01Politics
How Obama and Trump Made Their Cases in Dueling Midterm Speeches
At rallies this weekend, Mr. Obama and Mr. Trump delivered two starkly contrasting pitches, differing in style and substance.
Tim Balk
02News ANALYSIS
Trump’s Election Attacks Enter New Pre-emptive Phase
A lawsuit by the Justice Department challenging a potential narrow loss by the GOP Senate incumbent in Alaska reflects a new tactic by the president to try to shape the election results.
Zolan Kanno-Youngs
03Politics
Alaska Democrat Postpones Events After ‘Minor Injuries’ in Automobile Collision, Campaign Says
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.
Bayliss Wagner and Evan Gorelick
04Politics
Talarico’s Rivalry With Elon Musk Heats Up in Texas Senate Race
On the trail, James Talarico, the Democratic Senate nominee, has increasingly gone after Mr. Musk, a critic of his who has given big to a group aligned with the Republican candidate, Ken Paxton.
Bayliss Wagner
05Politics
Democrats Have Edge Across Four Key House Races in Pennsylvania, Polls Find
Democratic candidates are ahead in two, hold a narrow edge in a third and are tied in a fourth, new polling shows. The seats embody the fights playing out nationwide in the midterms.
Shane Goldmacher and Ruth Igielnik
06Politics
Latinos Are Now America’s Most Important Swing Voters
Latinos helped fuel President Trump’s return to the White House. But Democrats have won back the trust of many Hispanic voters over the past two years.
Jennifer Medina and Ruth Igielnik
07Politics
In Deep Red Kansas, a Trump Loyalist Fights to Defend a Senate Seat
Senator Roger Marshall was slow to recognize the steep challenge he faced in his solidly conservative state. Now he is confronting dissent among voters with deep economic worries.
Robert Jimison
08Politics
An Iowa Republican’s Unusual Connection to the Kochs (and Kansas)
In his campaign for governor, Zach Lahn has pitched himself as a self-made businessman. His backstory is more complicated.
Shane Goldmacher and Beth Reinhard
09Politics
He Took Big Risks to Make Billions. He Wants Georgia Voters to Bet on Him.
Rick Jackson’s run for governor as a political nobody was his latest gamble. The campaign has brought scrutiny to the businesses that made him a fortune.
Rick Rojas and Reed Abelson
10The Upshot
Introducing a New Way to Understand the Election: Times Voter Trends
A timely demographic story on election night that we’ve never been able to tell before.
Nate Cohn