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Welcome to the Friday, Oct. 16, 2026, Brew. By: Andrew Bahl Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: A look at how elections are run in the U.S. Today, we're sharing the ninth installment in our project marking America's 250th anniversary: The Blueprints of Democracy. One thing most voters won't have […]

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Lahn, Sand debate in Sioux City takes a break from campaign attacksFor the second time in about a week, Republican Zach Lahn and Democrat Rob Sand squared off in a debate. This time in Sioux City. It was quite a change

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Letters with ‘suspicious’ substance sent to election officesFederal authorities are investigating letters with "suspicious substances" that were mailed to congressional and election offices nationwide.

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Ad spending aplenty for Marshall and Hamilton in US Senate raceBig money has flooded the U.S. Senate race in Kansas with U.S. Sen. Roger Marshall and his Democrat Adam Hamilton in an unusually tight race.

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As midterm Election Day approaches, candidates clash in debatesThe House and Senate majorities hang in the balance as Election Day for the U.S. midterms is less than three weeks away. The GOP is aiming to retain its majorities in both congressional chambers while the Democratic Party seeks to win control. Candidates clashed in debates on Thursday, with a heckler interrupting a U.S. Senate election debate between…

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Florida's US Senator: A voter guide to the 2026 general electionIncumbent Ashley Moody faces challenger Angie Nixon in the 2026 Florida U.S. Senate race. Here's what to know.

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Republican Official Warns Election Threats Are “Coming From Within”The Republican lieutenant governor of Utah, Deidre Henderson, is warning that the federal government is threatening the integrity of American elections. “In the past two elections that I oversaw as lieutenant governor, the threats were all external: non-state actors, cyber security threats and other things,” Henderson told CBS News . “But now we also…

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Trump’s student loan ‘catastrophe’ looms once it’s no longer ‘politically insane’: reportThe Trump administration is quietly preparing to go after the wages, tax refunds and federal benefits of millions of Americans in default on their student loans, but not until after the midterm election. Five sources told the Washington Sun that officials are readying financial penalties for the nearly 10 million borrowers in default. Three of the…

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‘Beyond unprecedented’: Expert amazed as Trump's corruption puts ruby red Kansas in playOn Monday morning, election forecaster Larry Sabato said there’s a growing reason Donald Trump has even red-state Republicans fearing for their jobs. Appearing on MS NOW with host Stephanie Ruhle, Sabato , who runs the Crystal Ball political newsletter, said that on top of high prices, voters have finally caught on to what he called unprecedented…

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Trump Barnstorms US, Visiting New State Every NightWith two weeks remaining until the midterm elections, President Donald Trump is visiting a new state every night this week. Some of the states Trump is visiting are considered purple, but they are all states he won in 2024 where Republicans are now neck-and-neck with their opponents or are trailing them. The president is traveling...

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Big Tech Will Not Broadcast Your DissentFor all our billionaire social media leaders’ claims to be free speech warriors, they seem to have spent the last few days cracking down on it. As the midterm elections approach—a high-stakes race not only for both parties but for Silicon Valley, which faces the prospect of AI regulation under a Democratic House and Senate—reports […]

Mother Jones2h agoWhole story →

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