[
 {
  "slug": "2026-11-01-2212",
  "title": "Final Times/Siena polls show Democrats ahead as Michigan Democrats cut ties with Stevens",
  "stamp": "10:12 PM ET · Sun, Nov 1",
  "published": "2026-11-01T22:18:40-05:00",
  "window": {
   "from": "2026-11-01T19:12-05:00",
   "to": "2026-11-01T22:12-05:00"
  },
  "dek": "The final New York Times/Siena polls found Democrats leading in five of seven battleground Senate races, with Alaska and Iowa within the margin of error, and the Texas and Kansas governor's races effectively tied. In Michigan, the state Democratic Party chair said Rep. Haley Stevens is no longer a party member, and Stevens told CNN her endorsement of Republican Mike Rogers stands.",
  "topics": [
   "Polls",
   "Governors",
   "Senate",
   "Courts and election rules",
   "Early vote and turnout",
   "Campaign trail"
  ],
  "words": 921
 },
 {
  "slug": "2026-11-01-1912",
  "title": "Trump and Johnson welcome Haley Stevens to the GOP as Trump rallies in Iowa and Kansas",
  "stamp": "7:12 PM ET · Sun, Nov 1",
  "published": "2026-11-01T19:20:22-05:00",
  "window": {
   "from": "2026-11-01T16:12-05:00",
   "to": "2026-11-01T19:12-05:00"
  },
  "dek": "Fallout from Rep. Haley Stevens' endorsement of Republican Mike Rogers kept Michigan's Senate race at the center of the evening, with Trump and Speaker Mike Johnson saying they would welcome her and Democratic leaders backing Abdul El-Sayed. Trump held his Iowa rally and headed to Kansas, and the Justice Department asked a judge to weigh contempt over an analysis of its California noncitizen list.",
  "topics": [
   "Senate",
   "Campaign trail",
   "Courts and election rules",
   "Early vote and turnout"
  ],
  "words": 618
 },
 {
  "slug": "2026-11-01-1612",
  "title": "DOJ appeals Alaska Senate ruling as Stevens' staff resign over Rogers endorsement",
  "stamp": "4:12 PM ET · Sun, Nov 1",
  "published": "2026-11-01T16:33:07-05:00",
  "window": {
   "from": "2026-11-01T13:12-05:00",
   "to": "2026-11-01T16:12-05:00"
  },
  "dek": "The Justice Department took its Alaska Senate certification case to the Ninth Circuit hours after a federal judge dismissed it. In Michigan, Rep. Haley Stevens' chief of staff and other aides resigned after she endorsed Republican Mike Rogers, and Connecticut Sen. Chris Murphy was hospitalized after a stroke.",
  "topics": [
   "Courts and election rules",
   "Senate",
   "Campaign trail",
   "House"
  ],
  "words": 503
 },
 {
  "slug": "2026-11-01-1312",
  "title": "Judge dismisses DOJ's Alaska Senate suit as Haley Stevens endorses Republican Mike Rogers",
  "stamp": "1:12 PM ET · Sun, Nov 1",
  "published": "2026-11-01T13:32:40-05:00",
  "window": {
   "from": "2026-11-01T10:12-05:00",
   "to": "2026-11-01T13:12-05:00"
  },
  "dek": "A federal judge in Alaska threw out the Justice Department's bid to hold up certification of the state's Senate race, and Sen. Dan Sullivan said he would accept the result. In Michigan, Democratic Rep. Haley Stevens endorsed Republican Mike Rogers two days before the election.",
  "topics": [
   "Courts and election rules",
   "Senate",
   "House",
   "Early vote and turnout"
  ],
  "words": 683
 },
 {
  "slug": "2026-11-01-1030",
  "title": "NBC poll has Democrats up 52-45 as Fox moves Kansas Senate race to Toss-up",
  "stamp": "10:30 AM ET · Sun, Nov 1",
  "published": "2026-11-01T10:48:50-05:00",
  "window": {
   "from": "2026-11-01T07:30-05:00",
   "to": "2026-11-01T10:30-05:00"
  },
  "dek": "A new NBC News poll found more registered voters prefer Democratic control of Congress, and Fox News moved Kansas's Senate race to Toss-up and Nebraska's to Lean R. Barack Obama endorsed Kentucky Democrat Charles Booker, early ballots passed 53 million in a University of Florida count, and the Alaska ballot dispute reached the Sunday shows.",
  "topics": [
   "Polls",
   "Senate",
   "Early vote and turnout",
   "Campaign trail",
   "House",
   "Governors",
   "Ballot measures"
  ],
  "words": 1179
 }
]