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Why Haley Stevens Can’t Stop Talking About Abdul El-Sayed

In a frank interview, she described her disappointment and also said she was considering converting to Judaism. Her fiancé had thoughts, too.

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Representative Haley Stevens of Michigan endorsed Dr. Abdul El-Sayed after he defeated her in a Democratic Senate primary in August. In recent weeks, though, her tone has shifted.
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Talarico Makes Final Election Pitch to Texans: ‘You Are My Slingshot’

The Democratic candidate for Senate has led in polls. But because it’s Texas, he remains the underdog.

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James Talarico campaigning in Dallas on Thursday. Mr. Talarico’s race against Ken Paxton, the Texas attorney general, may well decide which party controls the Senate.
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Pete Ricketts Leads Dan Osborn in Nebraska Senate Race, Poll Finds

Voters see Dan Osborn, the independent seeking to unseat Senator Pete Ricketts, as more like a Democrat than an independent, a Times/Siena poll found.

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El-Sayed Clashes With Former Primary Rival Who Demanded His Apology

Dr. Abdul El-Sayed and Representative Haley Stevens traded sharply critical comments Friday, escalating intraparty tensions in Michigan’s pivotal Senate race.

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Representative Haley Stevens of Michigan has agreed to campaign with her former Senate primary opponent Dr. Abdul El-Sayed.
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Justice Dept. Confirms Alaska Inquiry Even as Its Focus Remains Unclear

Democrats and former officials have accused the department of pursuing a political goal in the guise of a legal one: to publicize a scheme, sordid but not illegal under state law, damaging to Democrats.

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Michael J. Heyman, the U.S. attorney for Alaska, spoke to the media during a news conference Friday in Anchorage.
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Obamacare Policies Hit Again With Steep Premium Increases for 2027

Premiums will increase an average 13 percent next year for millions of Americans, on top of an earlier steep increase. It adds to the problems facing the program, which the Trump administration has weakened.

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The average price of health insurance in the Obamacare marketplaces will rise by 13 percent next year.
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