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If Democrats Win Congress, Could the G.O.P. Refuse to Seat Them?

20 October 2026 at 19:54
A changing of the congressional guard in January could leave room for meddling, though most legal scholars doubt it would happen.

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Some lawmakers and commentators have turned their attention to the possibility that Republicans in Congress could try to block Democrats from assuming the majority.

James Talarico on the Rage Economy, Billionaires and Flipping Texas

20 October 2026 at 15:38
Our interview with James Talarico, the Democratic nominee for Senate in Texas.

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“The work will continue long after this campaign, whether we’re successful or not,” Mr. Talarico said in his interview on “The Daily.”

Republican National Committee Moves $50 Million to Help Midterm Candidates in Huge Cash Transfer

20 October 2026 at 10:02
The party apparatus is taking advantage of its enormous war chest, as well as a Supreme Court campaign-finance ruling this year, to send tens of millions into congressional races.

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Vice President JD Vance, appearing at a rally in Harlingen, Texas, for some of the Republican candidates in the state, has led the party’s finance operation.
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