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Elon Musk Predicts End of Democracy if Midterm Elections Favor Democrats

30. Oktober 2026 um 14:44
Mr. Musk’s rhetoric, heated as it is, partly explains why he has spent nearly $475 million to back Republicans in the midterms.

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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.

Ken Paxton’s State-Funded Jet-Setting Draws Campaign Scrutiny

27. Oktober 2026 um 03:48
Mr. Paxton, the Republican candidate for Senate in Texas, has taken about 350 trips outside of the state since he was sworn in as attorney general.

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Ken Paxton attending a campaign rally with President Trump earlier this month.

In Texas Senate Race, Talarico Leans Into Growing Rivalry With Elon Musk

25. Oktober 2026 um 15:53
On the trail, James Talarico, the Democratic Senate nominee, has increasingly gone after Mr. Musk, a critic of his who has given big to a group aligned with the Republican candidate, Ken Paxton.

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Elon Musk, left, is in an increasingly tense rivalry with James Talarico, the Democratic Senate nominee in Texas.

Obama Issues Searing Attacks on Trump, Ramaswamy in Return to Campaign Trail

The 44th president sharply criticized Mr. Trump, who hit back later in the day. Mr. Obama also assailed Vivek Ramaswamy, the Republican nominee for governor of Ohio.

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Former President Barack Obama sharply criticized President Trump on Saturday in Ohio.

Republicans Aim to Push Trans Issues to Front Burner in Final Days Before Election

24. Oktober 2026 um 15:29
In an election that has often focused on the economy, Republican groups are featuring transgender issues in ads, portraying Democrats as extreme and out of touch.

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In a poll released earlier this month by A.P.-NORC, 12 percent of voters said transgender issues were a top priority, while 51 percent said they were not important.

Covert Russian Group Targets James Talarico With Baseless Claims in Texas Senate Race

22. Oktober 2026 um 14:02
Russian influence operations appear to be stepping up efforts to meddle in the midterms, according to intelligence officials. Most are targeting Democrats.

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James Talarico, the Democratic candidate for the U.S. Senate in Texas, has been a target of Russian disinformation operations.

George W. Bush’s Brother Neil Bush Breaks G.O.P. Ranks to Vote for James Talarico in Texas

21. Oktober 2026 um 22:23
Neil M. Bush, a brother of former President George W. Bush, expressed “deep concern about Ken Paxton’s record” and said he voted for James Talarico, the Democrat running for Senate in Texas.

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Neil M. Bush, a brother of former President George W. Bush, said that he had voted for James Talarico, the Democratic candidate for Senate in Texas.

Vital Early Voting Period Begins in Texas

19. Oktober 2026 um 10:04
Early voting in Texas, where the outcome of the Senate race could determine which party controls the chamber, will run through Oct. 30.

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A polling site in Cypress, Texas, during the state’s primary election runoff in May.

Talarico Kicks Off Campaign Tour of Texas as Senate Election Looms

19. Oktober 2026 um 02:42
The Democratic candidate invoked a rallying cry from the TV show “Friday Night Lights” as he began his final campaign push before the Nov. 3 election.

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James Talarico speaking in Plano, Texas, the first stop on his campaign tour, on Sunday.

Paxton Hits the Road, Looking to Rally Texas Republicans

17. Oktober 2026 um 20:22
Ken Paxton’s bus tour of Texas comes as polls have shown the race for Senate is increasingly close. His rival, James Talarico, is scheduled to kick off a similar tour on Sunday.

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Ken Paxton kicked off a campaign bus tour with a stop in Rockwall, Texas, on Saturday morning.

James Talarico Raises Quarterly Record of $64 Million in Texas Senate Race Against Ken Paxton

15. Oktober 2026 um 16:42
The amount is the most that a Senate candidate has ever raised during that period, his campaign said, eclipsing his opponent in Texas, Ken Paxton.

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James Talarico, the Democratic candidate for Senate in Texas, during a campaign rally in Houston earlier this year.

A Megachurch Pastor is Running for Senate. Will Democrats Vote for Him?

15. Oktober 2026 um 15:50
As he seeks to unseat a Republican in Kansas, Adam Hamilton speaks of his work leading the state’s largest church — and making it appealing to nonreligious people.

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Adam Hamilton, the Democrat running for Senate in Kansas, has a relatively high profile thanks to his long career as pastor of the state’s largest church.

Vance’s Talarico Attacks Show His Penchant for Personal Broadsides

15. Oktober 2026 um 03:09
At a rally in Texas, the vice president suggested the Democratic Senate nominee is gay, a comment criticized as homophobic.

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For weeks, Vice President JD Vance has been road-testing unfounded, innuendo-based salvos against James Talarico.

James Talarico Was Targeted by False Rumor He Was in Ohio

13. Oktober 2026 um 01:41
The Democratic nominee for Senate in Texas spent nine days off the trail with what he and his campaign said was a bad case of the flu. His opponents fueled rumors, including one that spread widely before it was debunked.

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James Talarico, the Democratic nominee for Senate in Texas, is trying to defeat Ken Paxton, the state’s Republican attorney general, in one of this year’s top races.

James Talarico Returns to Senate Campaign Trail in Texas After 10-Day Absence

Mr. Talarico, the Democratic nominee for Senate in Texas, showed up at a music festival, saying he had been at home with “a nasty case of the flu.”

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James Talarico, the Democratic candidate for Senate in Texas, had not appeared in public before Friday since Sept. 29.
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