System to Report Campaign Donations Shut Down After a Hacking Attempt
Wed, 28 Oct 2026 17:18:21 +0000 A “bad actor” tried to breach the system, according to the Federal Election Commission, disrupting political finance disclosures during the final week of campaigning.: Linda McMahon Spends $43,000 on Furniture as She Looks to Close Education Department
Wed, 28 Oct 2026 17:40:19 +0000 The education secretary says her old furniture “cannot be configurationally or aesthetically integrated” into new office space.: Harvard’s Asian Student Enrollment Jumps as Black Enrollment Declines
Wed, 28 Oct 2026 17:42:28 +0000 Harvard’s Asian American student enrollment jumped to 43 percent and Black students enrollment dipped to 9 percent after the Supreme Court struck down affirmative action in 2023.: Right-Wing Provocateur James O’Keefe Charged in Minnesota Voting Stunt
Wed, 28 Oct 2026 17:17:12 +0000 He and another content creator, Cam Higby, are accused of breaking the law when they posed as Islamic voters in August.: Dolores Huerta, Who Founded United Farm Workers With Cesar Chavez, Dies
Wed, 28 Oct 2026 16:49:27 +0000 She founded the United Farm Workers with Cesar Chavez. In early 2026, she told The Times that she had been raped by him decades earlier. She was 96.: Inside Democrats’ Secret Effort to Stack Alaska’s Midterm Ballot With Another Dan Sullivan
Wed, 28 Oct 2026 14:37:47 +0000 Operatives aligned with Mary Peltola, the Democratic nominee for Senate, spent months recruiting candidates to peel votes from Senator Dan Sullivan, the Republican.: Democrats Eyeing 2028 Presidential Campaigns Begin Courting Donors and Operatives
Wed, 28 Oct 2026 14:41:34 +0000 As soon as the midterms are over, presidential contenders are going to need to raise millions, quickly.: Obama is set to visit Georgia ahead of the Senate and governor elections.
Wed, 28 Oct 2026 13:02:52 +0000 The former president will rally in Atlanta for Senator Jon Ossoff, who is seeking re-election, and Keisha Lance Bottoms, a candidate for governor.: Here’s the latest.
Wed, 28 Oct 2026 15:00:10 +0000: Byron Donalds Holds Slim Lead in Florida’s Race for Governor
Wed, 28 Oct 2026 09:05:53 +0000 New polls in Florida, South Carolina and Minnesota illuminate the head winds that Republicans are facing.: The Senate Race in Heavily Republican South Carolina is a Tossup, Poll Finds
Wed, 28 Oct 2026 15:35:13 +0000 Senator Darline Graham, the South Carolina Republican, is struggling to replicate her late brother’s success. Republicans lead in the Florida Senate race and Democrats are up in Minnesota.: One Race in Texas Has Become a Referendum on Bigotry in the G.O.P.
Wed, 28 Oct 2026 09:04:02 +0000 Bo French said the presence of Indian American students at a football game was a “problem.” His campaign for Railroad Commission tests whether these biased views are now mainstream.: Trump Administration Backs Down on an Opioid Ban After Kratom Industry Lobbying
Wed, 28 Oct 2026 13:36:30 +0000 Health officials will now allow some levels of a powerful substance to remain in products marketed as natural. The change could help a G.O.P. donor facing wrongful death lawsuits.: How James Talarico’s Years Teaching Middle School Prepared Him for Politics
Wed, 28 Oct 2026 09:03:21 +0000 Former students and teachers at the San Antonio school where he spent two years with Teach for America recalled a conscientious educator, though there are questions about how big his classes were.: The U.S. Attorneys Carrying Out Trump’s Election and Grievance Cases
Wed, 28 Oct 2026 16:39:18 +0000 Together, they have pursued cases against the president’s enemies and protesters and amplified false claims of widespread election fraud, often citing thin evidence.: Justice Dept. Declines to Unseal Warrant for Search of Ilhan Omar’s Home
Wed, 28 Oct 2026 08:58:07 +0000 More than a dozen news organizations have asked a federal judge to unseal documents related to a search warrant executed at Ms. Omar’s home this month.: Texas Senate Rivals Converge on Lubbock, With Trump in the Mix
Wed, 28 Oct 2026 15:41:34 +0000 It was a showdown of sorts in West Texas as James Talarico and Ken Paxton appeared at dueling rallies on either side of a prairie-dog-filled city park.: Iran War Cost Rises to $47.1 Billion, Pentagon Told Lawmakers
Wed, 28 Oct 2026 01:09:55 +0000 The estimate through Oct. 16 shows that bombs, missiles and other munitions accounted for more than 60 percent of expenses.: Judge Questions Trump Administration’s Need to Target Noncitizen Voters
Wed, 28 Oct 2026 02:31:22 +0000 In the legal tangle between the Justice Department and California, a federal judge on Tuesday deferred a ruling but said the government already had a remedy it could use after the election.: Tennessee Race Is Rattled by a Republican’s Acknowledgment of a ‘Past Indiscretion’
Wed, 28 Oct 2026 00:22:40 +0000 State Senator Brent Taylor, the Republican nominee for a U.S. House seat, responded to a Nashville outlet’s report that he had sent “an unsolicited nude picture.”: U.S. Defends Military Campaign Against Cartels as Leaders Gather in Caribbean
Wed, 28 Oct 2026 01:18:49 +0000 A regional coalition convened as part of a U.S. military effort to disrupt and combat drug traffickers that officials have compared to the campaign against the Islamic State and Al Qaeda.: White House Has Tight Grip Over FBI in Pursuing Trump Targets, Agent Says
Wed, 28 Oct 2026 00:52:23 +0000 In court testimony, the agent outlined the willingness of Kash Patel, the F.B.I. director, to take orders from President Trump to investigate his perceived enemies.: Ted Bundy Is Linked to 1974 Death of Utah Teenager
Wed, 28 Oct 2026 12:58:30 +0000 Recent developments in a similar case and advances in forensic science linked the death of Melissa Ann Smith, 17, to one of the nation’s most notorious serial killers, officials said.: Grand Jury Declines to Bring Charges Against Cassidy Hutchinson
Wed, 28 Oct 2026 02:21:11 +0000 The rejection of the indictment was the latest extraordinary setback in President Trump’s wide-ranging campaign to go after his political opponents.: Low-Key or Electric? The Style Gulf Splitting the Democratic Party
Tue, 27 Oct 2026 22:02:00 +0000 Should a candidate light the world on fire, or is being a little bit boring actually a secret weapon?: Spy Chief Tries to Restore Order After Upheaval at Intelligence Office
Tue, 27 Oct 2026 23:12:16 +0000 Jay Clayton is pushing his office back to more traditional functions, reshuffling or firing some officials, and halting projects to build a dining room and firing range.: How Accurate Are Midterm Polls? Errors Vary From State to State.
Wed, 28 Oct 2026 11:49:47 +0000 Recent presidential election polls have overestimated Democrats, but midterm polls are far less consistent state by state. The differences could matter quite a bit.