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Aug 19, 2026
President Trump had ordered the Defense Department to reduce joint exercises with the key U.S. ally, declaring the drills "hostile" toward North Korea.
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Aug 19, 2026
Tom Begich, a former Democratic legislator and singer-songwriter, will be one of four candidates on the ranked-choice ballot for governor in November.
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Aug 19, 2026
Jonathan Kreiss-Tomkins, a former state legislator from Sitka, Alaska, will be one of four candidates on the ranked-choice voting ballot in November.
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Aug 19, 2026
The Democratic former congresswoman and the incumbent Republican senator will face off in November. Whether a potential spoiler candidate with the same name as the senator qualifies alongside them has not been determined.
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Aug 19, 2026
State Representative Angie Nixon, a progressive firebrand, defeated a moderate who dramatically out-raised her with grass-roots enthusiasm. Can it carry her to victory in November?
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Aug 19, 2026
Senator Darline Graham made the remark in a debate against Representative Ralph Norman, her opponent in the runoff election to succeed her brother, Lindsey Graham. Here are five takeaways from the debate.
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Aug 18, 2026
The incumbent Republican has been a reliable supporter of President Trump, giving Democrats a pickup opportunity in a state where most are politically unaffiliated.
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Aug 18, 2026
The Alaska Native, who grew up along the Kuskokwim River near the Bering Sea and fished for salmon, is the leading Democrat in the nonpartisan primary race.
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Aug 18, 2026
A burst of ad spending is part of a campaign tactic in which the major parties try to boost fringe hopefuls on the other side.
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Aug 18, 2026
The move to end the military training a week earlier than scheduled comes after President Trump ordered the Defense Department to reduce joint military exercises with the key U.S. ally.
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Aug 18, 2026
Dr. Overton is a fierce opponent of abortion rights and a supporter of Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s Make America Healthy Again agenda.
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Aug 18, 2026
Eric Barlow's defeat of Megan Degenfelder, the state superintendent of education, again showed the limits of the president's favor.
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Aug 18, 2026
Ms. Hageman, who unseated Representative Liz Cheney in 2022, is a heavy favorite to replace Senator Cynthia Lummis in the deep-red state.
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Aug 18, 2026
President Trump's White House aide Natalie Harp is always by his side. What, exactly, does she do?
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Aug 18, 2026
Jim Schwartzel defeated a large field of competitors for a House seat based in Fort Myers, including several candidates who had recently established Florida residency.
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Aug 18, 2026
Angie Nixon faces another difficult test this November against a Republican incumbent heavily favored to win.
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Aug 18, 2026
The congresswoman won her party's nomination in Florida's 20th District over several Black candidates who sharply criticized her decision to run there.
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Aug 18, 2026
Ms. Nixon, a democratic socialist, is running on a platform that calls for universal health care and a federal minimum wage of $25 per hour.
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Aug 18, 2026
Representative Donalds, the Republican nominee for governor of Florida, made a name as a Black conservative in Congress, but his loyalty to President Trump has been his ticket.
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Aug 18, 2026
The former Republican congressman will try to appeal to voters disaffected with President Trump in a state where Republicans significantly outnumber Democrats.
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Aug 18, 2026
A former Republican, he plans to run on an affordability agenda.
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Aug 18, 2026
Mr. Moskowitz, one of the most vocal Democratic supporters of Israel in the House, will compete in a highly competitive general election in the fall.
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Aug 18, 2026
Mr. Donalds, a conservative congressman with the backing of President Trump, seeks to become the state's first Black governor.
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Aug 18, 2026
Scott Singer will face the winner of the Democratic primary in one of the most competitive House races in the nation.
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Aug 18, 2026
Mr. Mills, who is under investigation by the House Ethics Committee and has faced allegations of assault and threatening behavior toward women, lost to Ryan Elijah, a former TV news anchor.
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Aug 18, 2026
The Republican incumbent has President Trump's support, but has little name recognition to many in her state.
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Aug 18, 2026
Ms. Gruters had been favored to win in a congressional district that was redrawn as part of Gov. Ron DeSantis's new map, which leaned even more Republican.
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Aug 18, 2026
The president's hostility to allies like Oman, Canada and South Korea, and his affection for adversaries like North Korea, may still shock some. But it comes as little surprise after a decade of upheaval.
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Aug 18, 2026
The Democrat testified in President Trump's first impeachment trial and has a twin brother, Eugene, in Congress.
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Aug 18, 2026
Four states are holding elections on Tuesday. Election officials anticipate having results by late Tuesday or early Wednesday.
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Aug 18, 2026
A federal judge ruled that the Trump administration broke the law when it approved a deal to allow a road through the Izembek National Wildlife Refuge.
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Aug 18, 2026
The arrangement is one of the largest known deals that the Trump administration has struck to expel migrants who cannot be sent back to their home countries.
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Aug 18, 2026
Although the fate of the ballroom is tied up in court, the Trump administration argues that the project is too far along to be stopped now.
