Inside Democrats' Secret Effort to Stack Alaska's Midterm Ballot With Another Dan Sullivan  —  Inside Democrats' Secret Effort to Stack Alaska's Ballot  —  In May, an unusual challenger entered the Senate race opposing Senator Dan Sullivan, the Alaska Republican.

Exclusive: Ad backfiring on Ramaswamy, GOP poll finds … - The ad “is having a significant effect on the gubernatorial race,” a memo attached to the poll states. … - Acton has said she was sexually abused by her stepfather when she was 12 and that her mother sided with her abuser.

A List of Things Democrats Might Do If They Retake Power  —  There are plenty of reasons to fear a Democratic trifecta in Washington, which next week's midterms may very well set up for 2028.  Below is a list of actions and policies that give conservatives cause for alarm:

How Do You Solve a Problem Like Elon Musk?  —  A new New York Times poll today has some surprising findings in close Senate races: South Carolina is basically a tie at 48 percent for Sen. Darline Graham and the same for Annie Andrews.  Florida isn't nearly as close: Sen. Ashley Moody …

Massive Leak Exposes 41,000 Homeland Security Workers—Including Undercover ICE Agents  —  The leaked records include the locations of ICE and CBP facilities, workers' cellphone numbers, and the members of groups tied to wiretap programs, Palantir software, and xAI's Grok chatbot.

Dolores Huerta, Who Founded United Farm Workers With Cesar Chavez, Dies  —  She founded the United Farm Workers with Cesar Chavez.  In early 2026, she told The Times that she had been raped by him decades earlier.  She was 96.  —  Dolores Huerta at a women's march in Utah in 2017.By Getty Images

Right-Wing Provocateur James O'Keefe Charged in Minnesota Voting Stunt  —  He and another content creator, Cam Higby, are accused of breaking the law when they posed as Islamic voters in August.  —  The two men wearing mock Islamic attire and speaking with fake accents at a Minneapolis polling place …

Putin salutes Musk's genius as Russia plays catch-up with Starlink  —  President Vladimir Putin hailed Elon Musk as a genius on Wednesday, acknowledging Russia is only beginning to roll out its answer to his Starlink satellite internet system.  —  The admission was all the more striking …

ICE Is Running One of the Largest Anti-Left Surveillance Operations in US History  —  ICE's Homeland Security Investigations is engaged in far-reaching spying against left-wing activists that rivals the FBI and CIA crackdowns on the Civil Rights and anti-war movements.

Flávio Bolsonaro calls himself the ‘leader of Brazil’ after fleeing to Miami  —  Far-right senator and family land in US after crossing from Brazil into Argentina and then flying via Ecuador  —  Flávio Bolsonaro declared himself the “true president” of Brazil after losing …

Fed leaves rates steady as governor Lisa Cook dissents  —  The Federal Reserve elected to leave interest rates unchanged at a policy meeting that concluded Wednesday, with two officials dissenting — including Lisa Cook, the governor President Trump is seeking to fire.

Israeli Arab Parties Claim Kingmaker Status in Tight Vote  —  Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu spent much of election day warning his base that Arab citizens were voting in record numbers.  He was right.  —  Results on Wednesday showed the two Israeli Arab parties are likely …

Live Updates: Qatari mediators hand Iran new proposal to end the 8-month war, report says  —  What to know about the Iran war today:  — Iran's foreign minister said Wednesday the country “continues to give diplomacy a chance to succeed” after Reuters earlier reported Tehran rejected …

EXCLUSIVE: Hoekstra tells closed-door meeting Canada could be blamed if U.S. midterms go against Trump  —  OTTAWA - U.S. Ambassador to Canada Pete Hoekstra told a closed-door meeting on Tuesday that Ottawa could be blamed if key races in next week's midterm elections go against U.S. President Donald Trump's Republican Party.

