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Campaign volunteers prepare a community event hall in Alaska with snow-covered mountains visible outside.

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Trump Heads to Alaska as Senate Map Widens

President Trump is traveling to Alaska to aid Sen. Dan Sullivan, a sign that Republicans are defending Senate seats even in states Trump won comfortably as control of the chamber hangs on an unexpectedly broad map.

Political campaign staff review an unlabeled U.S. map beside financial files and a calculator with the Capitol visible at dusk.

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Musk Becomes Top Known Midterm Donor With $366 Million

Oct 12, 2026

Darkened television control-room monitors with a federal courthouse visible through the windows at dusk

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Judge Freezes $20 Million Trump Ad Fund Before Midterms

Oct 12, 2026

Bipartisan U.S. senators leaving a Capitol committee room after an energy policy briefing

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Bipartisan Senators Challenge Trump’s Russian Diesel Waiver

Oct 11, 2026

Two empty wooden chairs face each other outside the U.S. Capitol at dawn.

Politics

Trump Courts Fetterman as Senate Control Hangs in Balance

Oct 11, 2026

Two microphones stand before United States and Ukrainian flags outside a government building.

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Trump Calls for Ukraine to Replace Zelenskyy as Diesel Dispute Deepens

Oct 10, 2026

A shopper reviews groceries at a supermarket checkout, illustrating concern about rising household costs

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Cost Blame Crosses Party Lines Before the Midterms

Oct 10, 2026

An empty government hearing chair with a central-bank-style building visible beyond the room.

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White House Sets Nov. 5 Hearing in Renewed Cook Removal Bid

Oct 9, 2026

Voters arrive for a generic Texas election campaign event outside a civic arena at dusk.

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Talarico Leads Paxton 51%-45% as Texas Race Tightens

Oct 8, 2026

Illustrative view of sealed ballot envelopes organized in a secure election-office workspace.

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Trump Urges Mail Voting as GOP Shifts Midterm Strategy

Oct 6, 2026

An unlabeled United States map with red and blue cards on a table before the U.S. Capitol at dawn

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Democrats Expand House Battlefield to 66 Districts

Oct 5, 2026

Election workers reviewing ballot-processing equipment in a secure county election office

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States Say Federal Election Security Help Is Arriving Too Late

Oct 4, 2026

A large data center and electrical substation stand near a Midwestern community at sunset.

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Trump Backs Data Centers as Ohio Race Turns on Power Costs

Oct 4, 2026

Illustrative Florida home with a house key, calculator and blank property-assessment papers on a table.

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Florida Amendment 3 Carries $11.86 Billion Recurring Revenue Impact

Oct 3, 2026

An illustrative scene of a voter reviewing household bills and a grocery receipt at a kitchen table.

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Democrats Lead GOP 38%–27% on Costs, but Trust Stays Low

Oct 3, 2026

Illustrative view of a quiet civic building in Juneau under low clouds and coastal fog.

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Alaska Governor Race Tests Ranked-Choice Transfers

Oct 3, 2026

An unmarked ballot entering a plain ballot box in an Appalachian community polling place.

Politics

West Virginia Puts Citizenship Voting Amendment on Nov. 3 Ballot

Oct 3, 2026

An empty Mississippi legislative hearing room with an abstract state map prepared for redistricting discussion.

Politics

Mississippi Ends Eight-Hearing Redistricting Tour With Maps Unsettled

Oct 3, 2026

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