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How Farmers’ Frustration With Trump’s Policies Helped Democrats

Anger over tariffs and higher costs because of the war in Iran led many Republican farmers and ranchers to vote blue β€” or stay home.

Β© David Robert Elliott for The New York Times

A farm in Kansas. Ranchers were hurt when President Trump’s plan to import more beef lowered the price they received for their cattle, and farmers had to pay more for fertilizer and diesel.

For Iowa Journalist Laura Belin, Covering Politics Is a Constant Battle

Laura Belin is an openly liberal journalist in Iowa who has long been shut out by state Republican officials. Now she’s being bypassed by Democrats who favor friendly internet influencers.

Laura Belin, an independent journalist, working in her home in Windsor Heights, Iowa.

A Fight Over Felon Voting Prompts a Free Speech Debate

A Minnesota group worried that its opposition could expose it to prosecution under the state’s deceptive-practices law. Its lawsuit could have wide implications for limiting speech around elections.

Β© Jenn Ackerman for The New York Times

Andrew Cilek leads Minnesota Voters Alliance, which won an appellate ruling in a First Amendment lawsuit against a state law on deceptive practices.
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