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Vikki Goodwin Accuses Dan Patrick of Violating Texas Deepfake Law

The complaint raises new questions about how a state law applies to the growing use of A.I.-generated attack ads.

© Shelby Tauber for The New York Times

Lt. Governor Dan Patrick of Texas at the Republican Midterm Convention in Dallas earlier this month.
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Sherrod Brown Tries a New Retort to Criticism on Transgender Issues

A spot from the Senate candidate in Ohio seeks to dismiss the Republican Party’s focus on transgender rights as a distraction from economic issues.

© Sue Ogrocki/Associated Press

Former Senator Sherrod Brown, Democrat of Ohio, lost his 2024 re-election bid but is running for the office again against a different Republican opponent.
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Who Will Win the Midterms? Republicans Are Reeling.

The party is putting up a costly defense of states and districts that President Trump won easily in 2024. And in places like Georgia, strategists wonder if it’s too late.

© Alex Kent/The New York Times

The political environment has worsened for Republicans as they try to defend control of Congress, though the party has a big cash advantage over Democrats.
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Trump Plans Blitz of $138 Million and Counting to Save Midterm Republicans

His powerful super PAC is suddenly spending heavily on some races, after drawing fire from some Republicans that the group might not throw its weight behind the party’s candidates.

© Alex Kent/The New York Times

President Trump’s super PAC, MAGA Inc., has amassed more than $400 million.
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