Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez campaigned with Dr. Abdul El-Sayed in a swath of Michigan including areas won by President Trump, making a progressive pitch in a key Senate race.

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The race’s fourth and final debate centered on whether Senator Susan Collins, the Republican incumbent, was as independent as she claimed to be from President Trump.

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Ken Paxton celebrated New Year’s Eve in 2024 with two men wanted on federal charges, one of whom donated at least $190,000 to his campaigns. The extent of his ties to the men was unclear.

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The party’s top super PAC for House candidates said it had raised more this summer than ever before in a third quarter, but acknowledged the challenges Republicans are facing.

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