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Today β€” 29 October 2026Newspapers

2026 Midterm Election Ballot Measures: What Races We’re Watching

29 October 2026 at 16:20
More than 140 statewide ballot measures will go before voters during the midterms. Here are the races we’re watching.

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Voters casting their ballots in Franconia, N.H., in the state’s primary earlier this year.
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Darline Graham Gets Help From the Data Center Industry in South Carolina Senate Race

As political fights over artificial intelligence accelerate, there is now a super PAC aligned with the data center industry. Its first bet is on Ms. Graham, a Republican in an unexpectedly tight race.

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Senator Darline Graham of South Carolina has been friendlier toward the data center industry than her Democratic opponent, trying to walk a line between backing the centers’ development as a national security necessity while stressing the need for community involvement.

In Final Surge of Vast Midterm Spending, Parties Make Last-Ditch Appeals

A remarkable $1.4 billion worth of political ads are scheduled to air over the final two weeks as the parties fight for control of Congress.

Β© Callaghan O'Hare for The New York Times

James Talarico, the Democratic nominee for Senate in Texas, spent more than $22 million from his campaign account in the first two weeks of October, the most of any candidate in a competitive race.

U.S. Political Money Funnels to Indian Bots to Lure Voters

19 October 2026 at 09:02
At least three dozen videos of people on the street expressing support for a Democratic candidate appeared millions of times on social media. It was unclear who paid for them.

Β© Nick Hagen for The New York Times; Nic Antaya for The New York Times

Meta Withdraws $25 Million from Its Midterms Push

16 October 2026 at 20:58
The company outlined a $65 million budget last year when it embarked on an effort to elect state politicians friendly to the A.I. industry.

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Meta’s annual conference last month in Menlo Park, Calif. The company received $22 million back from its American Technology Excellence Project and $3 million from a California advocacy group it funded.

Prospect of Fed pulling too far back on communications poses volatility risk, Musalem says

29 September 2026 at 17:34
Too big a pullback in the US central bank's communications could lead to higher and more volatile interest rates and inflation if the public and businesses are left to guess β€Œhow it would react to different economic developments, St. Louis Federal Reserve President Alberto Musalem said on Tuesday.

Battered bond market braces for a new era of interest rates

The world's biggest sovereign bond markets are heading for their worst month in years as soaring energy costs fan inflation and the AI boom lifts economic growth, leaving investors positioning for an era where interest rates stay higher for longer.
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