Newsletter: Midterm races tighten as election enters the final stretch

"The Supreme Court opens a historic term Monday by welcoming the first Black woman justice as it faces challenges to past liberal rulings on race, affirmative action and voting rights, David Savage wrote."

"Earlier this year, a wave seemed to be building, he said, but "Democrats have a line of defense" mostly from independent women, "who are selecting the Democratic candidate primarily because the Republican candidate is out of touch with their values on abortion.""

"Much of the benefit of the tax increase would flow to Lyft, the ride-sharing company, which is bankrolling the ballot measure as a way of getting tax money to subsidize the cost of converting ride-sharing fleets to electric cars."

"She has benefited greatly from Republican primary voters' decision to nominate retired Gen. Don Bolduc, who said people should "rejoice" at the Supreme Court's abortion ruling and who has also strongly backed Trump's lies about fraud in the 2020 election."

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"Newsom opposes the measure, which most of his party's activists support."

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"Talk of a Republican wave subsided, and Biden's approval rating began to tick back upward from dreadful to mediocre."

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"In Ohio, polls have continued to show the race between Republican J.D. Vance and Democratic Rep. Tim Ryan as a tossup, despite the state's Republican tilt."

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"Similarly, in Wisconsin, Republican Sen. Ron Johnson faces a strong challenge from Democratic Lt. Gov. Mandela Barnes."

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"Catherine Cortez Masto in Nevada and Raphael Warnock in Georgia."

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"Catherine Cortez Masto in Nevada and Raphael Warnock in Georgia."

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"In addition, Republican primary voters chose a nominee, Blake Masters, who was backed by former President Trump and had never before run for office."

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"It's hard to explain just how much some people in rural California dislike and distrust the rest of us, especially Gov. Gavin Newsom, Anita Chabria and Erika Smith wrote in a column about extremism taking root in the state's farming and ranching areas."

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"Recent polls have shown Johnson with a small edge."

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"Hassan leads Bolduc by 8 points in the most recent poll of the race, released Thursday by Suffolk University in Boston."

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"-- After previously indicating he might veto the measure, Newsom signed a new law that will make it easier for agricultural laborers to join unions, a hard-fought win for the United Farm Workers, Jessica Garrison wrote.-- Another new law that Newsom signed will require companies with 15 or more employees in California to list salary ranges for all job postings, Jonah Valdez reported."

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"nnEarlier this year, several polls showed the Democratic candidate, Lt. Gov. John Fetterman, with a double-digit lead over Republican Dr. Mehmet Oz in the race to replace GOP Sen. Pat Toomey, who is retiring."

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"The Biden administration has narrowed its pledge to forgive up to $20,000 in federal student loans, disqualifying some loans that appeared to have been eligible for relief, Jon Healey wrote."

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"In the spring, rising prices, falling approval for President Biden and growing concern about crime combined to create a very favorable environment for Republican campaigns."

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"Earlier this month, the Senate Leadership Fund, the super PAC run by allies of Sen. Mitch McConnell, the GOP Senate leader, pulled millions of dollars of advertising it had reserved in the state."

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"Democratic Gov. Gretchen Whitmer in Michigan and the party's candidate in Pennsylvania, state Atty."

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"In a historic deal between affordable housing groups and labor unions, Gov. Gavin Newsom signed two major bills Wednesday to convert underutilized and vacant commercial buildings into housing, Haah Wiley wrote."

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"But a win that large would be highly unusual in a state as closely divided as Pesylvania -- Biden carried the state by 1 percentage point, and Trump won it in 2016 by a similar margin."

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"But a win that large would be highly unusual in a state as closely divided as Pesylvania -- Biden carried the state by 1 percentage point, and Trump won it in 2016 by a similar margin."

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"Incumbent Democratic Sen. Maggie Hassan was once a prime Republican target."

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