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Joe Redner, the ‘Strip Club King’ of Tampa, Has Died

Par : Clay Risen
More than just the owner of an adult venue, Joe Redner was a political gadfly and fierce advocate for free speech and gay rights. He was 86.

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Joe Redner at his Mons Venus club in 2019. During his 50-year career in adult entertainment, Mr. Redner owned multiple strip clubs in and around Tampa, Fla.
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A Tight Senate Race in Mississippi? Trump and Others Seem to Think So.

Par : Emily Cochrane
President Trump on Monday was the latest big political star to swing through Mississippi and boost a candidate in a red-state Senate race that suddenly seems competitive.

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President Trump and Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith at a rally on Monday night in Corinth, Miss.
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Obama’s ‘Cheesecake Factory’ Jab Rankles Trump on Mississippi Campaign Stop

Par : Chris Cameron
Former President Barack Obama had cast his successor as out of touch while jabbing at his extravagant sense of style. Mr. Trump responded at length.

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President Donald Trump during a campaign rally at the Crossroads Arena, in Corinth, Miss., on Monday.
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Judge Temporarily Blocks Further Alterations at D.C.’s East Potomac Park

Par : Zach Montague
A federal judge stopped the Trump administration from cutting trees and prohibited other changes at the park where the president has sought to overhaul a golf course.

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Trees that have been cut down at East Potomac Golf Links are seen earlier this month in Washington. The Trump administration and the National Park Service moved to cut down up to 529 trees at East Potomac Golf Links.
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Appeals Court Declines to Intervene in California Ballot Lawsuit

Par : Zach Montague
By a 2-1 vote, a federal appeals court panel denied the Trump administration’s request that it immediately order the state to set aside 20,000 mail-in ballots.

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Ballots being processed in City of Industry, Calif., during last year’s election.
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Bob Woodward Criticizes Jeff Bezos in New Memoir

Par : Peter Baker
Six takeaways from a new memoir by Mr. Woodward, the star Washington Post reporter, including his disappointment with the newspaper’s billionaire owner.

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Bob Woodward has reported on Washington politics for more than half a century.
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Trump Dangles $1 Million Reward for Reporting Voter Fraud

Par : Tyler Pager
It was unclear how the president would pay for the proposal, which fused his campaign trail promotion of financial incentives to help his party win and his unfounded warnings about voter fraud.

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President Trump heading to a rally in Mississippi on Monday. He promised $1 million to anyone reporting voter fraud “upon the arrest and conviction” of the fraudsters.
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Justice Dept. Brings More Charges Against Comey, Accusing Him of Leaks

Par : Devlin Barrett
Lawyers for James B. Comey said the case centered on an issue that had already been investigated and had not led to charges, of a purported leak of national security information to The Times in October 2016.

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James B. Comey, the former F.B.I. director, testifying before the Senate Intelligence Committee in 2017.
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How Scuffles at Trump Rallies Echo His Past Events

Par : 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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Swing State Republican in a Razor-Thin Race Tries to Outrun Trump

Par : Reis Thebault and Sejal Govindarao
Joe Lombardo, the governor of Nevada, was favored to win a second term. Now he’s in one of the nation’s tightest contests.

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Gov. Joe Lombardo of Nevada is considered one of the most vulnerable Republican candidates for governor this election cycle.
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In Maine, an ‘Oyster Thug’s’ Struggle to Get Over Graham Platner

Par : 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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What to Know About Trump’s Rally in Mississippi

Par : John Yoon
President Trump will stump for a senator in a state he has won three times by double digits, and as Democrats see a path to victory.

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President Trump will travel to Mississippi on Monday to campaign for Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith.
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Norway Pushes Back After Trump Disparages It Over Nobel Prize Decision

Par : Leo Sands and Henrik Pryser Libell
Norwegian officials emphasized that their government does not have any influence over who receives the Peace Prize, after President Trump used crude language to express his frustration.

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Darline Graham Gets Help From the Data Center Industry in South Carolina Senate Race

Par : Theodore Schleifer and Emily Davies
As political fights over artificial intelligence accelerate, there is now a super PAC aligned with the data center industry. Its first bet is on Ms. Graham, a Republican in an unexpectedly tight race.

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Senator Darline Graham of South Carolina has been friendlier toward the data center industry than her Democratic opponent, trying to walk a line between backing the centers’ development as a national security necessity while stressing the need for community involvement.
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Democrats See a Rare but Fleeting Chance to Shake Up the Senate Map

Par : 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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Democratic Attorneys General Have Defied Trump. Some May Fall on Nov. 3.

Par : David W. Chen
Democratic attorneys general have spearheaded state resistance to President Trump’s policies. But some face tight election races despite polls showing broad voter support for Democrats.

