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System to Report Campaign Donations Shut Down After a Hacking Attempt

28. Oktober 2026 um 17:18
A “bad actor” tried to breach the system, according to the Federal Election Commission, disrupting political finance disclosures during the final week of campaigning.

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The Federal Election Commission outage resulted
in campaigns and the public not knowing who was spending where before the midterm elections.

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.

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James O’Keefe at a hearing in July for the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee in Washington.

Linda McMahon Spends $43,000 on Furniture as She Looks to Close Education Department

28. Oktober 2026 um 16:03
The education secretary says her old furniture “cannot be configurationally or aesthetically integrated” into new office space.

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Education Secretary Linda McMahon in her old office in Washington last year.

Harvard’s Asian Student Enrollment Jumps as Black Enrollment Declines

28. Oktober 2026 um 15:57
Harvard’s Asian American student enrollment jumped to 43 percent and Black students enrollment dipped to 9 percent after the Supreme Court struck down affirmative action in 2023.

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After colleges were banned from considering race in admissions, many of the most selective schools saw shifts in the racial demographics of their students.

Dolores Huerta, Who Founded United Farm Workers With Cesar Chavez, Dies

28. Oktober 2026 um 19:31
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.

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Ms. Huerta organizing marchers in Coachella, Calif., in 1969. Ms. Huerta was the vice president of the United Farm Workers for nearly four decades.

Democrats Eyeing 2028 Presidential Campaigns Begin Courting Donors and Operatives

28. Oktober 2026 um 14:41
As soon as the midterms are over, presidential contenders are going to need to raise millions, quickly.

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From left, Govs. Gavin Newsom of California, Andy Beshear of Kentucky, Josh Shapiro of Pennsylvania and Wes Moore of Maryland are all potential 2028 presidential candidates.

Inside Democrats’ Secret Effort to Stack Alaska’s Midterm Ballot With Another Dan Sullivan

28. Oktober 2026 um 14:37
Operatives aligned with Mary Peltola, the Democratic nominee for Senate, spent months recruiting candidates to peel votes from Senator Dan Sullivan, the Republican.

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A sample ballot showing candidates for next week’s U.S. Senate race in Alaska lists two Dan Sullivans (highlight added here to both), along with Mary Peltola, the Democrat, and a fourth candidate named Gerald Heikes.

Obama is set to visit Georgia ahead of the Senate and governor elections.

28. Oktober 2026 um 13:02
The former president will rally in Atlanta for Senator Jon Ossoff, who is seeking re-election, and Keisha Lance Bottoms, a candidate for governor.

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Former President Barack Obama is returning to the campaign trail to shore up support for Democrats in Georgia.

One Race in Texas Has Become a Referendum on Bigotry in the G.O.P.

Von: Amy Qin
28. Oktober 2026 um 09:04
Bo French said the presence of Indian American students at a football game was a “problem.” His campaign for Railroad Commission tests whether these biased views are now mainstream.

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Bo French, a candidate for the Texas Railroad Commission, drew criticism for his social media posts.

Trump Administration Backs Down on an Opioid Ban After Kratom Industry Lobbying

28. Oktober 2026 um 09:03
Health officials will now allow some levels of a powerful substance to remain in products marketed as natural. The change could help a G.O.P. donor facing wrongful death lawsuits.

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Banners promoting the sale of kratom products outside a smoke shop in Tulsa, Okla., earlier this year.

How James Talarico’s Years Teaching Middle School Prepared Him for Politics

Former students and teachers at the San Antonio school where he spent two years with Teach for America recalled a conscientious educator, though there are questions about how big his classes were.

Texas Senate Rivals Converge on Lubbock, With Trump in the Mix

It was a showdown of sorts in West Texas as James Talarico and Ken Paxton appeared at dueling rallies on either side of a prairie-dog-filled city park.

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President Trump with Ken Paxton during a campaign visit in Corpus Christi, Texas, on Tuesday.

Judge Questions Trump Administration’s Need to Target Noncitizen Voters

28. Oktober 2026 um 02:31
In the legal tangle between the Justice Department and California, a federal judge on Tuesday deferred a ruling but said the government already had a remedy it could use after the election.

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The Trump administration has pressed an effort to disqualify people it says are noncitizens from voting on Nov. 3.

Tennessee Race Is Rattled by a Republican’s Acknowledgment of a ‘Past Indiscretion’

28. Oktober 2026 um 00:22
State Senator Brent Taylor, the Republican nominee for a U.S. House seat, responded to a Nashville outlet’s report that he had sent “an unsolicited nude picture.”

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State Senator Brent Taylor, Republican of Memphis, is favored to flip Tennessee’s Ninth Congressional District.
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