In Final Surge of Vast Midterm Spending, Parties Make Last-Ditch Appeals

A remarkable $1.4 billion worth of political ads are scheduled to air over the final two weeks as the parties fight for control of Congress.James Talarico, the Democratic nominee for Senate in Texas, spent more than $22 million from his campaign account in the first two weeks of October, the most of

T Theodore Schleifer and Matt Zdun

Gadi Eisenkot Couldn’t Be More Unlike Netanyahu. Can He Beat Him?

Mr. Eisenkot, an ex-military chief leading in the polls, calls the Israeli prime minister an “anti-leader.” But his low-key campaigning style is worrying supporters.Gadi Eisenkot, the leading candidate against Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, at a campaign event in Haifa, Israel, last month.

D David M. Halbfinger, Natan Odenheimer and Johnatan Reiss

Palestinian Gunmen Open Fire on Israelis in the West Bank, Officials Say

Five people were wounded in the attack, days before national elections, health workers said. The Israeli military said its soldiers had killed two assailants.Israeli soldiers take position next to one of the bodies of two armed Palestinian men after the exchange of fire on Friday.

A Adam Rasgon

Trump Asked Musk to Reverse Limits on Ukraine’s Military Internet Use

The call from the president about the Starshield network came after officials in Ukraine reported that they found new limits on the use of military drones in their war against Russia.A Ukrainian soldier checking a reconnaissance drone before launching it in the Sumy region last fall.

M Michael Crowley, Maggie Haberman and Siobhán O’Grady

Alpha School Claims to Teach Kids Twice as Fast. Many Don’t Make It.

Alpha School, a private network, is spreading into public education. While its students’ test scores are high, some parents and educators say it doesn’t live up to the hype.An Alpha private school in Austin, Texas. The Alpha network is small but growing rapidly. Its leaders have ambitions for the mo

D Dana Goldstein

The Bukeleization of Latin America Has Arrived

Nayib Bukele’s notoriously harsh and wildly popular security crackdown in El Salvador is spawning imitators and remaking the region.President Nayib Bukele of El Salvador has overseen an extraordinary security crackdown that has led to plummeting crime rates.

J Jack Nicas

As Brazil Prepares for Election Runoff, a Town Offers Clues to Bolsonaro’s Rise

Deep in cattle country, voter sentiments in an evangelical stronghold help explain why the country’s leftist president is the underdog in Sunday’s election.A gathering last month in Nanuque, Brazil, where longtime residents and those who have moved away come together to dance and reconnect.

A Adam B. Ellick and Seth Kugel

Arms Race Intensifies in Korea as the North Is Emboldened by Russia Alliance

A rare escalation this month exposed the increasingly lethal arsenals the two Koreas are building up across the world’s most heavily fortified border.A photograph provided by North Korean state media showing the leader, Kim Jong-un, and his daughter, Kim Ju-ae, overseeing the firing of an intermedia

C Choe Sang-Hun

Is This Economy Trump’s Fault?

Ahead of the midterms, Natasha Sarin and Catherine Rampell unpack the state of the economy — and how much responsibility the president bears for it.

N Natasha Sarin, Catherine Rampell and Emily Holzknecht

New York City Passes Horse Carriage Ban, Ending a Central Park Tradition

A passenger’s death in June became the impetus for the City Council to ban the practice, but the bill will likely face a court challenge before being implemented in 2028.The proposed ban on horse carriages gained steam after the death of Romanch Mahajan, an 18-year-old passenger who was thrown from

E Ed Shanahan and Dana Rubinstein