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Abdul El-Sayed Does Not Want to Talk About Haley Stevens. Everyone Else Does.

31. Oktober 2026 um 22:09
“We had a primary, right?” Dr. El-Sayed, the Democratic Senate candidate in Michigan, told reporters. “I understand that some folks are upset about that. I get it. But I’m here trying to beat Mike Rogers.”

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Dr. Abdul El-Sayed, the Democratic candidate for Senate in Michigan, second from right, campaigning in Sterling Heights, Mich., on Saturday.

Newsom Issues Warning to Judges About Election Interference From Trump Administration

31. Oktober 2026 um 21:50
California Gov. Gavin Newsom warned judges that the Trump administration may seek search warrants to seize ballots and voting machines.

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California Gov. Gavin Newsom warned the state’s top judges on Saturday that the Trump administration could try and interfere with elections by seizing voting machines or ballots.

Women Voters Are a Potent Political Force in the Midterms

The country’s biggest demographic group — women — is the main driver of voting and has grown ever more Democratic in this election cycle.

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Attendees cheering as James Talarico holds a campaign rally in Dallas, on Thursday.

El-Sayed’s Campaign Doesn’t Want Haley Stevens at His Events

31. Oktober 2026 um 20:48
Tensions have flared between Dr. Abdul El-Sayed, the Democratic Senate nominee in Michigan, and his former primary rival. “I don’t want any distractions,” Dr. El-Sayed said Saturday.

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‘Poop Water’ Churns a Local Election in Parched Arizona

31. Oktober 2026 um 19:01
City Council candidates in ritzy Scottsdale disagree on whether recycling wastewater into drinking water is smart policy or a dangerous remedy.

In recent months, Scottsdale’s wastewater recycling program has been in a bitter political dispute, and its fate could hinge on the outcome of the city’s elections on Tuesday.

Democrats File Suit Over Closed Polling Places in Rural Alaska

31. Oktober 2026 um 18:41
Voting sites in 18 far-flung communities failed to open, the suit claims.

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Voters cast their ballots at an early voting location in Anchorage on Friday. Democrats filed a lawsuit accusing election officials of failing to operate 18 rural polling locations.

Susan Collins Is Always Keeping Score

31. Oktober 2026 um 14:29
The long-serving senator has delivered millions of dollars to every corner of her state. But in Maine, people say, it’s best to avoid getting on her bad side.

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Ms. Collins greats voters at a parade in Lisbon, Maine, in July.

Why Haley Stevens Can’t Stop Talking About Abdul El-Sayed

31. Oktober 2026 um 09:06
In a frank interview, she described her disappointment and also said she was considering converting to Judaism. Her fiancé had thoughts, too.

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Representative Haley Stevens of Michigan endorsed Dr. Abdul El-Sayed after he defeated her in a Democratic Senate primary in August. In recent weeks, though, her tone has shifted.

Talarico Makes Final Election Pitch to Texans: ‘You Are My Slingshot’

31. Oktober 2026 um 09:05
The Democratic candidate for Senate has led in polls. But because it’s Texas, he remains the underdog.

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James Talarico campaigning in Dallas on Thursday. Mr. Talarico’s race against Ken Paxton, the Texas attorney general, may well decide which party controls the Senate.

Trump and GOP Close Midterms With Ugly Personal Attacks

31. Oktober 2026 um 09:05
Facing backlash over inflation and anger with the president, Republicans have turned to an onslaught of baseless claims about Democratic candidates.

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President Trump has repeatedly redrawn the bounds of acceptable discourse in American politics. Many Republicans are following his lead.

As Midterms Near, Top Law Firms That Capitulated to Trump Are on the Sidelines

None of the firms that struck deals to avoid crippling executive orders are publicly involved in the major legal efforts to check the Trump administration’s attempts to meddle in the midterm elections, a review by The New York Times shows.

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The lawyer Norm Eisen is preparing to lead a coalition that has vowed to stop President Trump if he tries to interfere in the midterm elections.

Voters Usually Ignore Corruption as an Issue. It Now Has Their Attention.

31. Oktober 2026 um 09:00
Voters have shrugged off accusations of corruption for years, believing all politicians are corrupt, but thanks to President Trump’s unpopularity and growing wealth, the issue is breaking through.

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Some recent polls have shown corruption has risen to the top of issues that voters say they care about most.

Democrats Need Big Margins in Houston. Can This Progressive Deliver?

31. Oktober 2026 um 09:00
Dr. Letitia Plummer has been polling ahead in the race to lead Harris County, where turnout could decide statewide races.

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If elected, Dr. Letitia Plummer would be the state’s highest-ranking Muslim woman in office.

Justice Dept. Confirms Alaska Inquiry Even as Its Focus Remains Unclear

31. Oktober 2026 um 01:33
Democrats and former officials have accused the department of pursuing a political goal in the guise of a legal one: to publicize a scheme, sordid but not illegal under state law, damaging to Democrats.

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Michael J. Heyman, the U.S. attorney for Alaska, spoke to the media during a news conference Friday in Anchorage.

El-Sayed Clashes With Former Primary Rival Who Demanded His Apology

31. Oktober 2026 um 04:15
Dr. Abdul El-Sayed and Representative Haley Stevens traded sharply critical comments Friday, escalating intraparty tensions in Michigan’s pivotal Senate race.

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Representative Haley Stevens of Michigan has agreed to campaign with her former Senate primary opponent Dr. Abdul El-Sayed.
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