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2026 Midterm Elections

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  2. Liberal Judge Wins Race for Wisconsin Supreme Court

    With Judge Chris Taylor’s win, liberals increased their hold on the court. Races for the Wisconsin Supreme Court often draw national attention, but not this year.

    By Julie Bosman

    Chris Taylor, a state appeals judge, was elected to the Wisconsin Supreme Court on Tuesday.
    Chris Taylor, a state appeals judge, was elected to the Wisconsin Supreme Court on Tuesday.
    CreditPool photo by Jovanny Hernandez

  1. Without Elon Musk, Wisconsin’s Supreme Court Race Goes Quiet

    Elections for the Wisconsin Supreme Court have previously brought record-breaking spending and national attention. Tuesday’s race has been a more muted affair.

    By Julie Bosman

    Candidates for the Wisconsin Supreme Court, Maria Lazar, left, and Chris Taylor, during a debate this month.
    CreditPool photo by Jovanny Hernandez

  2. In Race to Replace Marjorie Taylor Greene, a Test for Voters on Iran War

    Tuesday’s special House election runoff in a conservative stretch of Georgia is one of the first to showcase disagreements over the conflict, including within the G.O.P.

    By Tim Balk

    CreditMike Stewart/Associated Press

  3. Republicans Unveil a $342 Million Battle Plan to Keep the Senate

    The main super PAC for Senate Republicans is focusing on eight states, and plans to spend big money to defend G.O.P.-held seats in Alaska, Iowa and Ohio.

    By Shane Goldmacher

    Republicans are trying to keep Senator John Thune of South Dakota as the majority leader.
    CreditKenny Holston/The New York Times

  4. Redistricting War Comes Down to Virginia and Florida

    As deadlines approach in the next two weeks, neither is going quite according to the partisan plan.

    By Nick Corasaniti and Patricia Mazzei

    Gov. Ron DeSantis of Florida has indicated that he plans to continue with the push to draw new maps.
    CreditRebecca Blackwell/Associated Press

  5. Fact-Checking Republicans’ Misleading Claims About Elections

    President Trump, his administration and G.O.P. lawmakers have claimed widespread issues with mailed ballots and fraudulent voting, but the evidence doesn’t support them.

    By Linda Qiu

    Documented cases of fraud in mailed ballots are extremely rare, according to election officials.
    CreditBridget Bennett for The New York Times
    Fact Check

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  1. With Vaccines Widely Popular, Kennedy Changes Tone, but Maybe Not His Plans

    Several moves suggest Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. could revive his campaign to question the safety and effectiveness of the shots after the midterm elections.

    By Sheryl Gay StolbergApoorva Mandavilli and Christina Jewett

    Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. testifying before the House Committee on Ways and Means on Thursday.
    CreditDemetrius Freeman for The New York Times

  2. What You Taught Me About Maine

    Our readers in the state tell us about its high-stakes Senate race.

    By Katie Glueck

    Gov. Janet Mills and Graham Platner
    CreditSophie Park for The New York Times, left; Robert F. Bukaty/Associated Press

  3. White House Declines to Offer Congress an Estimate of Iran War Cost

    Russell T. Vought, the White House budget director, said the fluctuating nature of the U.S.-Israeli war made it difficult to pinpoint expenses.

    By Tony Romm

    Russell T. Vought, the White House budget director, said he would not give an estimate of the cost of the conflict because he did not want to be inaccurate.
    CreditKenny Holston/The New York Times

  4. House Thwarts Bid to Halt Iran War, but Some in G.O.P. See Support Fading

    The G.O.P. narrowly blocked a Democratic war powers resolution, but a senior Republican suggested that backing for the conflict is not open-ended and could wane as a statutory deadline approaches in weeks.

    By Robert Jimison and Megan Mineiro

    “We are standing at the edge of a cliff, and Congress must act before this president pushes us off,” Representative Gregory W. Meeks of New York, the top Democrat on the House Foreign Affairs Committee, said ahead of the vote.
    CreditEric Lee for The New York Times

  5. Who’s Winning the Cash Race in 9 Top Senate Contests?

    Money from Democratic donors has flowed into the coffers of the party’s top Senate candidates — especially its nominee in Texas.

    By Matt Zdun and Katherine Chui

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  1. Dueling Obama Ads Raise Democratic Anxiety Over a Virginia Vote

    Democrats may win a referendum to give their party more House seats, but they are growing concerned — in part because of TV ads that might confuse voters about where the former president stands.

    By Reid J. Epstein

    Former President Barack Obama campaigning with Abigail Spanberger in November before her election as governor of Virginia. They are now supporting the state’s referendum to redraw its congressional map to give Democrats more House seats.
    CreditWin Mcnamee/Getty Images

  2. Congress Votes to Extend Expiring Law on Warrantless Surveillance for 10 Days

    The Senate approved a stopgap measure that passed the House early Friday. Libertarian-leaning House Republicans had balked at a long-term extension.

    By Charlie SavageRobert Jimison and Megan Mineiro

    Gen. Joshua M. Rudd, the director of the National Security Agency, during his confirmation hearing in January.
    CreditKenny Holston/The New York Times

  3. House Votes to Preserve Deportation Protections for Haitians, Rebuking Trump

    The action was largely symbolic since the president would be all but certain to veto the bill, but the bipartisan vote reflected resistance within his own ranks on his signature issue.

    By Michael Gold

    Representative Ayanna S. Pressley, Democrat of Massachusetts, in January. On Thursday, she accused her Republican colleagues of misrepresenting the Haitian population.
    CreditTierney L. Cross/The New York Times

  4. New Jersey 11th Congressional District Special Election Results

    Get live results and maps from the 2026 New Jersey 11th Congressional District special election.

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  5. Analilia Mejia, a Progressive Democrat, Wins Mikie Sherrill’s House Seat

    Ms. Mejia, who helped run Sen. Bernie Sanders’s presidential campaign, beat her Republican opponent, Joe Hathaway, to win a seat Ms. Sherrill vacated after she was elected governor of New Jersey.

    By Tracey Tully

    Analilia Mejia, a progressive Democrat, will serve out the remaining eight months of Gov. Mikie Sherrill’s term in Congress.
    CreditBryan Anselm for The New York Times

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  4. The Doctor Will Seek Your Vote Now

    Dozens of Democratic doctors are running for office in the midterms, including some spurred by opposition to Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and his anti-vaccine stance.

    By Nina Agrawal

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