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If Texas’s Biggest County Is a Sign, Republicans Are in Major Trouble

Harris County, Texas—Texas’s most populous county, which Kamala Harris won in 2024 with 52 percent of the vote—broke its early voting record on Monday, eclipsing the previous mark by a whopping 41,000 votes. More than 104,600 people in Harris County voted in person on Monday, the first day of early voting in Texas, according to the county’s elections…

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The New Republic· Oct 20, 2:52 PMIf Texas’s Biggest County Is a Sign, Republicans Are in Major Trouble

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Trump Warns America Will Burn if Republicans Lose This ElectionPresident Trump is claiming that the U.S. will burn like France if Democrats triumph in November’s midterm elections. At a rally in Park City, Kansas, Tuesday, Trump referenced the student protests in France, using anti-immigrant bigotry and Islamophobia to try and scare Republicans into turning out over the next two weeks. “Globalist left-wing have…

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Kamala Harris, NAACP to host midterm town halls to drive voters to pollsFormer Vice President Kamala Harris and the NAACP are set to host midterm town halls to drive voters in swing states to the polls amid speculation about a 2028 presidential bid from Harris. "Our work doesn't begin or end on Election Day. From voter education to grassroots organizing, we remain committed to building informed, engaged...

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Midterms Are a Clearing Event for Risk, Says Citadel's RubnerThe upcoming US midterm elections are being used as a clearing event for risk says Scott Rubner, Citadel Securities head of equity & equity derivatives strategy. He says this is the time "AI can outperform again." He speaks to Bloomberg's Dani Burger. (Source: Bloomberg)

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Stefany Shaheen (D) and Anthony DiLorenzo (R) are running in the open race for New Hampshire's 1st Congressional DistrictStefany Shaheen (D) and Anthony DiLorenzo (R) are running in the general election for New Hampshire's 1st Congressional District on Nov. 3, 2026. Incumbent Rep. Chris Pappas (D), who was first elected in 2018, is running for the U.S. Senate rather than for re-election. The district changed party hands five times in elections between 2006 […]

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Four candidates are running in the second-ever election for the Baltimore City Board of School CommissionersIncumbent Commissioner Ashley Esposito, incumbent Commissioner Kwame Kenyatta-Bey, Jamar Day, and Domonique Flowers are running in the general election for two at-large seats on the Baltimore City Board of School Commissioners on Nov. 3, 2026. Elected commissioners serve four-year terms. The four candidates who received the most votes in the primary…

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Abandoning racial justice won’t save our democracy — reimagining elections willIt is time to think big, think boldly and start reimagining elections that work for the people, not the politicians.

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Clerk dragged to court after ignoring state's cease-and-desist over poll watchersA New Mexico civic group intending to observe the upcoming general election on Oct. 16 sued Santa Fe County Clerk Katharine Clark alleging she violated state law by denying recognized election watchers access to polling places unless they attended additional training. Land of Action, which describes itself as a nonpartisan civic association and hub for…

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Nearly 60% of Americans See Trump as ‘Potentially Dangerous Dictator’: SurveyA majority of Americans believe President Donald Trump is a “potentially dangerous dictator” whose power must be checked, a new national survey released Tuesday revealed amid deepening public pessimism about the country's direction ahead of next month's midterm elections. The 2026 American Values Survey , conducted by the nonpartisan Public Religion…

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Celebs focus on Dems winning House in 11th hour midterms fundraisingWith less than two weeks before the midterm elections, some high-profile names are adding their voices to a flurry of fundraising pitches warning of the dangers of Republicans maintaining control of the House. A slew of famous faces — including Barbra Streisand, "West Wing" star Bradley Whitford, documentarian Ken Burns and scientist and TV personality...

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Netanyahu’s Agenda Will Survive Whether or Not He Wins ElectionThe Jewish state’s longest-serving leader risks losing this month’s election, but Netanyahu has already reshaped Israeli politics in his image. The security doctrine he champions — opposition to a Palestinian state, stifling Iran’s nuclear ambitions, stationing troops in neighboring countries to neutralize perceived threats and the insistence that peace…

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