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Pete Ricketts’s Wealth Puts Class at the Center of Nebraska’s Senate Race

23 October 2026 at 02:04
In a year when the wealth of the rich soared while workers lost ground to inflation, class has become political, especially in the Nebraska Senate race.

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A campaign sign for the Senate candidate Dan Osborn adorns a stretch of farmland in Nebraska.

Justice Dept. Opens Inquiry Into Corey Lewandowski

The details of the inquiry remain unclear, but it is one of the rare instances in which a Trump ally or appointee has been investigated for potential wrongdoing during the president’s second term.

© Haiyun Jiang for The New York Times

Corey Lewandowski, who served as President Trump’s first campaign manager a decade ago, worked closely with Kristi Noem, the former homeland security secretary.

The Brief, Messy Political Career of Paolo Zampolli, a Trump Ally

22 October 2026 at 15:15
He had an unlikely rise, from modeling agent to presidential special envoy. After his firing, he was unrepentant: “I need to make money.”

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Paolo Zampolli at his Milan apartment in 2024. President Trump fired him from his administration this month.

Judge Restricts D.H.S. Field Operations Aimed at Unearthing Voter Fraud

The ruling largely blocked homeland security agents from carrying out field interviews in nine states, including California, as part of a sprawling effort to find noncitizens registered to vote.

© Philip Cheung for The New York Times

California voters casting ballots last November in a statewide special election.

Vance Defends Ramaswamy Ad Featuring Acton’s Mother Despite Backlash

The vice president backed an advertisement featuring Democrat Amy Acton’s mother, who has been estranged from Dr. Acton since her stepfather was charged with child rape.

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Vivek Ramaswamy’s campaign for governor of Ohio was engulfed in controversy over an ad featuring the mother of his Democratic opponent.

Trump Asks Supreme Court to Allow Border Wall Construction in Big Bend

21 October 2026 at 22:21
A lower court judge had halted the administration’s plan to erect hundreds of miles of barriers in the Big Bend region of Texas.

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People protest the plans by President Donald Trump’s administration to build a section of the border wall at the Big Bend National Park, in Study Butte, Texas, in August.
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