The father who stopped the Bend school shooter is a rare case, experts say
Kaylub Giamanco followed a 16 year old gunman into Silver Rail Elementary and shot him. People who study these attacks say it almost never ends this way.
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Atlas Elections
The 2026 midterms, made simple.
Election Day
Tuesday, November 3
Every House seat, 35 Senate seats and 36 governor races are on the ballot. Many states let you vote early or by mail, so check your state's rules soon.
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House seatsEvery seat is up. A party needs 218 for control.
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Senate seats33 regular races plus special elections in Ohio and Florida.
36
Governor racesIncluding big states like California, Texas, Florida and New York.
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Politics news
Sacked Foreign Office chief Olly Robbins settles with the government
Sir Olly Robbins, who was fired in April over the vetting of Peter Mandelson for the Washington ambassador job, has reached an out of court deal with the government. The amount has not been made public.
Healey makes the growth case for a third Heathrow runway while Burnham stays on the fence
The chancellor says airports are a big part of jobs and growth, putting him at odds with a prime minister who still won't say where he stands.
Burnham asks Swinney to help push power out to Scotland's regions
On his first major trip to Scotland as prime minister, Andy Burnham offered to work with the Scottish government on deeper devolution, while ruling out a second independence vote.
Katie Zacharia out as White House press secretary after less than a week
The White House says Katie Zacharia is leaving the press secretary job just days after starting, following heavy media scrutiny of her background.
UK keeps the door open to tariffs on Chinese electric cars as it eyes a place in Europe's industry plan
Downing Street says it wants Britain included in the EU's Made in Europe package now that France has dropped its objection. Beijing has warned that any tariffs on Chinese electric vehicles would be discriminatory.
Police review post backing Palestine Action by wife of Britain's security adviser
London police are looking at a post on X by the author Sarah Helm, whose husband Jonathan Powell is the government's national security adviser. Downing Street says she does not speak for the government in any way.
Most Americans back the death penalty, but that support is thinner than it looks
Talk of a livestreamed firing squad execution has put capital punishment back in the spotlight, and polls show Americans are far more divided once other options are on the table.