NYT > U.S. News Republicans Held Onto the Great Plains for Years. Now They’re Nervous. Par : Mitch Smith 11 octobre 2026 à 05:01 Republicans have dominated the center of the country for a quarter-century. Now they face several tough races for Senate and governor. © Nick Oxford for The New York TimesClose races have turned the region’s defining challenges, like soaring diesel costs and the struggling cattle industry, into top-tier national issues.
NYT > U.S. News In the Senate, Collins Often Defies Trump but Rarely Stops Him Par : Michael Gold · Catie Edmondson and Andrea Fuller 11 octobre 2026 à 05:00 A New York Times analysis of Senator Susan Collins’s voting record shows that she frequently breaks with Republicans but more seldom changes an outcome. © Haiyun Jiang/The New York Times