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The country’s biggest demographic group — women — is the main driver of voting and has grown ever more Democratic in this election cycle. from NYT > U.S. News https://ift.tt/CInspSr

Tensions have flared between Dr. Abdul El-Sayed, the Democratic Senate nominee in Michigan, and his former primary rival, leaving uncertainty about their scheduled joint event on Sunday. from NYT > U.S. News https://ift.tt/ifPpegW

Voting sites in 18 far-flung communities failed to open, the suit claims. from NYT > U.S. News https://ift.tt/zP74jfq

Young men swung to Donald Trump in 2024. Polling shows they are now moving away — but to what? Sabrina Tavernise, a reporter for The New York Times, went to Michigan to find out. from NYT > U.S. News https://ift.tt/eOZYS0H

Keisha Lance Bottoms, in her bid for Georgia governor, has faced pointed criticism of her leadership in Atlanta and disappointment in her decision to leave after one term. from NYT > U.S. News https://ift.tt/HPUdjlG

Plus, ballot-stacking in Alaska and a polling surprise in South Carolina. from NYT > U.S. News https://ift.tt/5l8otZd

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. from NYT > U.S. News https://ift.tt/pWxVQMu

Should a candidate light the world on fire, or is being a little bit boring actually a secret weapon? from NYT > U.S. News https://ift.tt/6VJeY8P

Jay Clayton is pushing his office back to more traditional functions, reshuffling or firing some officials and halting projects to build a dining room and firing range. from NYT > U.S. News https://ift.tt/so5BJNO

Recent presidential election polls have overestimated Democrats, but midterm polls are far less consistent state by state. The differences could matter quite a bit. from NYT > U.S. News https://ift.tt/68bmoAE

The 15-year-old suspect will be charged with 11 counts of attempted second-degree murder after the shooting on Saturday that happened after Florida A&M’s homecoming game. from NYT > U.S. News https://ift.tt/wbTNI45

The Massachusetts bar, which catered to lesbians, lifted its Covid mask requirement once a week to attract more patrons. The decision brought criticism and national attention, but did not save the business. from NYT > U.S. News https://ift.tt/MTmr8gN

Examining President Trump’s praise of a rallygoer who punched a protester last week, David E. Sanger, a White House and national security correspondent for The New York Times, studied the atmosphere at Mr. Trump’s recent events. What he found was a faint echo of the moments that made Mr. Trump’s 2016 rallies so shocking. from NYT > U.S. News https://ift.tt/86TLoNi

A federal appeals court panel seemed disinclined to order the state to set aside as many as 20,000 mail-in ballots the Trump administration claimed were sent to noncitizens. from NYT > U.S. News https://ift.tt/iNDu76O

A video of Catholic leaders praying with the president was shared by the White House. One archbishop said it was done without permission. from NYT > U.S. News https://ift.tt/RUiFVpk

Mary Peltola, Alaska’s Democratic Senate nominee, is rescheduling stops that were planned for Sunday and Monday after the vehicle she was in was struck by another driver Saturday night, according to her campaign. from NYT > U.S. News https://ift.tt/1vpIF3g

With new intelligence and the possibility of all sides seeking pretexts for action, the war in Iran is entering a dangerous phase ahead of elections in the United States and Israel. from NYT > U.S. News https://ift.tt/5Bz72ta

The president voted at a polling station in Palm Beach County, Fla. from NYT > U.S. News https://ift.tt/yjVWGfw

The ruling, which comes as the midterm election nears, could make it more difficult for President Trump to seize control of the National Guard. from NYT > U.S. News https://ift.tt/jeWCFtZ

The ruling, from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, sharply curtails the ability of judges to free undocumented immigrants. from NYT > U.S. News https://ift.tt/phCeZsB

President Trump will rally on Friday in a Republican state where Democrats have their eye on several House races. from NYT > U.S. News https://ift.tt/Op7YRu0

The donations from James Blair and Chris LaCivita were revealed after the president expressed pique over their consulting work for Republika Srpska. from NYT > U.S. News https://ift.tt/NSW67Hj