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“The federal government can’t just roll over us,” said Keith Ellison, the attorney general of Minnesota, an endangered Democrat who is campaigning for his political life.
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In Islamophobic Rant, Trump Seeks to Stir Republican Base in Michigan

Par : 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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How Obama and Trump Made their Cases in Dueling Midterm Speeches

Par : Tim Balk
At rallies this weekend, Mr. Obama and Mr. Trump delivered two starkly contrasting pitches, differing in style and substance.

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Appeals Court Appears to Doubt Justice Dept. Claims in California Ballot Case

Par : Zach Montague
A federal appeals court panel seemed disinclined to order the state to set aside as many as 20,000 mail-in ballots the Trump administration claimed were sent to noncitizens.

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Mail-in ballots in San Diego last week. The Trump administration wants California to set aside 20,000 ballots it says were sent to noncitizens.
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Catholic Leaders Say Trump Meeting Wasn’t Intended to Be Political After White House Shares Video

Par : Mitch Smith
A video of Catholic leaders praying with the president was shared by the White House. One archbishop said it was done without permission.

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Archbishop James R. Golka during Mass earlier this year. The archbishop said he prayed about whether to accept the invitation to the White House.
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Trump’s Election Attacks Enter New Pre-emptive Phase

Par : Zolan Kanno-Youngs
A lawsuit by the Justice Department challenging a potential narrow loss by the G.O.P. 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 Deep Red Kansas, a Trump Loyalist Fights to Defend a Senate Seat

Par : Robert Jimison
Senator Roger Marshall was slow to recognize the steep challenge he faced in his solidly conservative state. Now he is confronting dissent among voters with deep economic worries.

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Senator Roger Marshall, right, before an event at the Great Overland Station in Topeka, Kan., this month.
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A New Level of Threat and Fear Risks Pushing the U.S. and Iran Back to Full War

Par : 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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Court Says Trump Violated Law in Los Angeles National Guard Deployment

Par : Laurel Rosenhall
The ruling, which comes as the midterm election nears, could make it more difficult for President Trump to seize control of the National Guard.

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President Trump deployed the California National Guard across Los Angeles in June 2025.
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Alaska Election Gambit Shows Justice Dept. Has Bowed to Trump’s Demands

Par : Glenn Thrush · Katie Rogers and Zolan Kanno-Youngs
With moves in Alaska and California, the department has stepped up interventions in the midterm elections as the president’s instrument of unmediated executive power.

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President Trump during a campaign rally in support of Senator Dan S. Sullivan in Wasilla, Alaska, this month. Mr. Trump urged the Justice Dept. to intervene in the Senate race.
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U.S. Pressures Mexico to Deliver a Security Win Ahead of Midterm Elections

Par : Steve Fisher · Jack Nicas · Eric Schmitt · Maria Abi-Habib · Julian E. Barnes and Zolan Kanno-Youngs
The Trump administration wants a public victory soon, as well as a potential path to U.S. military forces in Mexico.

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American soldiers awaited a visit by Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and the White House border czar, Tom Homan, last year near the United States-Mexico border at Sunland Park, N.M.
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Trump Asked Muslim Voters to Trust Him. Now Some Feel Used.

Par : Zolan Kanno-Youngs and Hamed Aleaziz
Some Muslim voters who backed Mr. Trump in 2024 say they believe he pledged his support when it was politically convenient, only to alienate and scapegoat them once he won the election.

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Donald Trump campaigning with Muslim community leaders in Michigan in 2024.
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A Fact-Check on Trump’s Election Claims

Par : Linda Qiu and Daniel Fetherston
The president has spread false claims about ranked-choice systems, voting machines, vote counting and past results to question the integrity of elections.

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President Trump during a campaign rally in Wasilla, Alaska, last week.
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A 2028 Presidential Poll Finds Vance, Rubio and Several Democrats in the Mix

Par : Reid J. Epstein and Ruth Igielnik
The Democratic presidential primary race appears to be wide open, while JD Vance and Marco Rubio led among Republican voters, a New York Times/Siena survey found.

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Why Democrats Could Find It Hard to Win the Senate Despite Their Strong Polls

Par : Lisa Lerer
Democrats are increasingly optimistic about the midterms. But they are being outspent by Republicans. And they are trying to compete in states that favored President Trump by large margins.

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Beef and Barn Dances: A Farmer Tries to Turn a Red Patch of N.C. Blue

Par : Eduardo Medina
Democrats are largely used to losing in the mountains of western North Carolina. Jamie Ager is trying to change that.

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Jamie Ager, a Democratic House candidate, who’s running for North Carolina’s 11th Congressional District.
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Justice Dept. Demands That California Counties Help Identify Noncitizen Voters

Par : Laurel Rosenhall and Shawn Hubler
Election officials across the state received letters from the agency saying if they fail to comply, they “risk significant federal scrutiny.”

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A ballot processing center in Industry, Calif., last year. California elections rely heavily on mail voting.
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Justice Dept. Suit Reignites a Legal Fight in Alaska

Par : Tim Balk and Kellen Browning
The Alaska Supreme Court ruled months ago that two candidates, both named Dan Sullivan, could appear on the ballot on Election Day.

