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North Carolina G.O.P. Picks Replacement for Candidate Plagued by Scandal

Representative Chuck Edwards dropped his re-election bid amid sexual harassment allegations. His replacement, Jennifer Balkcom, has about 80 days to campaign.

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Representative Chuck Edwards dropped his re-election bid after the House Ethics Committee recommended that he be censured.
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Trump Stokes Islamophobia by Calling Democratic Candidates ‘Jihadists’

Along with his comments about Muslim candidates, Mr. Trump spoke disparagingly of Somalis in the United States, saying “they’re not smart.”

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President Trump told reporters in the Oval Office on Monday that “we have jihadists being elected all over the place.”
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Yabloko, Russian Antiwar Party, Is Banned From Parliament Elections

The party, Yabloko, has navigated a delicate balancing act with an increasingly heavy-handed Kremlin, but its pro-peace manifesto turned out to be the red line.

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Nikolai Rybakov, right, the Yabloko party’s leader, and his lawyer, second from right, listening to the court decision after a hearing on a lawsuit to bar the party from upcoming parliamentary elections on Monday in Russia’s Supreme Court in Moscow.
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Wisconsin’s Roller Coaster of a Democratic Primary Race for Governor Crashes to an End

Democrats appear likely to nominate a democratic socialist for governor. How did they get here?

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Francesca Hong is a democratic socialist and candidate for governor in Wisconsin.
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Will Wisconsin Voters Think Francesca Hong Is Too Radical? Here’s Where She Stands.

The democratic socialist is the front-runner to win the Democratic primary for governor of Wisconsin on Tuesday.

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Francesca Hong at a candidate forum in Prairie du Sac, Wis., in July.
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Minnesota’s Democratic Senate Primary Pits Angie Craig Against Peggy Flanagan

The Senate primary race in Minnesota will be the latest test of left-wing energy in the party, in a state that was convulsed by the Trump administration’s deadly immigration crackdown this winter.

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Ms. Flanagan, third from left, has been backed by Minnesota Democrats and national progressives including, from left, Senator Tina Smith, Senator Bernie Sanders, Representative Ilhan Omar and Keith Ellison, the Minnesota attorney general.
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The Campaign Tactics Helping Progressives Win Primaries Ahead of the 2026 Midterms

Progressives are being outspent and are receiving little support from the Democratic Party. Their tactics show a different way to succeed.

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The campaign of Francesca Hong, a democratic socialist running for governor of Wisconsin, has recruited about 7,000 volunteers, knocked on hundreds of thousands of doors and hosted roughly 500 canvassing events.
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Michigan Senate Candidate, a Former Trump Critic, Shifts Toward Election Skepticism

Mike Rogers, the Republican nominee, has suggested that further scrutiny of the 2020 election was warranted and that voting irregularities sank his first Senate bid two years ago.

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Mike Rogers, a Republican candidate for Senate in Michigan, has become an election skeptic as he returns to the campaign trail.
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Poll: Voters See Political Parties as More Extreme Than Their Own Candidates

In a New York Times/Siena poll of battleground states, national parties were seen as too far to the right or the left, while nominees were viewed as more moderate.

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A wide gap between perception of political parties and individual candidates was revealed in several states, including Iowa, North Carolina and Maine.
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Moderate Democrat in Hawaii Easily Defeats Progressive House Challenger

Representative Ed Case beat Jarrett Keohokalole, a younger progressive, in a race that centered on questions of generational change and the state’s skyrocketing cost of living.

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Max Miller, Republican Accused of Abuse, Won’t Drop Out, Spokeswoman Says

Mr. Miller, who has faced pressure from fellow Republicans to end his campaign and avoid endangering a solidly red seat in Ohio, will stay in the race, his spokeswoman said.

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Representative Max Miller of Ohio has denied the accusations against him, which include holding a gun to his ex-wife’s head, throwing scalding water at her and fracturing the collarbone of their daughter.
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Fact-Checking 3 Competitive Senate Races in Maine, Michigan and Ohio

Par : Linda Qiu
Republican attacks have focused on terrorism and illegal immigration, while Democrats have sought to capitalize on the unpopularity of President Trump’s cuts to Medicaid.

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Former Representative Mike Rogers, Senator Jon Husted and Troy Jackson.
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Democrats Vow to Unite Behind Abdul El-Sayed in Michigan, but Tensions Remain

Par : Tim Balk
The party is racing to get behind Dr. Abdul El-Sayed after a poisonous Senate primary in Michigan, but some Democrats still have reservations.

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At a unity rally on Friday night in Detroit, Dr. Abdul El-Sayed, the new Democratic nominee for Senate in Michigan, was joined by other prominent Democrats in the state.
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Max Miller Continues to Resist Pressure to Drop Out as Deadline Looms

The Republican House member from Ohio was accused of holding a gun to his ex-wife’s head and fracturing the collarbone of their young daughter. He has denied the accusations.

