Politics
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Supreme Court to Review Dispute Over Access to DOGE Records
A nonprofit watchdog group sued the Department of Government Efficiency, asserting that it should be subject to federal Freedom of Information Act discovery requests.
By Ann E. Marimow
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Kimberly Guilfoyle Resigns as Ambassador to Greece
Ms. Guilfoyle was asked to quit by the White House after a string of damaging reports, including that she had asked a Republican donor to pay off a credit card.
By Tyler Pager
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Top G.O.P. Groups Pull Support From First House Incumbents
Two major Republican super PACs are said to be withdrawing cash from the races of the incumbent Representatives Thomas H. Kean Jr. of New Jersey and Mariannette Miller-Meeks of Iowa in an effort to triage the midterm map.
By Shane Goldmacher
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One Debate, Two Realities
The Senate candidates in Michigan held a fiery debate. On social media, two vastly different impressions took hold.
By Stuart A. Thompson
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The New Affordability Fight in the Midterms: Home Insurance Prices
Extreme weather is driving up insurance rates, impacting races from California to the nation’s central Tornado Alley.
By David W. Chen
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Trump Says He Is ‘Looking at’ Firing Kimberly Guilfoyle
President Trump made the remark in response to a question about the U.S. ambassador to Greece, who faces accusations that she asked a G.O.P. donor to pay off her credit card.
By Laura Chung
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Calls Show How Confusion Delayed Emergency Response for Christa Pike
The first 911 call from inside the prison was made at 8:40 p.m. It took about 30 minutes to verify its authenticity.
By Emily Cochrane
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Republicans Promoted a False Rumor That James Talarico Was in Ohio
The Democratic nominee for Senate in Texas spent nine days off the trail with what he and his campaign said was a bad case of the flu. His opponents fueled rumors, including one that spread widely before it was debunked.
By Bayliss Wagner
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An Ad Targeting Susan Collins’s Opponent 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.
By John Yoon
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Judge Orders Trump Administration to Answer for Tree Removals at D.C. Golf Course
During a four-hour hearing, a federal judge demanded answers from the Trump administration about who authorized the removal of hundreds of trees at the East Potomac Golf Links.
By Zach Montague
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A Trump Loyalist, a Turkish Investor and a Battle for Wealth and Influence
A Turkish businessman once allied with the Maduro regime has tied the knot with President Trump’s former personal lawyer, Alina Habba, at the same time he is seeking to retain a big contract in Venezuela.
By Anatoly Kurmanaev and Tyler Pager
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Homeland Security Agents Search Home of Rep. Ilhan Omar
The search takes place within the 60-day window of the midterm elections, when the Justice Department has historically avoided such investigative steps related to political candidates.
By Devlin Barrett, Hamed Aleaziz, Ernesto Londoño and Alan Feuer
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Who’s Winning the Race for Congress?
It’s Oct. 12 — 22 days away from the midterms. Here’s the state of play.
By Reid J. Epstein
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Inside Elon Musk’s $276 Million Midterm Rescue Mission for Republicans
The world’s richest person has quietly become by far the biggest known midterm donor, trying to save Republicans’ Senate majority with some of the largest donations in American political history.
By Theodore Schleifer
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He Helped Discover Ebola 50 Years Ago. He’s Still Worried.
In an interview, Dr. Peter Piot recalled when he first saw the spindly virus under a microscope and reflected on a five-decade career spent fighting two deadly pathogens.
By Apoorva Mandavilli
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Federal Judge Bars Trump Administration From Airing Publicly Funded Ads
A group of liberal organizations sued last week over the ads that praised the administration.
By Santul Nerkar
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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.
By Tim Balk
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Democrats Press Pentagon on Iran Civilian Deaths
A new letter from 74 lawmakers suggests that civilian casualties will become a focus of investigation if Democrats take control of Congress.
By Julian E. Barnes
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How the White House Manufactured a Narrative About a Trump Aide’s Call Logs
A release of selected records from the classified documents inquiry is a case study in how omitting context can create political ammunition.
By Charlie Savage
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In the Senate, Collins Often Defies Trump but Rarely Stops Him
A New York Times analysis of Senator Susan Collins’s voting record shows that she frequently breaks with Republicans but more seldom changes an outcome.
By Michael Gold, Catie Edmondson and Andrea Fuller
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America’s Elected Officials Are Living in Fear
A Times investigation has found that violent threats have become a new normal among public officials, reshaped private lives, cost millions in security and pushed people out of office.
By Nick Corasaniti and Haiyun Jiang
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A Senator Facing Re-Election Settles a Bakery Bill, 6 Years Later
Senator Roger Marshall, a Kansas Republican in a difficult race, paid an old campaign debt for cookies, muffins and brownies after a baker’s story went viral online.
By Tim Balk