Inside Democrats' Secret Effort to Stack Alaska's Midterm Ballot With Another Dan Sullivan  —  Inside Democrats' Secret Effort to Stack Alaska's Ballot  —  In May, an unusual challenger entered the Senate race opposing Senator Dan Sullivan, the Alaska Republican.

Exclusive: Ad backfiring on Ramaswamy, GOP poll finds … - The ad “is having a significant effect on the gubernatorial race,” a memo attached to the poll states. … - Acton has said she was sexually abused by her stepfather when she was 12 and that her mother sided with her abuser.

A List of Things Democrats Might Do If They Retake Power  —  There are plenty of reasons to fear a Democratic trifecta in Washington, which next week's midterms may very well set up for 2028.  Below is a list of actions and policies that give conservatives cause for alarm:

What Our New Senate Polls Tell Us About the State of the Midterms  —  South Carolina seems like a serious race; Minnesota may not be; and Florida still appears out of reach for Democrats.  —  How big is the battleground for Senate control?  —  It might be at least one state wider than generally assumed.

Massive Leak Exposes 41,000 Homeland Security Workers—Including Undercover ICE Agents  —  The leaked records include the locations of ICE and CBP facilities, workers' cellphone numbers, and the members of groups tied to wiretap programs, Palantir software, and xAI's Grok chatbot.

Dolores Huerta, Who Founded United Farm Workers With Cesar Chavez, Dies  —  She founded the United Farm Workers with Cesar Chavez.  In early 2026, she told The Times that she had been raped by him decades earlier.  She was 96.  —  Dolores Huerta at a women's march in Utah in 2017.By Getty Images

Right-Wing Provocateur James O'Keefe Charged in Minnesota Voting Stunt  —  He and another content creator, Cam Higby, are accused of breaking the law when they posed as Islamic voters in August.  —  The two men wearing mock Islamic attire and speaking with fake accents at a Minneapolis polling place …

ICE Is Running One of the Largest Anti-Left Surveillance Operations in US History  —  ICE's Homeland Security Investigations is engaged in far-reaching spying against left-wing activists that rivals the FBI and CIA crackdowns on the Civil Rights and anti-war movements.

Putin salutes Musk's genius as Russia plays catch-up with Starlink  —  President Vladimir Putin hailed Elon Musk as a genius on Wednesday, acknowledging Russia is only beginning to roll out its answer to his Starlink satellite internet system.  —  The admission was all the more striking …

Federal Reserve issues FOMC statement  —  For release at 2:00 p.m. EDT  —  The Federal Open Market Committee approved the following statement for release by a 10 - 2 vote:  —  The Committee decided to maintain the target range for the federal funds rate at 3-3/4 to 4 percent, in support of the Federal Reserve's dual mandate.

Flávio Bolsonaro heading to Ecuador, Argentina says, after losing Brazil's presidential election  —  Brazilian Senator Flávio Bolsonaro and his family were en route to Ecuador after leaving Brazil and stopping off in Argentina, the Argentine National Directorate of Migration said on social media.

Israeli Arab Parties Claim Kingmaker Status in Tight Vote  —  Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu spent much of election day warning his base that Arab citizens were voting in record numbers.  He was right.  —  Results on Wednesday showed the two Israeli Arab parties are likely …

Live Updates: Qatari mediators hand Iran new proposal to end the 8-month war, report says  —  What to know about the Iran war today:  — Iran's foreign minister said Wednesday the country “continues to give diplomacy a chance to succeed” after Reuters earlier reported Tehran rejected …

EXCLUSIVE: Hoekstra tells closed-door meeting Canada could be blamed if U.S. midterms go against Trump  —  OTTAWA - U.S. Ambassador to Canada Pete Hoekstra told a closed-door meeting on Tuesday that Ottawa could be blamed if key races in next week's midterm elections go against U.S. President Donald Trump's Republican Party.

