Ken Paxton’s State-Funded Jet-Setting Draws Campaign Scrutiny NYT > Top Stories By: Beth Reinhard and Lauren McGaughy 26 October 2026 at 18:34 Mr. Paxton, the Republican candidate for Senate in Texas, has taken about 350 trips outside of the state since he was sworn in as attorney general. © Kenny Holston/The New York TimesKen Paxton attending a campaign rally with President Trump earlier this month.
In Texas Senate Race, Talarico Leans Into Growing Rivalry With Elon Musk NYT > Top Stories By: Bayliss Wagner 25 October 2026 at 19:12 On the trail, James Talarico, the Democratic Senate nominee, has increasingly gone after Mr. Musk, a critic of his who has given big to a group aligned with the Republican candidate, Ken Paxton. © Eric Lee/The New York Times; Joel Angel Juarez/ReutersElon Musk, left, is in an increasingly tense rivalry with James Talarico, the Democratic Senate nominee in Texas.
He Helped Deport 200 People. Now He Has Misgivings. NYT > Top Stories By: Francesca D’Annunzio · McKenzie Funk and Kirsten Luce 25 October 2026 at 07:01 A deputy in small-town Texas became the local face of ICE’s national crackdown.
Antonelli takes another step closer to F1 title with US GP pole position www.telegraph.co.uk for the latest news from the UK and around the world. By: Tom Cary · Luke Slater 25 October 2026 at 01:41 Antonelli takes another step closer to F1 title with US GP pole position
What Happens if Trump Doesn’t Like the Midterm Results? NYT > Top Stories By: Michelle Cottle · Jamelle Bouie · David French and Derek Arthur 24 October 2026 at 14:49 Hope, dread and the final stretch to Election Day. © The New York Times
What This Democrat’s Surge in Texas Says About the Midterms NYT > Top Stories By: Lulu Garcia-Navarro 24 October 2026 at 15:51 Gina Hinojosa, the Democratic nominee for governor, on her appeal to MAGA voters and her refusal to engage in the “culture wars.” © Devin Oktar Yalkin for The New York Times