The incidents, the first of which was reported on Thursday, came as election officials have reported a growing number of threats directed at them.

The sanctions were part of a measure that was named after Senator Lindsey Graham, the South Carolina Republican who died in July.

President appears at rally for struggling Mike Collins, dismisses critics and touts ‘most successful’ two-year runAt a rally in north Georgia, Donald Trump again claimed that the 2020 election in Georgia was fraudulent, alleging that the election of US senator Jon Ossoff was illegitimate.Ossoff, who faces US congressman Mike Collins in November, does not represent Georgia’s values, Trump said. Continue reading...

Plus, Katie Zacharia’s ouster, A.O.C. on the trail, and another tense debate in Maine.

The transfer represents an unusually large amount for a House member to give to 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.

The Republican incumbent, Dan Sullivan, and his Democratic challenger, Mary Peltola, veered from serious discussion of high prices and economic challenges to blistering personal attacks.

The world’s richest person, who has become the biggest known midterm donor, gave $158 million to a group that quickly spent that much to help Mr. Paxton’s Senate bid in Texas.