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From 18th-century false ballots to the second JFK and double Dan Sullivans, a brief history of spoiler candidates and the unsuccessful legal challenge...
The spoiler candidate is one of the oldest tricks in the American campaign toolbox, and the law has rarely touched it.
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A working-class Alaskan Native takes on a ‘multimillionaire’ Republican for seat in Congress
Independent candidate Bill Hill is threatening to unseat Trump ally Nick Begich with a message of affordabilityAs Republicans fight to maintain their ...
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'A wave can hide a lot of weaknesses': Dems question if they'll learn anything
A favorable political environment has allowed the Democratic Party to paper over persistent problems.
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Trump reverses decision to cancel Kansas and Iowa rallies before midterms
The president cancelled the events in favor of tele-rallies, as Republicans face a fight to retain control of CongressDonald Trump cancelled, and then...
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'You look like hell': Trump blows up at reporter when asked about canceled events – video
Donald Trump attacked the appearance of a Reuters reporter and called him 'disgusting' after the reporter asked a question about the president's cance...
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Alaska Democrat says she ‘knew nothing’ about effort to put two Dan Sullivans on ballot
Senate candidate Mary Peltola speaks out as US justice department escalates criminal investigation Alaska Senate race: what to know about Democrats’ a...
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Billionaire tax: how a union leader’s ‘crazy’ idea became the defining issue of California’s midterms
It was an ambitious notion – now Californians will vote on a one-time 5% billionaire tax, and state’s super rich have pulled out all the stops in oppo...
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Are American voters actually gloomy about the economy, or is something else going on?
Many standard measures of economic health are strong, but voters in both parties are increasingly pessimistic.
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Fascism mixed into cringey online content is easy to mock – but no less dangerous
Cringe can generate enthusiasm among conservative voters by trolling the left while reducing serious policy debates to the level of online memes.
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Presidents of both parties defended libraries as allies of democracy for a century – until Trump
An information science scholar analyzed statements by 17 presidents and found that Trump has rarely spoken of libraries at all – and when he has, he’s...
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Final countdown to the make-or-break midterms – podcast
There are 435 seats in the House of Representatives, 35 in the Senate and 39 governorships up for grabs in Tuesday’s midterm elections. Jonathan Freed...
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Five reasons why the US midterms matter for the climate – and your energy bill
Voters are feeling the pinch of Trump’s anti-climate agenda as energy costs rise, but a shakeup in Congress could shift thingsIf the polls can be beli...
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Congressional Democrats demand answers over ICE treatment of hunger strikers
Immigrants at Texas detention facility, protesting against harsh conditions, say they face threats of force-feedingMembers of Congress sent a scathing...
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‘The status quo sucks’: affordability and Trump loom over final stretch of Maine’s tight Senate race
Key contest between incumbent Republican Susan Collins and Democrat Troy Jackson will gauge how voters feel about Trump 2.0 and rising costsChristian ...
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As Trump escalates extreme attacks, Democrats – finally – rally round El-Sayed
Endorsement not always full-throated but party backing marks major turn after bitter split over nominationFacing a barrage of extreme attacks from Don...
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The world needs the United Nations more than ever. It needs a new lease on life | Alex Rondos and Mark Medish
We need neither ‘peace in our time’ nor ‘perpetual peace’ – but enough peace to keep civilizationTo save the United Nations from the irrelevance in wh...
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Mary Peltola made a mistake. But her Republican opponent would be a disaster for Alaska | Kim Heacox
Trump and Senator Dan Sullivan have put my home state on the chopping block. But Peltola understands AlaskansDonald Trump’s trip to Alaska earlier thi...
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A rare red line in deeply cynical times
It’s been a particularly brutal cycle for attack ads, but voters are responding with humanity. Plus: on the campaign trail with a Democrat in KansasTh...
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Trump vowed to reduce prices, but his policies have fueled US inflation | Steven Greenhouse
‘Even though economists warned that tariffs would be inflationary, Trump has enthusiastically embraced them’Donald Trump successfully campaigned for h...
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