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California sheriff fights plan to house convicted sex predator near Girl Scout camp

A convicted rapist could be placed in a rental home near a Girl Scout camp in the Santa Cruz Mountains, and the local sheriff is fighting back.

Ilhan Omar birth name questions could have far-reaching legal implications and more top headlines

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Most Voters Believe the Midterm Elections Will Be Accurate, Poll Finds

RICHARD FAUSSET AND RUTH IGIELNIK

But about half expressed concerns that Republicans could try to overturn the results, a New York Times/Siena poll found.

Roy Cooper Has Never Lost an Election. Can He Flip North Carolina’s Senate Seat?

PATRICIA MAZZEI

North Carolina has not elected a Democrat to the Senate since 2008. Can Roy Cooper break that spell?

Judge Orders Trump to Sit for Deposition in BBC Defamation Case

MARK WALKER

Lawyers for the BBC had accused the president of delaying his testimony in the case he brought.

Big Names Flock to Ruby-Red Florida to Sway Voters in Unexpectedly Close Contests

PATRICIA MAZZEI

President Trump will rally on Friday in a Republican state where Democrats have their eye on several House races.

Alpha School Claims to Teach Kids Twice as Fast. Many Don’t Make It.

DANA GOLDSTEIN

Alpha School, a private network, is spreading into public education. While its students’ test scores are high, some parents and educators say it doesn’t live up to the hype.

Ocasio-Cortez Says Democrats Should Stand Up for Trans Americans

TIM BALK

At an event in Maine, an audience member told the New York progressive that “a lot of trans people in America feel that we have been abandoned by the Democratic Party.”

Jordanian government spokesperson says 6 killed, 28 wounded in church shooting in Karak

In Final Surge of Vast Midterm Spending, Parties Make Last-Ditch Appeals

THEODORE SCHLEIFER AND MATT ZDUN

A remarkable $1.4 billion worth of political ads are scheduled to air over the final two weeks as the parties fight for control of Congress.

What to Know About the Investigation Into Ilhan Omar’s Citizenship

ERNESTO LONDOÑO

The Justice Department is reviewing whether Representative Ilhan Omar, a Minnesota Democrat, broke the law when she became a U.S. citizen decades ago. Here’s what we know.

Karen Bass Climbed L.A.’s Political Ladder. Then a Fire Changed Everything.

SHAWN HUBLER

The mayor of Los Angeles, who has never lost an election, is now in the fight of her political life.

Dave Regan Pushed the Billionaire Tax Hard. Now He Faces a Union Inquiry.

LAUREL ROSENHALL

The tax initiative is the most ambitious proposal that Dave Regan has ever qualified for the California ballot. Some Democrats hope it will be his final one.

Sheriff says evidence 'leaning one way' in shooting deaths of disabled toddler and grandparents: report

A mysterious 911 call with a whispered "help" led Tuscarawas County deputies to a Gnadenhutten, Ohio, home where three bodies were found inside.

Backers of billionaire tax plan to attack Newsom in early presidential primary states

SEEMA MEHTA

The ad, funded by backers of the wealth tax, castigates Newsom for opposing Proposition 40, the ballot measure that would impose a 5% tax on California billionaires' assets.