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Can You Trust the Midterm Polls? Three Times Journalists Talk It Out.

PATRICK HEALY, NATE COHN AND WILLIAM P. DAVIS

Members of the team behind the Times/Siena Poll on what the data show, how they’ve improved their methodology and what it means to be “right.”

How to Tax and Spend in a ‘Turbulent Time’? U.K. Tries a Balancing Act.

ESHE NELSON

The new government, led by Andy Burnham, will deliver its first budget on Wednesday, a plan expected to tread between wide ambition and narrow financial limits.

Federal Reserve set to issue interest rate decision as midterm elections loom

Markets expect the central bank to hold rates steady for now.

Trump Cannot Be the End of the Story

JAMELLE BOUIE

Trump has no use for pretense and he’s not interested in playing along.

Labor rights leader Dolores Huerta dies at 96

Dolores Huerta, who co-founded the United Farm Workers, has died at 96, her family said.

Horror Bookstores Are (Gasp!) Multiplying

ERIK PIEPENBURG

More shops are opening their doors, providing genre fans the chance to browse, buy and find creepy community.

Ex-FBI agents fighting charges accusing them of lying about Hunter Biden probe

Attorneys for two former FBI agents charged with lying to Congress about past probes of Hunter Biden are back in court seeking to have the case dismissed.

A Punishing Housing Market Is Squeezing Renters

SYDNEY EMBER

Higher mortgage rates and slowing residential construction are again giving landlords the upper hand.

What Does the Cheesecake Factory’s Designer Think of Obama and Trump’s Jabs at His Décor?

KIM SEVERSON

Long before its baroque décor and class identity became midterm talking points, this durable restaurant chain survived some withering critiques.

2 right-wing provocateurs facing election-related charges in Minnesota

Two right-wing provocateurs are facing Minnesota election-related charges after posting videos of an undercover stunt intended to expose election security deficiencies.

Former DOJ attorneys launch AI company to help lawyers help more people

“We’re not trying to be a better lawyer; we’re trying to help lawyers be better,” according to a FluxCap co-founder.

WATCH: Cruise liner collides with two docked cargo ships

Police in Germany say stormy weather caused the ship to drift toward the dock. No one was hurt.

Democratic women could make history in midterm governor and House races

Candidates and organizations on the left told ABC News both milestones are plausible, but depend on the most competitive races.

Fed Holds Rates Steady Despite Lack of Progress on Inflation

COLBY SMITH

Kevin M. Warsh, the chairman of the Federal Reserve, said an “information-rich” period before the central bank’s gathering in December will help officials determine next steps for policy.

Peltola campaign under fire after report it recruited 2nd Dan Sullivan in Senate race

Alaskans for Mary said it "has no involvement with either Sullivan campaign."