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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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Trump and GOP Close Midterms With Ugly Personal Attacks

Facing backlash over inflation and anger with the president, Republicans have turned to an onslaught of baseless claims about Democratic candidates.

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President Trump has repeatedly redrawn the bounds of acceptable discourse in American politics. Many Republicans are following his lead.
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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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Alina Habba’s Husband Ignited Drama in Trump’s Circle. Now He’s Under Scrutiny.

Turhan Mildon, who married Alina Habba this summer, presents himself as a 29-year-old billionaire with ties to global leaders. His story has inconsistencies.

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Turhan Mildon in Kinshasa in 2023.
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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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Prosecutors Suggest They May Seek Additional Comey Charges

At a hearing in federal court, prosecutors defended an unusual, 11th-hour criminal case accusing the former F.B.I. director of leaking classified information a decade ago.

© Monica Jorge for The New York Times

During President Trump’s second term, the Justice Department has pursued James B. Comey without pause.
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Democrats and Republicans Share Dueling Health Care Messages in Final Midterms Push

After concentrating on the high price of gas and groceries, Democrats are using health costs to make their case about an “affordability crisis.”

© Jenn Ackerman for The New York Times

“People are really, really hanging on by a thread here,” said Rebecca Cooke, a Democratic congressional candidate in Wisconsin who has made health care costs a central issue of her campaign.
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