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What These Senate Seats Mean for Progressives
Our politics reporter Kellen Browning walks through the four Senate races that progressive Democrats are closely watching in the upcoming midterm elections.
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He Took Big Risks to Make Billions. He Wants Georgia Voters to Bet on Him.
Rick Jackson’s run for governor as a political nobody was his latest gamble. The campaign has brought scrutiny to the businesses that made him a fortune.
He Took Big Risks to Make Billions. He Wants Georgia Voters to Bet on Him.

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A MAGA Bank’s Financial Woes Entangle Vivek Ramaswamy and Rick Jackson
Georgia’s Rick Jackson has spearheaded a court battle over a failed ‘anti-woke’ bank that also counted Ohio’s Vivek Ramaswamy as a major investor.
A MAGA Bank’s Financial Woes Entangle Vivek Ramaswamy and Rick Jackson

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Susan Collins Uses Troy Jackson’s ‘Shut Up’ Debate Comment in New Ad
The spot casts the remark made at a debate by Senator Susan Collins’s Democratic opponent, Troy Jackson, as evidence of how he treats women.
Susan Collins Uses Troy Jackson’s ‘Shut Up’ Debate Comment in New Ad

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US supreme court sides with Republicans on rejecting student IDs in New Hampshire midterms
Voting rights advocates say directive would disenfranchise young and low-income voters, but Republicans say it’s needed to combat voter fraudUS politics live – latest updatesThe US supreme court has cleared the way for New Hampshire to prohibit student IDs as a form of voter identification ahead of November’s midterm elections.In a brief unsigned order, justices sided with a Republican National Committee (RNC)-backed appeal on the matter. They cited a longstanding rule that lower federal courts
US supreme court sides with Republicans on rejecting student IDs in New Hampshire midterms
Voting rights advocates say directive would disenfranchise young and low-income voters, but Republicans say it’s needed to combat voter fraud
The US supreme court has cleared the way for New Hampshire to prohibit student IDs as a form of voter identification ahead of November’s midterm elections.
In a brief unsigned order, justices sided with a Republican National Committee (RNC)-backed appeal on the matter. They cited a longstanding rule that lower federal courts should not “alter election rules” too close to election day.
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Ocasio-Cortez Says Democrats Should Stand Up for Trans Americans
At an event in Maine, an audience member told the New York progressive that “a lot of trans people in America feel that we have been abandoned by the Democratic Party.”
Ocasio-Cortez Says Democrats Should Stand Up for Trans Americans

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What Dueling Visits by Ocasio-Cortez and Manchin Say About Maine’s Senate Race
Senator Susan Collins, a Republican in a tight race, is keying her closing pitch to the middle, while her progressive challenger, Troy Jackson, is seeking to excite the left.
What Dueling Visits by Ocasio-Cortez and Manchin Say About Maine’s Senate Race

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Joe Manchin to Campaign With Susan Collins in Maine Ahead of Midterm Elections
Former Senator Joe Manchin III of West Virginia said he told Senator Susan Collins, who is locked in a tough re-election fight, “Whenever you run again, I’m going to come.”
Joe Manchin to Campaign With Susan Collins in Maine Ahead of Midterm Elections

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In Midterm Campaign’s Final Stretch, Trump Can’t Stop Praising Men’s Bodies
As he stumps for midterm candidates, the president has been especially eager to talk about the physical appearance of some men.
In Midterm Campaign’s Final Stretch, Trump Can’t Stop Praising Men’s Bodies

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Susan Collins Criticizes Rival’s ‘Oh, Shut Up’ Comment as ‘Very Telling’
Ms. Collins, a Republican running in a crucial race, said the debate remark by Troy Jackson reflected how he treated women. Mr. Jackson defended his comment.
Susan Collins Criticizes Rival’s ‘Oh, Shut Up’ Comment as ‘Very Telling’

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How the ‘Other Maine’ Has Helped Shape a Senate Race
Both Senator Susan Collins, a Republican, and Troy Jackson, her Democratic challenger, grew up in Aroostook County, a vast, isolated northern wilderness. Those roots have helped define them.
How the ‘Other Maine’ Has Helped Shape a Senate Race

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5 Takeaways From the Senate Debate in Maine
The race’s fourth and final debate centered on whether Senator Susan Collins, the Republican incumbent, was as independent as she claimed to be from President Trump.
5 Takeaways From the Senate Debate in Maine

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Fact-Checking Senate Debates in Georgia, Maine and Michigan
With control of Congress hanging in the balance, nominees have attacked their rivals’ records, stock portfolios and families, with varying degrees of accuracy.
Fact-Checking Senate Debates in Georgia, Maine and Michigan

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A Trump Backlash Endangers Susan Collins in the Maine Senate Race
The race in Maine, which could decide Senate control, is testing whether there is still room for Ms. Collins’s brand of moderation during a sharply polarizing presidency.
A Trump Backlash Endangers Susan Collins in the Maine Senate Race

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5 Takeaways From a Heated and Personal Maine Senate Debate
Senator Susan Collins, a Republican, and her Democratic challenger, Troy Jackson, disagreed over the war in Iran and President Trump in the third of four debates in a key race.
5 Takeaways From a Heated and Personal Maine Senate Debate

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An Ad Targeting Susan Collins’s Opponent, Troy Jackson, Airs in the Wrong Portland
An executive with the Republican super PAC that paid for the ad attacking Troy Jackson, the Democratic Senate candidate in Maine, blamed its vendor for running the ad in Oregon.
An Ad Targeting Susan Collins’s Opponent, Troy Jackson, Airs in the Wrong Portland

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In Maine Senate Race, Anxious Democrats Turn to Bernie Sanders for a Jolt
Three months after a jarring summer candidate switch, some Democrats in the state are worried about the enthusiasm for their nominee, Troy Jackson, who is in a close race.
In Maine Senate Race, Anxious Democrats Turn to Bernie Sanders for a Jolt

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