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A yard sign for Senator Dan S. Sullivan in Petersburg, Alaska. Dan J. Sullivan is also set to appear on the ballot.
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Why Legal Experts See the Justice Dept.’s Alaska Election Challenge as Dubious

Par : Charlie Savage
No obvious legal authority supports a pre-emptive effort to block the certification of Alaska’s Senate election if the Republican incumbent narrowly loses.

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Senator Dan Sullivan with Mary Peltola, his Democratic challenger, during a debate in Kodiak, Alaska, last month.
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Corey Lewandowski Always Found His Way Back to Trump. Until Now.

Par : Luke Broadwater
The Justice Department has opened an inquiry into Mr. Lewandowski. President Trump has not jumped to his defense.

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Corey Lewandowski at an election night watch party in West Palm Beach, Fla., in 2024.
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Appeals Court Backs Trump on Constitutionality of Detentions

Par : Mattathias Schwartz
The ruling, from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, sharply curtails the ability of judges to free undocumented immigrants.

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An ICE detention facility in Texas last year.
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A MAGA Bank’s Financial Woes Entangle Vivek Ramaswamy and Rick Jackson

Par : Danny Hakim
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.

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Rick Jackson speaking in July at an event in Marietta, Ga.
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Trump Advisers Give Fees Earned for Aiding Srpska to His Library

Par : Kenneth P. Vogel
The donations from James Blair and Chris LaCivita were revealed after the president expressed pique over their consulting work for Republika Srpska.

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James Blair, a political operative, donated the fees he earned for advising a pro-Russian Balkan government to President Trump’s library fund.
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Two Former F.B.I. Officials Charged With False Statements About Hunter Biden

Par : Alan Feuer · Charlie Savage and Zach Montague
The charges intensified the administration’s efforts to go after the law enforcement and intelligence personnel who cast doubt on unsubstantiated claims that Joseph R. Biden Jr. engaged in corrupt dealings in Ukraine.

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The two officials served on the F.B.I.’s Foreign Influence Task Force, a group created after Russia interfered in the 2016 election.
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Lawmakers Plan to Block Trump Nominees Over Ukraine Satellite Network Restrictions

Par : Robert Jimison
Senators have warned the White House they will withhold confirmation votes until the administration ensures the restoration of communications capabilities used by Ukraine’s military.

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Representative Brian Fitzpatrick, Republican of Pennsylvania and a former F.B.I. agent who worked on Russian counterintelligence in Kyiv, said he doubted the communication problems were accidental.
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Under U.S. Watch, Venezuela Grapples With Tensions Over Democracy

Par : Edward Wong and Julie Turkewitz
President Trump says Venezuela is not ready for elections, and he focuses instead on its oil. But Secretary of State Marco Rubio is nudging talks between opposing politicians.

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Dinorah Figuera, left, Delcy Rodríguez and Jorge Rodríguez during a meeting at the Miraflores presidential palace in Caracas on Thursday, in a photo released by the Venezuelan presidency.
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Under U.S. Watch, Venezuela Grapples With Tensions Over Democracy

Par : Edward Wong and Julie Turkewitz
President Trump says Venezuela is not ready for elections, and he focuses instead on its oil. But Secretary of State Marco Rubio is nudging talks between opposing politicians.

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Dinorah Figuera, left, Delcy Rodríguez and Jorge Rodríguez during a meeting at the Miraflores presidential palace in Caracas on Thursday, in a photo released by the Venezuelan presidency.
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Here’s What Democrats Plan to Do With Their Power if They Win Back Congress

Par : Annie Karni
Democrats have campaigned on lowering living costs and holding the Trump administration accountable. This is a look at their to-do list if they win the majority.

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Should they win in November, top House Democrats are planning a shock-and-awe legislative sprint to demonstrate within hours of taking power that they are passing bills to deliver on their promises.
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Susan Collins Uses Troy Jackson’s ‘Shut Up’ Debate Comment in New Ad

Par : Evan Gorelick
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.

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Senator Susan Collins, Republican of Maine, left, and Troy Jackson, her Democratic challenger, during a debate this month in Bangor, Maine.
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Here’s What Democrats Plan to Do With Their Power if They Win Back Congress

Par : Annie Karni
Democrats have campaigned on lowering living costs and holding the Trump administration accountable. This is a look at their to-do list if they win the majority.

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Should they win in November, top House Democrats are planning a shock-and-awe legislative sprint to demonstrate within hours of taking power that they are passing bills to deliver on their promises.
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Trump Officials Seek Block on Alaska Senate Race Results if the Republican Dan Sullivan Loses

Par : Devlin Barrett and Kellen Browning
The department, in a highly unusual lawsuit, argued that confusion over candidates with similar names could taint the election result.

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Senator Dan Sullivan, the Alaska Republican incumbent, at a rally this month. The ballot in the Senate race also features Daniel J. Sullivan Jr.
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