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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.

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.

Why ultra‑Orthodox parties will decide Netanyahu’s electoral fate

24 October 2026 at 03:01

On October 20, 2026, a week before Israel’s elections, dozens of men were detained on suspicion of evading the draft – arrests that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu called “unacceptable.” The young men attend ultra-Orthodox, or Haredi, religious schools, whose students were long exempt from the military service mandatory for most Israelis. A 2024 court ruling […]

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Netanyahu convinces Haredi party backed by rabbi accused of sex offenses to drop out

24 October 2026 at 01:33
PM thanks Haim Yosef Abergel for 'truly caring for our people,' as he presses small factions to quit race; TV report says Likud already preparing to challenge results from Arab polling stations
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