The Broward County Sheriff’s Office arrested the officer, Brian Sguros, alleging that he used the man’s identity after finding him dead at home during a welfare check. from NYT > U.S. News https://ift.tt/j8R2cvB

The Democrat, David Crowley, and the Republican, Tom Tiffany, sparred over taxes, abortion, data centers and legalizing marijuana in their only debate before the election. from NYT > U.S. News https://ift.tt/X2u5yLa

The minority leader plans to kick off campaigning in a Hudson Valley, New York, district that is one of the most competitive in the country. from NYT > U.S. News https://ift.tt/qr3MoW5

The disclosure heightened concerns about A.I.’s potential to upend cybersecurity unless shortcomings are addressed. from NYT > U.S. News https://ift.tt/PCRL3BD

Toforest Johnson’s conviction in the 1995 killing of a sheriff’s deputy relied on the testimony of a woman who was paid $5,000 by the state for providing information. from NYT > U.S. News https://ift.tt/LiGgfzr

The man, visiting from Canada, carried a flamingo named Peachy from its habitat to his hotel room. He was convicted of felony and misdemeanor charges. from NYT > U.S. News https://ift.tt/0V1eosh

The effort by the Trump administration comes as it wages a broader fight with California officials over voter rolls. from NYT > U.S. News https://ift.tt/HsSU7KW

The police in Long Beach, Calif., said they were called by ICE for backup and found a man who was bleeding and handcuffed. from NYT > U.S. News https://ift.tt/pk1bBGo

Federal agents searched Ms. Omar’s Washington home last week and issued subpoenas to some family members in search of evidence of fraud in immigration paperwork. from NYT > U.S. News https://ift.tt/ysMOql6

Ken Paxton’s bus tour of Texas comes as polls have shown the race for Senate is increasingly close. His rival, James Talarico, is scheduled to kick off a similar tour on Sunday. from NYT > U.S. News https://ift.tt/0C7SxwE

The man, 71, was fishing at Dr. Bradford Memorial Park near Lake Apopka when he was killed by a 12-foot alligator. The reptile was later “removed as a danger to the public,” the authorities said. from NYT > U.S. News https://ift.tt/5MuBH6j

The health secretary is quietly taking steps that public health experts fear will reduce immunization rates further. from NYT > U.S. News https://ift.tt/JIMSYlj

The daughter of the president’s chief of staff joined an American businessman in Republika Srpska as he explored a gas pipeline. And six current and former campaign advisers recently traveled there for an election. from NYT > U.S. News https://ift.tt/W5M4nfL

A retired general, a Catholic archbishop for the military and one of Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan’s victims were among those who had spoken out. from NYT > U.S. News https://ift.tt/1eSMB9c

The lawsuit is seeking to block the state temporarily from counting mail ballots of voters it claims are likely noncitizens, opening a new front in the administration’s legal fights with election officials. from NYT > U.S. News https://ift.tt/F8Rwcbe

The Pentagon is expanding its fight against drug traffickers, even as the plans recall a long and bloody history of U.S. intervention in the region. from NYT > U.S. News https://ift.tt/Bh5AKls

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The ruling barred major modifications at the D.C. course while a federal judge seeks testimony from Interior Department officials about whether they ignored a court order. from NYT > U.S. News https://ift.tt/j6XKwQq

The Democratic nominee for Senate in Texas spent nine days off the trail with what he and his campaign said was a bad case of the flu. His opponents fueled rumors, including one that spread widely before it was debunked. from NYT > U.S. News https://ift.tt/tCSQrw9

An executive with the Republican super PAC that paid for the ad attacking Mr. Jackson, the Democratic Senate candidate in Maine, blamed its vendor for the mistake. from NYT > U.S. News https://ift.tt/MTgt1pb

During a four-hour hearing, a federal judge demanded answers from the Trump administration about who authorized the removal of hundreds of trees at the East Potomac Golf Links. from NYT > U.S. News https://ift.tt/B2XrJgk

Waves from Post-Tropical Storm Rachel crashed into beachfront homes in Long Beach, Calif. over the weekend, prompting evacuations. from NYT > U.S. News https://ift.tt/0TzGviE

