Elections

Two Democratic candidates choose opposite tacks on public safety and policing, seeking to corral undecided voters. More

It’s hard to work up outrage when someone else’s adult exploits wind up in the tabloids. More

A Times investigation has found that violent threats have become a new normal among public officials, reshaped private lives, cost millions in security and pushed people out of office. More

Republicans have dominated the center of the country for a quarter-century. Now they face several tough races for Senate and governor. More

Senator Roger Marshall, a Kansas Republican in a difficult race, paid an old campaign debt for cookies, muffins and brownies after a baker’s story went viral online. More

A sample of people at the president’s midterm stump speech in Tennessee defended the Pentagon’s announcement that it would livestream the execution of a mass shooter. More

In an unannounced change, the Defense Department is now acknowledging troops who died or were wounded in support roles. More

High diesel costs have posed a problem for Republicans in the midterms, but President Trump’s decision did not satisfy some candidates in key Senate races. More