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Max Miller planned to loan his campaign $1 million, effectively rebuffing calls from powerful Republicans in the state to withdraw from the race.
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They’re Battle-Tested Democrats. Do Voters Care?

Haley Stevens and Angie Craig were celebrated by Democrats in 2018. This year, they’ve faced tough primaries.

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Representatives Angie Craig of Minnesota and Haley Stevens of Michigan
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A Spurned Schumer Reaches Out to the Left

In a phone call this week, the Democratic leader told the new Michigan Senate nominee who had opposed him to just win, working to foster unity ahead of a difficult race.

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Senator Chuck Schumer’s stewardship of Senate Democrats has stirred some grumbling from more progressive senators who resented his jumping into the primaries.
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Blanche Is Confirmed as Attorney General After Overcoming G.O.P. Concerns

Todd Blanche, who has served as acting attorney general since April, eked out Senate approval, despite growing unease about his willingness to rein in President Trump.

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Todd Blanche, President Trump’s nominee for attorney general, at a Senate committee hearing last month.
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Candidate Field Set After Republicans Redrew Tennessee District Lines

Tennessee’s primary elections on Thursday came after Republican legislators carved up the state’s only majority-Black district in a bid to win all nine of the state’s House seats.

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A voter left the booth after casting a ballot at an early voting polling place last month.
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In Upset, Andy Ogles Loses to a Republican Challenger in Tennessee

Mr. Ogles, a two-term congressman, had held off primary threats before, despite controversy. But on Thursday, Charlie Hatcher, a former state agriculture commissioner, delivered an upset.

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Charlie Hatcher and Andy Ogles
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Blackburn Wins Republican Nomination for Tennessee Governor

Senator Marsha Blackburn easily beat two Republican rivals and is now favored to become the state’s first female governor after the November elections.

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Senator Marsha Blackburn, Republican of Tennessee
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Some House Republicans Are Backing a Challenger in Cory Mills’s Re-election Bid

Two Republican lawmakers have endorsed a primary opponent of Representative Cory Mills, who has been accused of assault and is under investigation by the House Ethics Committee.

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Two House Republicans from Florida took the rare step this week of endorsing a primary opponent of their colleague, Representative Cory Mills. Mr. Mills has been accused of assault and is being investigated by the House Ethics Committee.
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Tennessee’s Andy Ogles Faces Well-Funded Opposition in House Primary Thursday

Representative Andy Ogles received President Trump’s endorsement, but his challenger, Charlie Hatcher, a former state agriculture commissioner, has the backing of Gov. Bill Lee.

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Charlie Hatcher, left, a former state commissioner of agriculture, was endorsed by Gov. Bill Lee on Tuesday. Andy Ogles, a two-term congressman, has the endorsement of President Trump.
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In Texas’ Most Eligible Senate Race, It’s Bachelor vs. Divorcé-to-Be

Ken Paxton is divorcing. James Talarico is dating a onetime staffer. Both have had their romantic lives scrutinized as part of their high-stakes campaigns.

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A Growing Number of Election Deniers Hold Key Local Roles in Midterms

These officials oversee or help administer elections in counties across the nation where competitive House and Senate races will determine control of Congress.

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A surge of election deniers hold key offices overseeing or helping administer state and local elections, according to data from the Voting Rights Lab and a Times analysis.
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Pakistan Starts Sweeping New Crackdown on Journalists

With a protest movement in Kashmir challenging its authority in the region, Pakistan restricts independent reporting by local and foreign media.

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Political campaign posters last month in Pakistan-administered Kashmir.
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After Michigan Loss, AIPAC Weighs a Second Effort to Defeat El-Sayed

The pro-Israel organization spent $32 million in an unsuccessful effort to defeat Abdul El-Sayed in Michigan’s Democratic Senate primary. It might try again in the general election.

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AIPAC’s super PAC spent $32 million to boost the opponent of Dr. Abdul El-Sayed in the primary.
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Scandal Leaves North Carolina G.O.P. With No Candidate and Little Time

Representative Chuck Edwards’s decision to drop his re-election bid amid sexual harassment charges came as a Democratic farmer, Jamie Ager, was already making inroads.

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Representative Chuck Edwards, Republican of North Carolina, dropped his re-election bid just over 12 weeks before Election Day.
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Francesca Hong Said Thanksgiving Should Be Canceled. Can Wisconsin Voters Forgive Her?

“Cancel Thanksgiving,” she wrote. “VDay” brings out “the worst of humanity,” she mused. Francesca Hong’s old social media posts get a fresh look ahead of Wisconsin’s Democratic primary for governor.

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Francesca Hong has struggled to explain past stances on social media with the primary approaching.
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Trump-Backed Michigan Candidate Loses Primary to Rival Who Suspended His Campaign

Without running a single ad or filing a campaign finance report, Tom Smith, who had suspended his bid, soundly defeated Amir Hassan, a Navy veteran backed by President Trump.

