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My Call With President Trump
Our White House correspondents Tyler Pager and Erica L. Green called President Trump to ask whether he would accept the results of the election.
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Americans on Why They Rejected Trump’s Republican Party
A G.O.P. voter in Kansas put it bluntly: “The Republican Party has lost its way.”
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Winning the Senate, Democrats Secure a Platform to Check Trump
In a stunning string of victories in Iowa, Texas, and North and South Carolina, Democrats delivered a midterm thrashing repudiating President Trump.
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Democrats Flip North Carolina Senate Seat
The Democrats flipped their first Senate seat of the night. Our national political correspondent Shane Goldmacher explains why this wasn’t a surprise, and why it’s one of at least four seats the party needs to win to secure a majority in…
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Representative Chris Pappas Will Become the Senate’s First Openly Gay Male Senator
Chris Pappas, Democrat of New Hampshire and a congressman, will move to the upper chamber at a time when L.G.B.T.Q. rights have faced pushback in some states.
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‘We Will Find You’: Trump Officials Pledge to Arrest Noncitizen Voters
Immigration agents did not show up in large numbers at polling places. But Trump administration officials repeatedly warned on Election Day that noncitizen voters would face consequences.
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Drone Boat Maker Saildrone Wins Protest Over Navy Contract
A federal judge’s ruling on the side of the small defense contractor was a rarity, as most company protests against government bidding decisions do not prevail.
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How Will the Midterms Play Out? These Races May Provide Early Clues.
Election results in states where voting ends early could indicate how each party will fare in House and Senate races elsewhere in the country.
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Lawyers Spar Over Trump’s Executive Privilege in Kennedy Center Case
The administration is withholding communications sought by a Democratic lawmaker who is suing over the president’s management of the arts venue.
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What Judges Have Said About the Trump Administration’s Election-Related Lawsuits
The administration has ramped up its efforts in the courts to push claims of voter fraud but has been rejected by judges at all levels.
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Justice Dept. Sends Target Letters to Democrats in Escalation of Alaska Inquiry
The move is a highly unusual action to take at the decisive moment in a close race between the incumbent, Dan Sullivan, and his Democrat rival, Mary Peltola.
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Israeli Claims of Iranian Chemical Weapons Divide U.S. Officials
Some administration officials suggested Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is trying to draw President Trump back into military action.
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Israeli Claims of Iranian Chemical Weapons Divide U.S. Officials
Some administration officials suggested Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is trying to draw President Trump back into military action.
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How to Follow The New York Times’s 2026 Midterm Election Results and Coverage
Here’s how to follow our news coverage, with real-time results, visuals and analysis from more than 400 journalists.
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A Guide to What We’ll Know on Election Night, Hour by Hour
“Mirages,” midnight swings and long counts: The Needle can cut through the noise.
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Trump Effort to Prove Rampant Noncitizen Voting Leads to Few Charges So Far
Just 236 people have been charged with voting-fraud-related offenses by the Trump administration, despite its unsubstantiated claims that fraud is widespread.
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Supreme Court to Hear Catholic Schools’ Challenge to Colorado Aid Rules
The Supreme Court considers whether Catholic preschools in Colorado that decline to enroll families with gay and transgender parents can participate in a state program.
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Judge Declines to Halt D.H.S. Demands for States to Screen Ballots
Judge James E. Boasberg ruled that states had largely succeeded in rebuffing the Trump administration’s efforts to disqualify voters, and that Democratic plaintiffs hadn’t suffered direct impacts.
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Democrats Head Into Election Day Feeling Hopeful About the Midterms
Chuck Schumer thinks his party has expanded the map.
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How The New York Times Reviewed 7 Million Words Uttered by Trump
Two Times journalists, blending A.I. analysis and traditional reporting, evaluated public speeches to spot trends.
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Grand Jury Rejects Trump Administration’s Effort to Charge Individual With Voter Fraud
The rejection demonstrates the department’s harried push to prove President Trump’s unsubstantiated claims of rampant voter fraud.
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What Voters Should Know About Possible Problems at the Polls
Despite worries about federal intervention, local and state officials say they are well prepared to run a secure election.
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Trump’s Election Fraud Reward Raises Fears of Vigilantism, Local Officials Say
Election officials across the country have conducted hundreds of exercises to prepare for possible threats or disruptions at polling sites.
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In Run-Up to Midterms, Legacy of 2020 Looms Large Over Justice Dept.
The refusal of top department officials to acknowledge Donald J. Trump’s loss that year is the engine driving an intensifying effort to intercede in state administration of elections.
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