung on, too.

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Senator Ed Markey, who has served in Washington for 50 years, easily beat back a challenge from a younger Democrat.
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Longtime Democratic Congressman Defeats Progressive Rival in Massachusetts

Par : Bayliss Wagner
Representative Stephen Lynch, 71, a centrist, beat Patrick Roath, 39, in a primary that reflected the party’s generational and ideological divides.

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Representative Stephen Lynch’s victory puts him in a strong position to win another term representing Massachusetts’s Eighth Congressional District.
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Former Biden White House Aide Wins Massachusetts Democratic House Primary

Par : Bayliss Wagner
Dan Koh, who ran with the endorsement of former President Joseph R. Biden Jr., topped a crowded field to secure the nomination in the safely Democratic Sixth Congressional District.

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Dan Koh is one of just two congressional candidates who were endorsed by former President Joseph R. Biden Jr.
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Ed Markey Wins Massachusetts Democratic Senate Primary, Defeating Younger Challenger

Par : Tim Balk
The oldest senator in Massachusetts history used a progressive message to beat Representative Seth Moulton, 47, defying calls for generational change.

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Senator Edward J. Markey ran on a fiercely progressive platform.
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Mike Minogue Wins G.O.P. Nomination for Massachusetts Governor

Par : Jenna Russell
Mr. Minogue, who for years ran a medical device company, will face Gov. Maura Healey, a Democrat seeking a second term, in the November election.

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Republican candidate for governor Mike Minogue in May.
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Massachusetts Gov. Maura Healey Wins Democratic Nomination

Par : Jenna Russell
Maura Healey, a former state attorney general seeking a second term, has been an outspoken critic of President Trump.

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Massachusetts Gov. Maura Healey in 2025.
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Joint Chiefs Chairman Says Military Has ‘No Plans’ to Send Troops to the Polls

Par : Chris Cameron
Gen. Dan Caine, President Trump’s top military adviser, appeared to renounce the possibility of the military interfering in the 2026 midterms.

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Gen. Dan Caine, President Trump’s top military adviser. appeared to renounce the possibility that the military would interfere with the vote in an Aug. 28 letter to Senator Elissa Slotkin of Michigan.
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House Votes to Avert Government Shutdown Before Midterm Elections

Par : Catie Edmondson
Lawmakers sent the legislation to President Trump in an overwhelming vote, reflecting bipartisan enthusiasm around punting a messy spending fight until after the midterms.

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Speaker Mike Johnson at the Capitol on Tuesday morning. The stopgap bill would keep federal funding flowing at current levels through Dec. 11.
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Whistle-Blower Says USPS Is Secretly Proceeding on Trump’s Mail Voting Plan Before Midterms

Par : Chris Cameron
The Postal Service disputed allegations by the whistle-blower that the agency had violated several court orders that should have halted work on the plan.

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The office of Senator Richard Blumenthal, Democrat of Connecticut, published the whistle-blower report on voting by mail.
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What to Watch in the Massachusetts Primary Election

Par : Reid J. Epstein
Senator Edward Markey, who began his congressional career in 1976, faces a challenge from Representative Seth Moulton.

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Senator Ed Markey and Representative Seth Moulton are up against one another in the Democratic primary for senator in Massachusetts.
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Markey Leads Moulton in Polls of Senate Primary in Massachusetts

Par : Caroline Soler
Senator Ed Markey had double digit leads in every poll of the Democratic primary for Senate in August after Seth Moulton briefly narrowed the gap this spring.

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Trump Mocks Data-Center Opponents as Wanting to Stay ‘Backwards and Poor’

Par : Luke Broadwater
The giant computing sites that power A.I. are increasingly opposed by communities across the country, a signal of voters’ concern about a changing economy.

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A 1,000-acre data center for Meta under construction in El Paso, Texas, in May. Polling shows most Americans oppose the proliferation of data centers in their communities.
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JD Vance Called Michigan Senate Candidate Abdul El-Sayed ‘Evil’ in Speech

Par : Bayliss Wagner
Vice President JD Vance also told Dr. Abdul El-Sayed, Michigan’s Democratic Senate nominee, to “keep my wife’s name the hell out of your mouth.”

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Vice President JD Vance’s remarks at a campaign rally on Monday appeared aimed at stoking tensions in Michigan’s Jewish community over Dr. El-Sayed’s nomination.
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Scott Brown Was a GOP Star. Will It Matter in the New Hampshire Senate Race?

Par : Jess Bidgood
Scott Brown is chasing the political limelight again with a seemingly improvised Senate campaign.

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Scott Brown is running for Senate in New Hampshire.
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Kalshi Suspends Republican House Candidate for Betting on Her Own Race

Par : Kellen Browning
The trading platform Kalshi issued a three-year suspension to the candidate, Laurie Buckhout, and fined her nearly $2,600. Ms. Buckhout said she had made a “dumb mistake.”

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Laurie Buckhout, a former U.S. Army colonel and a Republican, is challenging Representative Don Davis of North Carolina.
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Senate Primary in Massachusetts Is a Generational Fight, With a Twist

Par : Tim Balk
In Massachusetts, the octogenarian senator Ed Markey faces a challenge from a much younger centrist, Representative Seth Moulton.

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Senator Ed Markey is running as a progressive in one of the country’s most liberal states.
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More Mail Ballots Are Arriving Late This Year, and They’re Getting Tossed

Par : Adam Sella and Nick Corasaniti
State officials say they worry about the Postal Service’s ability to deliver votes this fall. They are urging voters to mail their ballots early or use drop boxes so their votes count.

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Nearly twice as many mail ballots were rejected for arriving late in Michigan’s primaries this year when compared to 2024.
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