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Amir Hassan, left, had hoped to take on Representative Kristen McDonald Rivet, a first-term Democrat in Michigan, but the Republican nomination went to Tom Smith, right, who had suspended his campaign.
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Where El-Sayed Showed Strengths, and Weaknesses, in the Michigan Primary

Dr. Abdul El-Sayed had a strong showing in college towns, while Representative Haley Stevens did well in Black urban centers.

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El-Sayed’s Michigan Senate Primary Win Sets Up the Left’s Biggest Test of the Fall

Abdul El-Sayed’s Senate candidacy poses a critical challenge for Democrats’ ascendant progressive wing: Can an insurgent candidate, with unabashedly liberal positions, win a general election in a moderate state?

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Dr. Abdul El-Sayed greeting the audience at his election watch party in Detroit.
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Muslim Americans Celebrate Abdul El-Sayed’s Win in Michigan Primary

Muslim voters from across the country said they felt hope and anxiety as Dr. El-Sayed moved closer to becoming the nation’s first Muslim senator.

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The audience at Abdul El-Sayed’s election watch party in Detroit on Tuesday night.
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Takeaways From the Primary Elections in Michigan

Dr. Abdul El-Sayed narrowly prevailed over Representative Haley Stevens in the Democratic primary for Senate in Michigan, setting up a nervy race to November for the party.

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Dr. Abdul El-Sayed’s close primary victory signaled that he has work to do to unite Democrats and turn out swing voters in November.
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Shri Thanedar Is Ousted by a Democratic Socialist in a Michigan House Primary

Representative Shri Thanedar is among a wave of Democratic incumbents in Congress whom primary voters have sent packing in a surge of anti-incumbent fervor this cycle.

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Donavan McKinney ousted Representative Shri Thanedar of Michigan on Tuesday.
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Abdul El-Sayed Wins Democratic Senate Primary in Michigan in a Victory for the Left

Dr. El-Sayed, a progressive former public health official, narrowly defeated Representative Haley Stevens, a moderate, in a bitter primary dominated by the politics of Israel.

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Dr. Abdul El-Sayed pushed Israel to the center of the Democratic Senate primary in Michigan, criticizing the country’s actions in Gaza and promising to pull back American military support.
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Rep. Chuck Edwards Drops Re-election Bid in North Carolina After Ethics Rebuke

Chuck Edwards made the announcement after the House Ethics Committee recommended he be censured for “persistent unprofessional and inappropriate conduct” toward two female staff members.

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Representative Chuck Edwards, Republican of North Carolina, dropped his re-election bid in the wake of allegations of sexual harassment of two female staffers.
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They Were Voted Out. They Refuse to Leave. Now What?

Avenal, Calif., a city in the rural Central Valley, has become an unlikely example of election denialism months after a recall election.

Alvaro Preciado, the mayor of Avenal, at City Hall in June. He has refused to vacate his seat after he was ousted in a recall election earlier this year.
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William Lawrence Wins Primary in Battleground Michigan House District

William Lawrence defeated two moderate candidates to challenge a vulnerable Republican incumbent, but some worry his views could hurt his chances in November.

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William Lawrence, 35, is a co-founder of the youth-led environmental group the Sunrise Movement.
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A Democratic Governor Is Set to Pick a Former Republican Running Mate

Gov. Katie Hobbs of Arizona, locked in a competitive re-election battle, plans to tap a moderate former mayor of Mesa, Ariz., John Giles, to serve as her lieutenant governor.

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Gov. Katie Hobbs of Arizona on primary Election Day last month in Phoenix.
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Ty Masterson Wins Kansas Republican Primary for Governor

Ty Masterson, the president of the Kansas Senate, will aim to flip the governorship in November after eight years of Democratic control.

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Ty Masterson, the president of the Kansas Senate.
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Wesley Bell Defeats Cori Bush in Missouri

Representative Wesley Bell beat Cori Bush, his predecessor, in a rematch. He will be a heavy favorite in the safely Democratic district in November.

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Representative Wesley Bell, Democrat of Missouri, withstood a primary challenge from former Representative Cori Bush, his predecessor, on Tuesday.
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Pastor Adam Hamilton Wins Kansas Democratic Senate Primary

The Rev. Adam Hamilton will be a serious underdog against Roger Marshall, a Republican, but Democrats think the state could be competitive if the November environment is favorable enough to them.

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Adam Hamilton, a Methodist megachurch pastor from Kansas, speaks to voters as he wraps up a U.S. Senate listening tour at Limitless Brewing in Lenexa, Kan. in April.
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Michigan Secretary of State Wins Democratic Nomination for Governor

Jocelyn Benson, who has clashed with Republicans in her role administering elections, is expected to face a competitive race in November.

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Jocelyn Benson, Michigan’s secretary of state, at the Michigan Democratic Party State Endorsement Convention in Detroit in April.
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5 Things to Know About Abdul El-Sayed, Democratic Senate Hopeful in Michigan

Par : Tim Balk
Dr. El-Sayed, a progressive candidate, is a vocal critic of Israel. He is known for his rhetorical abilities, which have drawn cheers and criticism.

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