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Aug 18, 2026
Median Strategies revealed that recent polls from the firm were intended to expose how easily false results can be spread.
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Aug 18, 2026
President Trump is installing his allies in the offices of inspector general, which are meant to provide independent government oversight.
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Aug 18, 2026
A federal judge ruled that initial preparatory steps, including testing out paints on the building's gray granite exterior, could proceed for now.
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Aug 18, 2026
Voters may select an "R" or a "D" next to a candidate's name, but their political views are often more nuanced than a binary choice represents.
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Aug 18, 2026
Representative Byron Donalds had a wide lead in polls of the race for the Republican nomination for governor. Polling was sparse in every other statewide contest.
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Aug 18, 2026
A watchdog group said the Dominican company continued to violate labor standards after President Trump lifted an import ban last year.
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Aug 18, 2026
Voters in Alaska, Wyoming and Florida are nominating candidates for governor and the U.S. Senate on Tuesday, and a California district will move one step closer to finding a replacement for its disgraced former Congressman.
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Aug 18, 2026
Prosecutors led by Jeanine Pirro, the U.S. attorney in Washington, argued that Melissa Farris posed a flight risk and asked the court to reverse its decision.
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Aug 18, 2026
Republicans previously sued Google claiming its spam filter was biased, but the case was dismissed. The company will now allow verified campaigns to more easily bypass the spam filter.
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Aug 18, 2026
The consequences of A.I. for the budget will largely hinge on whether — and to what extent — the technology reshapes the labor market.
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Aug 18, 2026
President Trump told a journalist to "be quiet" at a White House event for a California lifeguard and a boy he saved.
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Aug 18, 2026
Prosecutors led by Jeanine Pirro, the U.S. attorney in Washington, argued that Melissa Farris posed a flight risk and asked the court to reverse its decision.
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Aug 18, 2026
Republicans hold every statewide elected office and have drastically swung voter registration in the state. A newly gerrymandered congressional map has added four Republican-leaning seats.
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Aug 18, 2026
Dan Sullivan, a retired schoolteacher from tiny Petersburg, Alaska, shares a name with the incumbent senator he hopes to defeat. Is he a spoiler trying to divide the Republican vote? We traveled to Alaska to find out.
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Aug 18, 2026
The state's Palm Beach International Airport has been renamed for the president, complete with a rare change in its three-letter airport code.
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Aug 18, 2026
An early glimpse of a pivotal Senate race, heated primaries on a newly redrawn congressional map, and a special election to replace Eric Swalwell will be in the spotlight on Tuesday.
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Aug 18, 2026
Prosecutors led by Jeanine Pirro, the U.S. attorney in Washington, argued that Melissa Farris posed a flight risk and asked the court to reverse its decision.
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Aug 17, 2026
The appearance for Representative Zach Nunn was another departure from previous norms for the defense secretary, whose predecessors kept a greater distance from politics.
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Aug 17, 2026
Major Watson characterized the war in Iran as an act of American aggression and compared the U.S. military actions to Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
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Aug 17, 2026
Representative Jimmy Gomez of California acknowledged "personal mistakes" outside his marriage but denied breaking rules that bar relationships with a direct subordinate.
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Aug 17, 2026
The president also voted by mail in 2020 and in a Florida special election in March, even as he has railed against the practice and equated it to cheating.
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Aug 17, 2026
Seven years ago, President Trump failed to disarm North Korea and walked away. Could the same thing happen with Iran?
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Aug 17, 2026
The ruling is almost certainly not the end of the lengthy fight over the F.B.I.'s future headquarters, which has lasted for years.
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Aug 17, 2026
The sister of Lindsey Graham was appointed to his Senate seat on an interim basis. She must win a runoff next week against a conservative House member to serve a full six-year term.
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Aug 17, 2026
We look at the crowded race to replace Byron Donalds.
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Aug 17, 2026
Ms. Peltola, the Democratic Senate candidate, fired a longtime senior aide and named a new campaign manager.
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Aug 17, 2026
President Trump took aim at Oman, a U.S. ally that has been mediating the talks, as efforts to end a war he started have faltered.
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Aug 17, 2026
The court declined President Trump's long-shot request that it reconsider his appeal. He has separately asked the court to overturn a much larger 2024 award.
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Aug 17, 2026
President Trump took aim at Oman, a U.S. ally that has been mediating the talks, as efforts to end a war he started have faltered.
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Aug 17, 2026
Muslim communities have been growing for decades, particularly around Dallas. Now, conservatives want to roll up the welcome mat.
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Aug 17, 2026
The New York Times is examining how public health is changing in the state, from the whooping cough outbreak to vaccine policies, and we want to hear from you.
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Aug 17, 2026
Dr. Evelyn Griffin is pushing for more emphasis on wellness and prevention. She has also aligned with the MAHA movement in fighting government mandates and questioning the safety of some vaccines.
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Aug 17, 2026
Muslim communities have been growing for decades, particularly around Dallas. Now, conservatives want to roll up the welcome mat.
