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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.

© Victor J. Blue for The New York Times

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

She Planned to Protest Trump. She Didn’t Plan on Getting Punched.

24 October 2026 at 19:08
Blake Miley yelled “fascist” as President Trump spoke at a midterm campaign rally. The violence that followed “was not right,” she said.

© Nick Fancher for The New York Times

“I knew there was a really good possibility that this would happen,” Blake Miley said. “But I don’t blame myself. It is not right what they did to me.”

How Vivek Ramaswamy’s Ruthless Ad in Ohio Divided Republicans

The fallout from Vivek Ramaswamy’s brutal spot targeting his Democratic rival in the Ohio governor’s race showed that even in the Trump era, a political attack can be seen as going too far.

© Shannon Stapleton/Reuters

Vivek Ramaswamy, a Republican, is facing a tight race for governor of Ohio against Amy Acton, a Democrat.

Netanyahu Is Up for Re-election After Years of War. How Will Voters See Him?

24 October 2026 at 18:45
The Oct. 7 attacks marred Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s image as Mr. Security. Ahead of elections, he’s trying to sell Israelis on the new, hawkish version of himself.

© Avishag Shaar-Yashuv for The New York Times

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel speaking to supporters at a mall in Holon, Israel, this month.

‘I Have to Go In’: Kaylub Giamanco Describes Killing Gunman in Oregon School Shooting

23 October 2026 at 22:33
Kaylub Giamanco told Oregon Public Broadcasting that he happened to be driving by the Silver Rail Elementary School in Bend when he saw a gunman preparing to enter the school.

© Saskia Hatvany/Oregon Public Broadcasting, via Associated Press

“I have to go in. People are going to die,” Kaylub Giamanco told Oregon Public Broadcasting, recalling the moment he saw an armed figure outside an elementary school in Bend, Ore., on Oct. 15.

Here’s What Democrats Plan to Do With Their Power if They Win Back Congress

23 October 2026 at 18:14
Democrats have campaigned on lowering living costs and holding the Trump administration accountable. This is a look at their to-do list if they win the majority.

© Nick Hagen for The New York Times

Should they win in November, top House Democrats are planning a shock-and-awe legislative sprint to demonstrate within hours of taking power that they are passing bills to deliver on their promises.
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