How Cleta Mitchell Turned Trump's “Big Lie” Into a Movement  —  Reporting Highlights  — Hidden Hand: Conservative attorney Cleta Mitchell has shaped virtually every aspect of the Trump administration's norm-busting agenda on American elections.  — Movement Builder …

Outrage as gun control nut spray paints 9/11 Memorial in sick political stunt  —  A gun control nut vandalized the 9/11 Memorial Reflecting Pool with red spray paint in a broad daylight political stunt.  —  Jonathan Andrew Tijerina, 31, was arrested and charged with criminal mischief …

Google's AI Chatbot Refuses to Answer Question of Who Won 2020 Presidential Election  —  Maybe Google's AI chatbot is gunning for a place in President Donald Trump's administration.  —  The artificial intelligence would not directly answer the question Wednesday of who won the 2020 presidential election …

Trump Cannot Be the End of the Story  —  Writing under the pseudonym Publicola in support of the new Constitution, the North Carolina attorney and legislator Archibald Maclaine rebuffed critics who charged that the president was little more than a king.  —  “It is a maxim in the British government …

How the midterms will determine the next phase of the redistricting wars  —  Dozens of states are holding elections that will decide who controls the mapmaker's pen  —  The redistricting wars triggered by Donald Trump and turbocharged by the Supreme Court are not over—they've only paused long enough for the November midterms.

Record Lows Say Congressional Incumbents Deserve Reelection  —  WASHINGTON, D.C. — Ahead of the 2026 midterm elections, record-low shares of U.S. registered voters say they would reelect their own representative or most members of Congress.  For the first time in a final pre-midterm reading …

McMahon Spends $43,000 for New Furniture as She Looks to Close Her Department  —  The education secretary says her old furniture “cannot be configurationally or aesthetically integrated” into new office space.  —  Linda McMahon, the education secretary, plans to spend $43,000 on new furniture …

A US cruise ship suspends a global voyage in Asia due to fuel costs, stranding 200 passengers  —  A U.S. cruise ship on an around-the-world voyage that touted its cabins as floating homes suspended its three-year voyage in Cambodia due to fuel costs, forcing hundreds of passengers to disembark.

A New Spanish Tragedy Forces a Pre-Election Political Reckoning  —  Antonio Hidalgo was on the sixth car of a commuter train bound for Seville on Wednesday morning, when about 118 kilometers (73 miles) south of Madrid, it collided with another train stopped on the track.

Kevin McCarthy Is Working to Boost His Former Foe Jim Jordan  —  MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. — Former House Speaker Kevin McCarthy may be out of Congress, but he's still playing the inside game.  —  McCarthy is working as a key advisor to House Judiciary Committee Chair Jim Jordan as Jordan potentially seeks …

Justice Dept. Turns Civil Rights Group's Informant Against It  —  Lawyers for the Southern Poverty Law Center say that federal prosecutors capitalized on the informant's money problems and exposure to indictment to persuade him to assist the government.  —  When the Justice Department charged …

Kennedy to Allow Broad Use of Unapproved Peptide Injections  —  In a unilateral declaration by the health secretary, several injections promoted by online influencers will become widely available.  The F.D.A. had advised against the move.  —  Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr …

Democrat House candidate hit with felony summons at campaign event  —  Lakesha Womack is challenging Rep Tim Moore in North Carolina and faces charges over a rental car  —  A Democratic candidate running for the U.S. House of Representatives said she is facing criminal charges and that she was hit …

Federal judge disqualifies Trump-appointed prosecutor for ‘unlawfully serving’ in role  —  Bill Essayli, a former GOP lawmaker and ally of president, has not been confirmed by the Senate in his role  —  A US judge ruled on Tuesday that Bill Essayli, the top federal prosecutor in southern California …

Trump reups calls to put Cruz on Supreme Court in vacancy scenario  —  President Trump joked Tuesday that Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) would be his pick for the next Supreme Court vacancy, saying the senator could get unanimously confirmed because lawmakers in both parties would jump at the chance to get rid of him in Congress.

We Did the Math: Trump Really Is Talking More About Butts and Bodies  —  President Donald Trump can't stop talking about Sen. Jon Husted's butt.  —  In speech after speech ahead of the midterm elections, Trump has said he “looked him up and down,” said he “examined his ass” and referred to Husted's backside as “a pile of muscle.”

White House actions spur worry among FBI agents about being called to polling places, sources say  —  Some agents have expressed fear that they may be ordered to take actions designed to disrupt elections.  —  As Election Day nears, recent events have prompted some FBI agents to express concern …