Politics & Elections
Slate Pears Game 436: Oct. 24, 2026
Today's puzzle has four pears. Industry analysts and observers are tracking this situation closely as new details emerge regarding the long-term impact.
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Latest Update: My Ex Is Encouraging My 12-Year-Old to Wear an Offensive Halloween Costume
He won't listen to reason. Industry analysts and observers are tracking this situation closely as new details emerge regarding the long-term impact.
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Latest Update: Russia steps up election influence efforts in final stretch of midterms
Researchers who track online influence operations say Kremlin-backed groups are renewing tactics they've used to sow distrust and discord in previous elections in the U.S. and around the world.
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Latest Update: At a Texas high school football game, fans offer a glimpse into evolving politics
We talk with voters at a Texas high school football game at the tailgate, in line at the concession booth and in the stands to hear about the issues that matter to Texans this cycle. Industry analysts and observers are tracking this situation closely as new details emerge regarding the long-term impact.
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Analysis: This decade has been missing its big-impact midterm
Every other decade over the past hundred years has produced at least one midterm that made a big difference in Congress and in national politics more broadly. Industry analysts and observers are tracking this situation closely as new details emerge regarding the long-term impact.
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Week in Politics: Ramaswamy's Ohio ad; Trump greenlights DOJ to sue over Alaska Senate
Ohio GOP gubernatorial candidate Vivek Ramaswamy refuses to withdrawal an explosive attack ad, and President Trump greenlights the DOJ to file a lawsuit about Alaska's senate race. Industry analysts and observers are tracking this situation closely as new details emerge regarding the long-term impact.
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The rise of the economic populist: What voters want from both parties this year
A new kind of economic populism is surging in both parties this year as voters search for a political party that can solve growing concerns about financial stability. Industry analysts and observers are tracking this situation closely as new details emerge regarding the long-term impact.
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Deep Dive: How worried should I be about the AI hacking panic and “Black October”?
An illustration shows a padlock in front of binary code on a laptop screen. | Kirill Kudryavtsev/AFP via Getty Images This story appeared in Today, Explained, a daily newsletter that helps you understand the most compelling news and stories of the day.
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Deep Dive: Can Trump block the Alaska Senate election?
President Donald Trump and Sen. Dan Sullivan (R-AK) at a campaign rally in Wasilla, Alaska, on October 13, 2026.
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Developing: Trump is trying to overturn an election that hasn’t happened yet
Mary Peltola, a Democratic from Alaska and US Senate candidate, speaks during the 2026 Alaska Fisheries Debate with Senator Dan Sullivan, a Republican from Alaska, not pictured, in Kodiak, Alaska, on September 12, 2026. | Nathaniel Wilder/Bloomberg via Getty Images President Donald Trump’s Justice Department filed a lawsuit on Thursday seeking to block former Democratic Rep.
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Analysis: A truck full of cows crashed in Kansas City. It reveals a bigger everyday horror.
Cows on the loose in Kansas City, October 18. | Vox; Video still from u/airitek on Reddit Very often, a viral news story about animals is a comedy to its audience and an unmitigated tragedy to its subjects.
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Developing: The one thing everyone can do to fight for free and fair elections
It’s an anxious moment for American voters: Will we have a free and fair election — or not? | Spencer Platt/Getty Images Election Day is almost here — but even after the first Tuesday after the first Monday in November, the election won’t really be over.