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Abdul el Sayed resists efforts from Haley Stevens to corner him on Israel - live

By: Robert Mackey (now) · Chris Hippensteel Lucy Campbell and Tom Ambrose (earlier)

31 October 2026 at 03:01

Democratic nominee for US Senate seat in Michigan says Stevens, his primary rival, ‘seems intent on relitigating a primary that ended three months ago’

James Talarico, the Democratic nominee in Texas, attacked his Republican opponent Ken Paxton for cancelling some of his final rallies before the midterm election.

“No one’s going to Ken Paxton’s rallies, so he’s canceling them and hoping Elon Musk will buy his seat for him,” Talarico wrote, referencing the donations Paxton has received from the world’s richest man.

Obama mocks Trump’s response to Cheesecake Factory jibe. ‘They mobilized a whole of government response to that joke!’ – as it happened

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By: Robert Mackey (now) · Dani Anguiano, Chris Hippensteel, Lucy Campbell and Tom Ambrose (earlier)

29 October 2026 at 04:53

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For months, Mary Peltola’s campaign for Alaska’s Senate seat has denied any connection to a separate campaign launched by a man who, coincidentally, shares the exact same name as Peltola’s Republican opponent, Dan Sullivan.

New reporting from the New York Times undercuts that claim. The outlet reported, based on interviews, obtained text messages and legal filings, that the Peltola campaign had not only recruited Mr Sullivan (not the Republican), but had sought out a number of Dan Sullivans across the state for potential candidacy, as well as others who could peel votes away from Peltola’s main opponent.