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Tax the Rich? Easier Said Than Done.

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By: Natasha Sarin and Emily Holzknecht
30 October 2026 at 09:02
Forget California’s billionaire wealth tax. The economist Natasha Sarin believes there are better ways to make billionaires pay up.

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How Michigan’s Midterm Senate Race Could Influence the 2028 Democratic Presidential Primary

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By: Shane Goldmacher
30 October 2026 at 09:02
The fate of Dr. Abdul El-Sayed, the progressive candidate in the race, will serve as a litmus test for the left’s potency heading into the next presidential contest.

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The Democratic Party’s activist class believes a victory by Dr. Abdul El-Sayed next week would establish a proof point that left-wing populism is a winning message.

If Trump Gets Another Supreme Court Pick, MAGA Wants a Loyalist

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By: Mattathias Schwartz
30 October 2026 at 09:01
For years, Supreme Court aspirants have avoided talking about how they might rule. Trump’s frustrations with his first-term picks could change that.

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President Trump’s three first-term Supreme Court picks have moved the court’s jurisprudence to the right on issues like abortion and gerrymandering. But they have sometimes voted against his sweeping second-term agenda.

Trump Cancels Rallies in Kansas and Iowa This Weekend

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By: Chris Cameron
30 October 2026 at 01:08
President Trump has been holding hours-long rallies for G.O.P. candidates nearly every day for weeks.

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President Trump at Joint Base Andrews, Md., after a campaign rally in South Carolina.

Republicans Ramp Up Investigation Into Democratic Plan to Pack Alaska’s Ballot

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By: Kellen Browning · Anna Griffin and Glenn Thrush
30 October 2026 at 02:18
The Justice Department issued subpoenas, a House oversight committee sought interviews and the state opened its own inquiry into a Democratic plan to recruit a spoiler into a Senate race.

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Republican anger grew on Thursday over a Democratic effort to stack Alaska’s Senate ballot with candidates to siphon votes from the G.O.P. incumbent.

How Common Is Ballot Stacking? What to Know as Conflict Roils Alaska Senate Race.

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By: Madison Malone Kircher
30 October 2026 at 00:39
As a conflict over candidates roils the Alaskan Senate race, here’s a look back at the political practice over the years.

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Polymarket Is Investigating Suspicious Bets on Israeli Election

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By: Lauren McCarthy and Stuart A. Thompson
29 October 2026 at 23:37
The company said it was looking into hundreds of new accounts that had placed wagers in two markets related to the election on Tuesday.

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Israel’s prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, speaking at a Likud event in Jerusalem on Wednesday.
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Trump Administration Pressures California With Expanded Voter Fraud Investigation

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By: Devlin Barrett and Shawn Hubler
29 October 2026 at 22:09
The department has issued grand jury subpoenas to local election officials as part of a widening effort to prove unsubstantiated claims about large numbers of illegal voters in the state.

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Voters casting their ballots in Los Angeles in June. At least two employees of Los Angeles County Registrar-Recorder’s office received grand jury subpoenas last week.

Websites For Midterm Candidates Are Filled With A.I.-Written Text, Analysis Shows

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By: Stuart A. Thompson and James O’Toole
29 October 2026 at 11:55
The use of A.I. chatbots to write candidate biographies and policy positions is another way the technology is entangled with elections.

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From a Billionaires Tax to Abortion Rights, Voters Will Decide Policy

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By: Maia Spoto and Leo Dominguez
29 October 2026 at 16:20
More than 140 statewide ballot measures will go before voters during the midterms. Here are the races we’re watching.

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Voters casting their ballots in Franconia, N.H., in the state’s primary earlier this year.

Third-Party Spoilers, Long Fueled by Both Parties, Could Matter This Year

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By: Reid J. Epstein
29 October 2026 at 16:00
The other Dan Sullivan in Alaska has drawn the most attention, but both parties are quietly trying to use little-known candidates in other battlegrounds to siphon votes, too.

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Dan J. Sullivan, a retired teacher in Alaska, was recruited by Democratic operatives to join the race against Senator Dan S. Sullivan, a Republican, whose allies have been left worrying that voters will be confused.

Billionaire Tax Campaign Pins Its Hopes on Influencers and Social Media

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By: Laurel Rosenhall
29 October 2026 at 09:02
Supporters of a California wealth tax are short on cash and are relying on cheaper campaign methods to get their word out.

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Ifeanyi Ifediba usually creates videos about sports, anime and campus life. But he recently agreed to make a political ad to support the billionaire tax.
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