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Israelis await final election results as Netanyahu rivals weigh joining forces with Arab parties

Anxious Israelis watched election results near completion Wednesday after the highest voter turnout in over a quarter-century, as no clear winner emerged and weeks of negotiating could lie ahead for Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and an array of opposition parties trying to unseat him.

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Inside Democrats’ Secret Effort to Stack Alaska’s Midterm Ballot With Another Dan Sullivan

Operatives aligned with Mary Peltola, the Democratic nominee for Senate, spent months recruiting candidates to peel votes from Senator Dan Sullivan, the Republican.

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A sample ballot showing candidates for next week’s U.S. Senate race in Alaska lists two Dan Sullivans (highlight added here to both), along with Mary Peltola, the Democrat, and a fourth candidate named Gerald Heikes.
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For Israel’s Neighbors in Middle East, the Election Offers Little Hope of a Reset

Few countries in the Middle East expect a turning point in relations with Israel. But the outcome of the vote has implications for the regional conflict with Iran.

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Parts of Lebanon have been greatly damaged in fighting between Israel and Hezbollah since March, including the Dahiya neighborhood, a Hezbollah stronghold in the capital, Beirut.
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Israel’s President, Isaac Herzog, Faces a Difficult Choice

The president has a largely ceremonial role, except after elections when it is his responsibility to pick a candidate for prime minister.

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Israeli President Isaac Herzog casting his ballot Tuesday in Jerusalem during Israel’s general election.
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A Historic Show of Strength for Israel’s Arab Minority

Voters supporting two leading Arab parties turned out in record numbers to voice their opposition to the Netanyahu government in Tuesday’s election.

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Supporters of Israel’s Arab-led Joint List political alliance cheering as the first exit polls were announced on Tuesday.
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Judge Questions Trump Administration’s Need to Target Noncitizen Voters

In the legal tangle between the Justice Department and California, a federal judge on Tuesday deferred a ruling but said the government already had a remedy it could use after the election.

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The Trump administration has pressed an effort to disqualify people it says are noncitizens from voting on Nov. 3.
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Projections show no clear winner in Israel's election

Israelis turned out in record numbers for their first election since the Oct. 7 attacks and the war in Gaza. Projections show opposition parties won more seats than the coalition led by Prime Minister Netanyahu, potentially setting the stage for a change in government. But Netanyahu's opponents do not have enough seats to form a majority, leading to weeks of negotiations. Nick Schifrin reports.

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Flávio Bolsonaro Leaves Brazil for the U.S. After Election Defeat

Officials in Argentina said Mr. Bolsonaro entered the country by land then flew to Ecuador. Brazilian police had asked him to hand over his passports because of his links to an investigation.

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Flávio Bolsonaro in Brasília on Sunday after hearing early results in the election he lost to President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva.
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Michigan Senate Race Drives Anxiety Among Jewish and Muslim Voters

More than elsewhere in the country, U.S. policy toward Israel is at the forefront of the race between Mike Rogers and Abdul El-Sayed.

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The Department of Justice’s Task Force to Combat Anti-Semitism held an event at Congregation Shaarey Zedek in Southfield, Mich., this month. Synagogues and mosques alike have security concerns.
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Nithya Raman Is Not L.A.’s Mamdani. But She Might Become Mayor, Too.

Little known a year ago, she is a Democratic Socialist drawing comparisons to New York’s Zohran Mamdani. She has mounted a strong challenge to the incumbent, Karen Bass.

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The Los Angeles mayoral candidate Nithya Raman at a campaign event in North Hollywood Park this month.
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Israelis are voting on whether to oust Netanyahu in first election since Oct. 7 attack

Israelis are voting in a pivotal election Tuesday as their country wrestles with unresolved wars, continues to reel from Hamas' 2023 attack and is deeply divided over the character of the state and the right person to lead it.

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Election Officials Fear Trump Administration’s Interference in Midterms Voting

State and local plans for Election Day include how to react to potential ICE raids, misbehavior by federal election monitors and attempts to seize votes or machines.

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State and local election officials across the country have been redoubling training efforts to prepare for the potential for federal interference.
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