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Missouri businesswoman and single mom killed when police SUV responding to emergency crashes into her Audi

Misty Leslie, 48, was killed when an Independence Police Department SUV struck her Audi outside Kansas City, but key details remain unknown.

She Was Punched After Heckling Trump. No One Has Been Charged.

JESSICA CONTRERA

Blake Miley yelled “fascist” as President Trump spoke at a midterm campaign rally. She knew the risk she was taking, but the violence that followed “was not right,” she said.

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

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.

A Fact-Check on Trump’s Election Claims

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.

How Vivek Ramaswamy’s Ruthless Ad in Ohio Divided Republicans

REID J. EPSTEIN AND CAMPBELL ROBERTSON

The fallout from Vivek Ramaswamy’s brutal spot targeting his Democratic rival in the Ohio governor’s race showed that even in the Trump era, a political attack can be seen as going too far.

Trump Asked Muslim Voters to Trust Him. Now Some Feel Used.

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.

Obama Returns to the Trail, Setting Up Dueling Midterm Appearances With Trump

TIM BALK

The 44th president will appear in Ohio and Michigan on Saturday, while President Trump will be in Georgia. The two men have presented starkly contrasting pitches in the midterms.

A 2028 Presidential Poll Finds Vance, Rubio and Several Democrats in the Mix

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.

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

EDUARDO MEDINA

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

New York's archdiocese and survivors of clergy abuse agree to $800 million legal settlement

The Archdiocese of New York and attorneys for about 1,300 parishioners who say they were sexually abused by clergy have agreed to an $800 million settlement of their legal claims

Sullivan, Peltola seek support from Alaska Native voters ahead of crucial Senate race

The major candidates in Alaska's U.S. Senate race are both casting themselves as strong voices on Alaska Native issues as they seek support from the key constituency ahead of the Nov. 3 election

El-Sayed Needs Black Voters in Michigan. Tensions With Arab Americans Make That Harder.

SHANE GOLDMACHER AND MICHAEL KRUSE

Conflict between Michigan’s Black and Arab communities could get in the way of Dr. Abdul El-Sayed’s pitch in the critical Senate race.

Trump announces at a Georgia campaign rally that Audi will build a new auto factory in the state

President Donald Trump has announced that Audi will build a new auto factory in Georgia

At least 12 people injured in shooting near a football stadium in Florida

Authorities say at least 12 people were injured, including six children, in a shooting near a football stadium in Tallahassee on homecoming weekend for Florida A&M University

Florida A&M University shooting leaves 12 injured, including 6 children, near football stadium

A shooting near Florida A&M University's Bragg Memorial Stadium left 12 people injured, including six juveniles, the youngest just 11 years old.