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October 3, 2026, 4:42 p.m. Eastern time

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With leather, lace and lots of skin, it was an over-the-top night on the red carpet.

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A reader sees her husband’s sister’s go-it-alone approach to planning parties as a “power move,” leaving her fuming and scrambling to change plans.

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Democrats May Have Found the Recipe for Flipping Red-State Senate Seats

Five new Times/Siena polls continue a run of strong results for Democrats in states that President Trump won easily in 2024.

At 3-Foot-11, This Bodybuilder Competes Against Herself

Allison Warrell, who has achondroplasia dwarfism, started lifting weights to avoid back problems. In August, she ended her career as the shortest woman in competitive bodybuilding.

U.S.-Russia Talks on Ukraine Now Involve an Oil Deal Tied to Trump Allies

President Vladimir V. Putin brought up a sale of Russian energy assets with President Trump’s envoys, Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff, pushing a deal that raises new questions about conflicts of interest.

How a Provocative Ad on Trump and Immigration Stirred a Florida House Race

Representative María Elvira Salazar, a Republican, ran an ad criticizing the Trump administration. It may have jolted other Republicans — and drawn attention to her Democratic opponent.

New CNN Owner Has a Plan: Don’t Rock the Boat

David Ellison is negotiating to keep CNN’s chief executive, Mark Thompson, in place without oversight from Bari Weiss, the CBS editor in chief, when the networks’ parent companies merge.

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