Meanwhile, the Democrats enter the midterms with a 10-point nationwide advantage over Republicans in voters’ choice in their own congressional district, a CNN poll shows. Follow for the latest updates.

Republican Ryan Fazio, 36, a state senator from Greenwich, faced off against 72-year-old Ned Lamont, a Democrat seeking a third term.

Brazil’s President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva and Senator Flávio Bolsonaro faced off Friday in their second and final debate ahead of Sunday’s runoff election, but this time with cooler heads than a few days ago.

Candidates faced off in heated debates Thursday night in two of the country’s most competitive Senate races, showing how bitter — and personal — each contest has become.

There appears to be a disturbing trend in both local and national politics. Analysts say candidates no longer want to debate​, perhaps because they are afraid of getting caught in "gotcha" moments.

Brazil’s President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva and Senator Flávio Bolsonaro have faced off for the first time in a debate, only days before their Oct. 25 runoff election for the country’s top job.

The upcoming election may well be decided by two small parties that didn’t even exist a few months ago. They are strikingly different, but both are headed by hawkish politicians, and both seem designed to appeal to right-wing voters who hold Netanyahu’s government responsible for the attacks of October 7,

Brazilian Senator Flavio Bolsonaro, presidential candidate of Brazil's Liberal Party, attends a televised debate with Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva (not in the picture), presidential candidate of Brazil's ruling Workers' Party, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Oct. 23, 2026.

The arrival of tens of thousands of migrants in Spain's North African enclave of Ceuta has fuelled political tensions ahead of next month's election.

Unemployment, water shortages, corruption and high electricity costs dominated a heated political debate in Nkowankowa ahead of the November 4 election.

Just outside Barrington Elementary School in Upper Arlington, there are about seven yard signs, mostly in the right-of-way along Northwest Boulevard. The signs have been there a while, announcing upcoming activities: a play,