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The Crypto Industry Targets Sherrod Brown of Ohio, a Top Democratic Senate Candidate

21 September 2026 at 14:39
Angry after the defeat of a major crypto bill last week, the industry is planning to spend $30 million against Sherrod Brown in Ohio.

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Former Senator Sherrod Brown of Ohio, a Democrat, is running again for Senate after losing in 2024, when the cryptocurrency industry spent heavily to defeat him.

Your Politics Questions

21 September 2026 at 13:58
We’re answering your queries about the election.

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They Have Almost No Chance in Russia’s Elections. Why Are They Running?

20 September 2026 at 21:16
The liberal party Yabloko is fielding 98 candidates in this weekend’s elections, a small miracle for antiwar Russians who cannot openly express their views.

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Grigory Grishin, a Yabloko candidate running for the State Duma, Russia’s lower house of Parliament, in Moscow.

The Kremlin Has Put Lots of Veterans on the Ballot. Could It Backfire?

19 September 2026 at 09:02
President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia has said veterans are the β€œnew elite,” but selecting them as candidates is a risk.

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Konstantin N. Rizhak, third from right, this month in Moscow. He fought in Ukraine from October 2022 until July 2023 and is a candidate for the nationalist, socially conservative A Just Russia Party.

Why Russia Holds Elections, and How the Kremlin Gets the Results It Wants

18 September 2026 at 13:47
Russian elections like the parliamentary vote that begins today are hardly free. But they are critical to the government as a source of legitimacy.

Β© Nanna Heitmann for The New York Times

Nanna Heitmann for The New York TimesA digital screen featuring candidates from the United Russia party in Moscow this week. Russians began voting on Friday in parliamentary elections.
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