Outrage as gun control nut spray paints 9/11 Memorial in sick political stunt  —  A gun control nut vandalized the 9/11 Memorial Reflecting Pool with red spray paint in a broad daylight political stunt.  —  Jonathan Andrew Tijerina, 31, was arrested and charged with criminal mischief …

How Cleta Mitchell Turned Trump's “Big Lie” Into a Movement  —  Reporting Highlights  — Hidden Hand: Conservative attorney Cleta Mitchell has shaped virtually every aspect of the Trump administration's norm-busting agenda on American elections.  — Movement Builder …

Google's AI Chatbot Refuses to Answer Question of Who Won 2020 Presidential Election  —  Maybe Google's AI chatbot is gunning for a place in President Donald Trump's administration.  —  The artificial intelligence would not directly answer the question Wednesday of who won the 2020 presidential election …

How the midterms will determine the next phase of the redistricting wars  —  Dozens of states are holding elections that will decide who controls the mapmaker's pen  —  The redistricting wars triggered by Donald Trump and turbocharged by the Supreme Court are not over—they've only paused long enough for the November midterms.

Trump reups calls to put Cruz on Supreme Court in vacancy scenario  —  President Trump joked Tuesday that Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) would be his pick for the next Supreme Court vacancy, saying the senator could get unanimously confirmed because lawmakers in both parties would jump at the chance to get rid of him in Congress.

Record Lows Say Congressional Incumbents Deserve Reelection  —  WASHINGTON, D.C. — Ahead of the 2026 midterm elections, record-low shares of U.S. registered voters say they would reelect their own representative or most members of Congress.  For the first time in a final pre-midterm reading …

Trump Cannot Be the End of the Story  —  Writing under the pseudonym Publicola in support of the new Constitution, the North Carolina attorney and legislator Archibald Maclaine rebuffed critics who charged that the president was little more than a king.  —  “It is a maxim in the British government …

McMahon Spends $43,000 for New Furniture as She Looks to Close Her Department  —  The education secretary says her old furniture “cannot be configurationally or aesthetically integrated” into new office space.  —  Linda McMahon, the education secretary, plans to spend $43,000 on new furniture …

Kennedy to Allow Broad Use of Unapproved Peptide Injections  —  In a unilateral declaration by the health secretary, several injections promoted by online influencers will become widely available.  The F.D.A. had advised against the move.  —  Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr …

Justice Dept. Turns Civil Rights Group's Informant Against It  —  Lawyers for the Southern Poverty Law Center say that federal prosecutors capitalized on the informant's money problems and exposure to indictment to persuade him to assist the government.  —  When the Justice Department charged …

Hegseth says Trump's arch will be ‘generational national defense opportunity’  —  Trump officials on Wednesday presented their case to build the towering arch as a federal judge weighs whether to halt the project.  —  SummaryLoading...  Two Cabinet officials on Wednesday told a federal judge …

Democrat House candidate hit with felony summons at campaign event  —  Lakesha Womack is challenging Rep Tim Moore in North Carolina and faces charges over a rental car  —  A Democratic candidate running for the U.S. House of Representatives said she is facing criminal charges and that she was hit …

Federal judge disqualifies Trump-appointed prosecutor for ‘unlawfully serving’ in role  —  Bill Essayli, a former GOP lawmaker and ally of president, has not been confirmed by the Senate in his role  —  A US judge ruled on Tuesday that Bill Essayli, the top federal prosecutor in southern California …

Many Iowans Must Navigate a Maze to Vote  —  An executive order restored voting rights to people with past convictions.  It was followed by little-to-no public education by state officials and widespread confusion by would-be voters.  —  Raul Lara, a construction worker from the small town of Stanwood …

A New Spanish Tragedy Forces a Pre-Election Political Reckoning  —  Antonio Hidalgo was on the sixth car of a commuter train bound for Seville on Wednesday morning, when about 118 kilometers (73 miles) south of Madrid, it collided with another train stopped on the track.

Peltola campaign under fire after report that it recruited second Dan Sullivan for Alaska Senate race  —  Alaskans for Mary said it “has no involvement with either Sullivan campaign.”  —  Alaska Democratic Senate candidate Mary Peltola's campaign is under fire after a New York Times report …