Though President Trump’s name is not on the ballot, voters are weighing the effects of his agenda in Tuesday’s midterm elections. Lisa Lerer, a national political reporter for The New York Times, describes how three crucial issues are affecting their decisions.
Republicans are bracing for losses amid a backlash to the president’s economic leadership and the Iran war. Whether that means giving up control of the Senate is Tuesday’s biggest question.Voters in Anchorage on Sunday. A Democratic plan to recruit a spoiler candidate into the state’s Senate race ha
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The energy-rich Gulf Arab countries are engaged in a flurry of mediation efforts to avert war between the U.S. and Iran, as many fear that the fighting will be worse this time around.Badr Abdelatty, foreign minister of Egypt, speaking at the Manama Dialogue conference in Manama, Bahrain, on Saturday
The action was limited, the officials said, with no immediate plans to escalate. The strikes come on the eve of the midterm elections.Fishing boats along the Strait of Hormuz at Qeshm Island in Iran earlier this year.
Saudi Arabia’s state-owned oil company posted a 9 percent increase in third-quarter profit on Tuesday.In September drones hit Saudi Arabia’s East-West pipeline, which stretches from the kingdom’s oil-producing Eastern Province to an export terminal on the Red Sea.
The Pinal Air Park in Arizona one of several desert parking lots for unused aircraft. Demand for engines is surging, Pinal officials say.
A law to end surprise medical bills has generated millions of high-dollar payouts for doctors. Health plans are now fighting back by frequently withholding money.A Flight for Life medical helicopter crew prepares for takeoff in Waukesha, Wis., last month. A major insurance company has refused to pay
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.The St. Mary Catholic Parish preschool in Littleton, Colo. The parish is part of a lawsuit against the State of Colorado that the Su
There’s something fundamental at stake in the midterms this year, beyond policy differences.
The political winds are blowing in Democrats’ direction. The question is: How strong are they?
And we’re looking at the fight for the Senate.
“And where better to reassure the public that they are in good hands than in front of a pool you’ve repeatedly botched to the tune of $16 million?” Kimmel said of Trump’s speech before the midterms.
At least a dozen Ukrainian truck drivers were arrested this summer, according to a representative for Ukraine. Several remain in detention.On Monday, Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin said officers across 15 states had stopped more than 1,000 commercial trucks and arrested about 40 immigr