Three months after a jarring summer candidate switch, some Democrats in the state are worried about the enthusiasm for their nominee, Troy Jackson, who is in a close race. from NYT > U.S. News https://ift.tt/ml3zpCO

ZooWorld in Panama City Beach, Fla. squeezed a group of 30 flamingos into a bathroom to shelter them from Hurricane Isaias, which hit the Gulf Coast. from NYT > U.S. News https://ift.tt/RMX3ABZ

Hundreds of thousands of people lost power, but towns near the landfall site in Florida were relieved that the hurricane damage was not worse. from NYT > U.S. News https://ift.tt/QZ7g0a8

Many people in the storm’s path escaped the worst, but 4 people were killed and there was plenty of damage. from NYT > U.S. News https://ift.tt/bTeAhPw

Correspondence suggests that Ms. Guilfoyle, the U.S. ambassador to Greece and former fiancée of Donald Trump Jr., asked a G.O.P. donor to pay off her credit card. from NYT > U.S. News https://ift.tt/PCtW58l

Some G.O.P. members of Congress said that broadcasting the execution of the Fort Hood shooter was inappropriate, though others gleefully applauded it. from NYT > U.S. News https://ift.tt/husVnje

Each debate will be held in a TV studio without a live audience. from NYT > U.S. News https://ift.tt/WovKtLB

Bellamy Dawkins-Morris died at a hospital after a 120-pound display board fell on him at Riviera Elementary School in Palm Bay, Fla. from NYT > U.S. News https://ift.tt/pWoZBLj

Journeys to destinations including El Salvador and Venezuela could take days and cost millions. Officials cautioned that discussions are still preliminary. from NYT > U.S. News https://ift.tt/jw9LNod

President Trump wrote on social media that the advisers, James Blair and Chris LaCivita, serve as “outside consultants” for his political operation. from NYT > U.S. News https://ift.tt/tMYJxWo

A yearslong investigation led federal agents to arrest an 18-year-old in Minnesota this week after he purchased a rifle from an undercover officer. from NYT > U.S. News https://ift.tt/3dfILUm

A day after the president said his super PAC would pay for the ads, which had drawn bipartisan backlash, officials said that he meant moving forward. A new taxpayer-funded ad aired Tuesday. from NYT > U.S. News https://ift.tt/B2jSrMb

The deal is designed to demonstrate that President Trump is focused on one of his main campaign pledges: bringing back manufacturing jobs. from NYT > U.S. News https://ift.tt/KpxXCbM

Latino voters, who shifted Republican in the 2024 presidential election, view the party more negatively than they have in the past decade, according to an NBC News/Telemundo poll released on Monday. from NYT > U.S. News https://ift.tt/QgyMJbH

A school bus carrying 39 people to Winter Haven High School in Florida was struck by a sedan and rolled over, killing a student and a person in another vehicle, officials said. from NYT > U.S. News https://ift.tt/1KVSQ4L

An appellate court in Arizona threw out the prison sentence of a man convicted of manslaughter after an A.I.-generated video of his victim was played in court. from NYT > U.S. News https://ift.tt/hpOqF2A

The president urged people to call Senator Tom Cotton of Arkansas and accused him of blocking a bill to cement daylight saving time. from NYT > U.S. News https://ift.tt/76Bhkof

The founder of SpaceX, with billions of dollars in military contracts, joins several other defense industry executives on a Pentagon advisory board. from NYT > U.S. News https://ift.tt/RalQCsv

Nicole Linton was found guilty of six counts of second-degree murder, which included the death of an unborn child, related to a 2022 crash in Los Angeles. from NYT > U.S. News https://ift.tt/4JFIj6X

The Tennessee inmate was brought to a hospital with burned and blistered arms after an unsuccessful attempt at lethal injection, her lawyers said in a court filing. from NYT > U.S. News https://ift.tt/uG9WnCF

Amber Guyger served seven years of a 10-year murder sentence in a case that drew national attention and inflamed racial tensions. from NYT > U.S. News https://ift.tt/sjWh9kg