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How Scuffles at Trump Rallies Echo His Past Events

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By: David E. Sanger · Gilad Thaler · Nour Idriss · Nikolay Nikolov and Pierre Kattar
Examining President Trump’s praise of a rallygoer who punched a protester last week, David E. Sanger, a White House and national security correspondent for The New York Times, studied the atmosphere at Mr. Trump’s recent events. What he found was a faint echo of the moments that made Mr. Trump’s 2016 rallies so shocking.
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Ken Paxton’s State-Funded Jet-Setting Draws Campaign Scrutiny

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By: Beth Reinhard and Lauren McGaughy
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.
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In Maine, an ‘Oyster Thug’s’ Struggle to Get Over Graham Platner

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By: Elizabeth Williamson
A Platner superfan’s reluctance to support the Democrat now running against Senator Susan Collins reflects the party’s challenges navigating left-wing passions.

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Democrats See a Rare but Fleeting Chance to Shake Up the Senate Map

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By: Carl Hulse
Democrats are targeting G.O.P. strongholds that could set them up for new majorities. But if they don’t win those races now, it could be a long time before they have another chance.

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Protesters outside of an event for Senator Roger Marshall in Topeka, Kan. Soaring fuel costs and economic struggles have made some Republican senators like Mr. Marshall vulnerable on their home turf.
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Brazil’s Election Defies a Right-Wing Trend, and Trump’s Midterm Attacks Enter a New Phase

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By: Tracy Mumford · Will Jarvis · Margaret Kadifa · Jake Lucas and Julian E. Barnes
Plus, can a three-hour documentary lead the box office?

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Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, the Workers’ Party (PT) candidate for presidential re-election, speaks alongside his wife, Rosangela “Janja” da Silva, and Vice President Geraldo Alckmin after winning the presidential runoff election, in Sao Paulo, Brazil, on Sunday.
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In Islamophobic Rant, Trump Seeks to Stir Republican Base in Michigan

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By: David E. Sanger and Bayliss Wagner
The president contended that Dr. Abdul El-Sayed, a Muslim, would “invite hordes of jihadis to our shores” as he sought to bolster the G.O.P. candidate in a tight Senate race.

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President Trump’s comments, coming in a key midterm battleground nine days before the elections, underscored the dark themes and personal vilification he and his allies have embraced as part of their closing pitch.
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Trump’s Election Attacks Enter New Pre-emptive Phase

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By: Zolan Kanno-Youngs
A lawsuit by the Justice Department challenging a potential narrow loss by the GOP Senate incumbent in Alaska reflects a new tactic by the president to try to shape the election results.

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President Trump at a midterm election campaign rally in Guardian Centers in Perry, Ga., on Saturday.
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In Texas Senate Race, Talarico Leans Into Growing Rivalry With Elon Musk

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By: Bayliss Wagner
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.
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Can’t Afford a Home. Can’t Afford a Baby. Can’t Afford Life. This Is 30.

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By: Troy Closson
They’re trying to build middle-class lives in New York. But many 30-year-olds in the city feel worse off than their parents. Is it average adult angst? Or something more enduring?

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People in their early 30s make up the largest age cohort in the United States. They’re feeling priced out of adulthood.
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Latinos Are Now America’s Most Important Swing Voters

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By: Jennifer Medina and Ruth Igielnik
Latinos helped fuel President Trump’s return to the White House. But Democrats have won back the trust of many Hispanic voters over the past two years.

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President Trump made significant inroads with Latino voters in 2024. This year, they appear to be moving back toward Democrats.
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A New Level of Threat and Fear Risks Pushing the U.S. and Iran Back to Full War

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By: David E. Sanger · Julian E. Barnes · Jonathan Swan · Maggie Haberman · Farnaz Fassihi and Eric Schmitt
With new intelligence and the possibility of all sides seeking pretexts for action, the war in Iran is entering a dangerous phase ahead of elections in the United States and Israel.

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A senior official in Iran took to social media in recent days to say the country was preparing to take on its adversaries with surprise attacks.
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In Alaska, Some Early Voting Sites in Rural Villages Have Not Yet Opened

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By: Anna Griffin and Emily Schwing
“There is no legal excuse” for the failure of 18 polling sites to open for early voting, a state lawmaker said.

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Senator Dan Sullivan finished second in the primary to Representative Mary Peltola and has trailed her in polls since.
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