New York Times

• María Corina Machado Returns to Venezuela

  After nearly 10 months in exile, Ms. Machado, a Nobel laureate, came back to challenge leaders who have sidelined her and press for new elections.

• Who Is María Corina Machado?

  The Venezuelan opposition leader returned home from exile to a country firmly under American control. How are her relations with Washington?

• Trump’s Election Attacks Enter New Pre-emptive Phase

  A lawsuit by the Justice Department challenging a potential narrow loss by the GOP Senate incumbent in Alaska reflects a new tactic by the president to try to shape the election results.

• How Obama and Trump Made their Cases in Dueling Midterm Speeches

  At rallies this weekend, Mr. Obama and Mr. Trump delivered two starkly contrasting pitches, differing in style and substance.

• In Texas Senate Race, Talarico Leans Into Growing Rivalry With Elon Musk

  On the trail, James Talarico, the Democratic Senate nominee, has increasingly gone after Mr. Musk, a critic of his who has given big to a group aligned with the Republican candidate, Ken Paxton.