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Anna Griffin / New York Times:
Did the Peltola Campaign Seal the Fate of Alaska's Ranked Choice Vote? — Beyond hotly contested Senate and governor's races, Alaskans will decide Tuesday whether to scrap the state's unique ballot. The campaign of Mary Peltola may have bolstered critics of the system.
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Lorie Konish / CNBC:
These Senate races may help determine the fate of Social Security … Senators elected this November must answer a crucial question before their six-year term ends: What will they do to fix Social Security? — The program's trustees project that the trust fund Social Security relies …
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New York Times and Washington Examiner
Axios:
Why Florida Republicans are “white-knuckled” about Tuesday — Florida Republicans aren't panicking about sluggish turnout for the midterms, but in the words of one GOP elder: “We're white-knuckled.” … - “I don't necessarily want to be the bearer of bad news, but I don't think the turnout …
Erin Cox / Washington Post:
Republicans mount ‘most aggressive play’ for Black voters in Michigan Senate race — Both parties expect most African Americans to support Democrat Abdul El-Sayed, but persuading enough to stay home or switch parties could tip the state toward the GOP. — DETROIT — The text from …
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Jonathan Martin / Politico:
The ‘Blacklash’ Is Here … The first hint appeared in the 2025 elections, when Democrats won larger-than-expected margins in Virginia and New Jersey. Then, beginning early this year, the turnout numbers in primaries were unmistakable. And now, the story is blaring in neon as early and absentee votes soar.
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Cat Zakrzewski / Washington Post:
The corruption election: Democrats link Trump's wealth to voters' economic pain — Candidates are painting the president and Republican incumbents as enriching themselves while ordinary Americans struggle to make ends meet. — SummaryLoading... Last year, a super PAC dedicated …
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New York Times:
A Midterm Campaign Dominated by Concerns Over High Prices Nears Its End — Across the country, many voters have drawn a straight line between President Trump's policies and inflation. — Financial concerns have been the most pressing issue for voters in four of the six previous midterm elections of this century.
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Ruth Marcus / New Yorker:
Corruption on the Ballot — Corruption is always an issue, but this year will it finally catapult from a topic of chronic bellyaching to an actual mechanism for changing votes? — Sarah Chamberlain, the president and C.E.O. of the Republican Main Street Partnership, was observing a focus group …
Anna Griffin / New York Times:
Democrats File Suit Over Closed Polling Places in Rural Alaska — Voting sites in 18 far-flung communities failed to open, the suit claims. — As a Justice Department lawsuit challenging the presence of two U.S. Senate candidates named Dan Sullivan on the Alaska ballot plays out …
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Tara Suter / The Hill:
Democrats criticize Turek over ad on trans issues — Some Democrats are criticizing Iowa Democratic Senate candidate Josh Turek over his recent ad on transgender sports and gender affirming care. — “As a kid in a wheelchair, I faced my share of bullying. That's why I believe that no Iowan should face discrimination.
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Patrick Marley / Washington Post:
In unusual email, Social Security Administration touts Trump days before elections
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Political.org and El País
New York Times:
Gaffes and Men's Bodies: Analysis of Trump's Speeches at Age 80 — A Times review of the president's public speeches finds that he is more profane, more absolutist, longer-winded and less coherent than he was in 2016. — NEWS ANALYSIS — A Times review of the president's public speeches finds …
Natasha Korecki / NBC News:
‘Sea change’: Early voting numbers show Hispanic turnout exploding in Texas — It's not yet clear who people are voting for. But Hispanic early voting turnout is up, including large numbers of people who haven't participated in recent elections. — Since July, the sign at the streetside memorial …
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Hopium Chronicles and CBS News
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Jennifer Bendery / HuffPost:
‘Screwed Up’: Latino Voters In Texas' Rio Grande Valley Regret Backing Trump In 2024
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El País, Mediaite and Al Jazeera
Josh Dawsey / Wall Street Journal:
Inside the Final Days of Darline Graham's Reluctant Senate Run — Trump pushed the late-Sen. Lindsey Graham's sister to run for his seat, in a race that has become surprisingly close — ROCK HILL, S.C.—Darline Graham had just been sworn in to finish her late brother's Senate term this summer …
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NewsMax.com and PoliticusUSA
Matt Flegenheimer / New York Times:
Ocasio-Cortez Has Evolved. She Wants the Left to Evolve, Too. — The New York congresswoman, once a bane of establishment Democrats, has tried to nudge her movement in a bigger-tent direction as she weighs her 2028 options. — Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez of New York joined Sam Forstag …
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Sean Lyngaas / CNN:
Election officials brace for foreign threats — and an unpredictable Washington — Donald Trump Federal agencies The Middle East Election security — With the midterms just days away, the channels for federal officials to communicate foreign threats to election officials are at their weakest since …
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Katie Robertson / New York Times:
As Political Ad Spending Skyrockets, Broadcast TV Remains King — Even though marketers have increasingly shifted their dollars to other media, local stations are reaping a bonanza during these midterm elections. Nowhere is this is more evident than in Texas.
Greg Olear / PREVAIL:
The Task of the Poet, In a World Full of Loud Lies — Remember when sitcoms had those special episodes where the family would sit on the couch, and one of them would say, “Hey, remember when that funny thing happened,” and the writers would use that as a framing device to replay older material?
Tim Arango / New York Times:
Culture War Tensions Roil Beverly Hills School Board Race — Battles over Israel, antisemitism and race have shaken Beverly Hills in recent years and divided the formerly Democratic enclave. — Since the Covid-19 pandemic, school board elections around the country, once sleepy affairs …
Marina Dunbar / The Guardian:
Judge dismisses Trump lawsuit against Wall Street Journal over Epstein birthday letter — Ruling ‘with prejudice’ means US president may not amend or refile his lawsuit over his alleged birthday letter to Jeffrey Epstein — A US judge dismissed Donald Trump's lawsuit against the Wall Street Journal …
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Ben Berkowitz / Axios:
Judge tosses Trump lawsuit against WSJ, Murdoch over Epstein story
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