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Aug 16, 2026
In a social media post, the president scolded South Korea for not helping denuclearize Iran, and also praised North Korea and its leader.
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Aug 16, 2026
Admiral Brad Cooper, head of U.S. Central Command, acknowledged the difficulty of the carrier's nearly nine-month deployment but said mental health issues were lower than on other vessels.
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Aug 16, 2026
A string of primary wins by progressive candidates has revealed the strength of a high-energy insurgent movement but also its possible limitations.
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Aug 16, 2026
The new head of the Justice Department said on "Meet the Press" on Sunday that the president had never asked him to prosecute specific people — and never would.
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Aug 16, 2026
A new film depicts the 1986 nuclear arms summit in Reykjavik, Iceland, between Ronald Reagan and Mikhail Gorbachev, which both offered and dashed hopes of a dramatic breakthrough.
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Aug 16, 2026
Not all progressives are equal: Candidates of the activist left typically don't perform as well as other Democrats.
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Aug 16, 2026
A string of primary wins by progressive candidates has revealed the strength of a high-energy insurgent movement but also its potential limitations.
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Aug 16, 2026
The administration is veering wildly in its response to the national security implications of A.I. as China, America's main technological and military rival, charges ahead.
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Aug 16, 2026
Brandon Herrera, long an anti-establishment outsider, is trying to help the party defend a red-leaning House district in West Texas. It's proving messy.
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Aug 15, 2026
The U.S. attorney in Chicago subpoenaed a fund-raising firm that had been co-owned by the daughter of Judge Juan Merchan, who conducted the trial that led to Donald Trump's felony conviction.
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Aug 15, 2026
The party's membership finalized the new order for the first six states to winnow the candidate field, pushing back Iowa and New Hampshire.
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Aug 15, 2026
The U.S. attorney in Chicago subpoenaed a fund-raising firm that had been co-owned by the daughter of Judge Juan Merchan, who conducted the trial that led to Donald Trump's felony conviction.
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Aug 15, 2026
Asian allies are beginning to wonder whether the United States would or could defend them in a war.
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Aug 15, 2026
At 73, Sherrod Brown is mounting a comeback bid in Ohio. He is one of the Democrats his party is counting on to retake control of the Senate.
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Aug 14, 2026
Representative Rashida Tlaib was supposed to headline an event called "Chomp the Oligarchy" for three candidates for Congress who face Jewish Democrats in Tuesday's primary.
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Aug 14, 2026
Diego Garcia, a tiny island 2,200 miles from the Gulf of Oman, took over as the Navy's logistics hub after Iran damaged a base in Bahrain.
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Aug 14, 2026
Violent crime rates, including murder, have dropped precipitously. The trend began before the president's current term.
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Aug 14, 2026
Ed Markey is hoping that his progressive politics will save him in Massachusetts.
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Aug 14, 2026
Asked whether the deployment of the Abraham Lincoln had gone on too long, the president said its deployment had lasted "not nearly long enough."
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Aug 14, 2026
Some lawmakers and their families have traded millions of dollars worth of stocks since the start of this term.
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Aug 14, 2026
Republican and Democratic challengers are both using the issue to attack members of Congress as unethical, seizing on a common practice that enrages voters.
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Aug 14, 2026
Decades before his rise to the New York State appellate court, he was a probation officer who tried to help Mr. Oswald, then a teenager living in the Bronx.
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Aug 14, 2026
The campaign of Mary Peltola said it was focused on issues important to Alaska and did not approve a message of support from Ms. Harris.
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Aug 14, 2026
Jellie Whitehurst in Pensacola, Fla., was surprised to learn that after decades, the Navy had awarded a $1.7 million contract to a company in Virginia to supply the gear.
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Aug 14, 2026
Two felony charges have been filed against a Kentucky woman after spray paint was seen on the memorial in the capital.
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Aug 14, 2026
Two felony charges have been filed against a Kentucky woman after spray paint appeared on the memorial in the capital.
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Aug 14, 2026
Jellie Whitehurst in Pensacola, Fla., was surprised to learn that after decades, the Navy had awarded a $1.7 million contract to a company in Virginia to supply the gear.
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Aug 14, 2026
Higher premiums and rising medical bills have intensified Americans' dissatisfaction with their medical coverage.
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Aug 14, 2026
The president has been focused on the race since the death of Lindsey Graham in July. Ms. Graham, the late senator's sister, is competing against Representative Ralph Norman in a runoff on Aug. 25.
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Aug 14, 2026
In an interview, Afghanistan's foreign minister called on the U.S. to reopen its embassy and invest in the country — a near-impossible sell for now, analysts and former diplomats say.
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Aug 14, 2026
Prospectors are eyeing mineral deposits within the former boundaries of the Bears Ears and Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monuments in Utah.
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Aug 14, 2026
The planned 90,000-square-foot ballroom is estimated to cost $400 million and is part of the president's broader effort to remake Washington in his own style.
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