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If Trump Gets Another Supreme Court Pick, MAGA Wants a Loyalist

MATTATHIAS SCHWARTZ

For years, Supreme Court aspirants have avoided talking about how they might rule. Trump’s frustrations with his first-term picks could change that.

In Reversal, Former Primary Rival Will Campaign With El-Sayed

REID J. EPSTEIN

Representative Haley Stevens of Michigan, who was defeated by Dr. Abdul El-Sayed in August’s Democratic Senate primary, said she would appear with the candidate this weekend.

Democratic Candidate Mary Peltola Says She Didn’t Know About Alaska Ballot Stacking

ISABELLA KWAI

Peltola told supporters on Thursday that she “knew nothing" about decoy Senate candidates recruited to run.

How Michigan’s Midterm Senate Race Could Influence the 2028 Democratic Presidential Primary

SHANE GOLDMACHER

The fate of Dr. Abdul El-Sayed, the progressive candidate in the race, will serve as a litmus test for the left’s potency heading into the next presidential contest.

Trump Cancels Rallies in Kansas and Iowa This Weekend

CHRIS CAMERON

President Trump has been holding hours-long rallies for G.O.P. candidates nearly every day for weeks.

Nithya Raman’s Husband Brings Her Hollywood Connections

JILL COWAN AND NICOLE SPERLING

As Ms. Raman runs for mayor of Los Angeles, the work of her husband, Vali Chandrasekaran, has brought her closer to the city’s signature industry.

The Justice Department’s Unusual Election-Year Activity

DEVLIN BARRETT, PAUL ABOWD, NIKOLAY NIKOLOV, RAFAELA BALSTER, WHITNEY SHEFTE, NOUR IDRISS AND LAURA SALABERRY

Federal prosecutors have targeted President Trump’s political opponents and sued states over election administration just before the midterms. Devlin Barrett, a reporter for The New York Times, explains how this activity is compared with the Justice Department’s usual election-year behavior.

Beware of Election Night Mirages

CHRISTINE ZHANG, LAURA BULT, BRIAN OH AND STEPHANIE SWART

Early race counts on election night can sometimes differ sharply from the final outcome. Christine Zhang, our election data reporter, explains the reasons behind red and blue “mirages.”

Why Cancer Is a Major Issue in Iowa’s Heated Race for Governor

JULIE BOSMAN

High cancer rates have exposed a fault line in Iowa politics between public health and the interests of the powerful agriculture industry.

Moody Makes Appeal to a South Florida Audience Leery of the Left

PATRICIA MAZZEI

Senator Ashley Moody, Republican of Florida, campaigned in Miami-Dade County, an area with a large Cuban population that the G.O.P. is hoping to keep red.

Death row killer Christa Pike describes waking up after execution she never expected to survive

Christa Pike describes constant pain and deep isolation one month after surviving Tennessee's failed lethal injection execution on Sept. 30.

Clancy father targeted in alleged wiretap as medical lawsuits hint at strategy split: cops

Shawna Gramkow faces felony wiretapping charges after allegedly recording Patrick Clancy's father without consent and posting the clip to Instagram.

Aspiring NYPD officer and college hockey captain killed in crash involving twice-removed Mexican national

DHS confirmed the wrong-way driver who killed University of New Haven hockey captain Ryan O'Shea had illegally reentered the United States twice.

Democrats and Republicans Share Dueling Health Care Messages in Final Midterms Push

SHERYL GAY STOLBERG

After concentrating on the high price of gas and groceries, Democrats are using health costs to make their case about an “affordability crisis.”

Mississippi has 23 public colleges and universities. Can the state sustain them?

Rep. Trey Lamar has sparked a debate in Mississippi about whether the state needs 23 public colleges and universities