Elections

Mr. Talarico, the Democratic nominee for Senate in Texas, showed up at a music festival, saying he had been at home with “a nasty case of the flu.” More

President Trump sought to inject the Genoese explorer into the current political conversation. More

The 2028 election is on the ballot right now. More

Republicans are suddenly racing to defend a seat in Kansas, where Democrats are trying to win a Senate race for the first time in nearly a century. More

A majority of Americans cast their ballots before Election Day, but early-voting data is limited in how much it can tell us about important races. More

The $500 checks are accompanied by a letter signed by the president that criticizes the Biden administration for overcharging Americans for health insurance. More

Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez of New York endorsed Dr. Abdul El-Sayed, the Democratic nominee for Senate in Michigan, ahead of the primary. She also appeared with him at a fund-raiser in New York this week. More

The president is scheduled to appear on Friday at a rally with the Republican nominee for governor, but it’s not clear whether his presence will mobilize upstate Republicans. More