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.
None of This Is Normal NYT > Top Stories By: Nicholas Kristof 24 October 2026 at 20:52 The fundamental issue is Trump’s shredding of the model that made America the world’s leading country. © Aleksey Kondratyev for The New York Times
In Alaska, Some Early Voting Sites in Rural Villages Have Not Yet Opened NYT > Top Stories By: Anna Griffin and Emily Schwing 25 October 2026 at 01:06 “There is no legal excuse” for the failure of 18 polling sites to open for early voting, a state lawmaker said. © Kerry Tasker/ReutersSenator Dan Sullivan finished second in the primary to Representative Mary Peltola and has trailed her in polls since.