Where Voters Are Abandoning Trump, and Barriers to New Cancer Treatments

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Here’s what we’re covering:
• Trump Puts on a Midterms Show for an Audience That’s Already Sold (nytimes.com/2026/10/01/us/politics/trump-puts-…), by Katie Rogers
• Hispanic Voters on the Texas Border Have Soured on Trump (nytimes.com/2026/09/30/us/politics/texas-borde…), by Jennifer Medina and Edgar Sandoval
• Christa Pike Is in Critical Condition as Tennessee Pauses Executions (nytimes.com/2026/10/01/us/tennessee-executions…), by Emily Cochrane
• Hochul Names Letitia James as Special Prosecutor in Cornell Case (nytimes.com/2026/10/01/nyregion/letitia-james-…), by Santul Nerkar, Benjamin Oreskes and Hurubie Meko
• U.K.-Iranian Man Arrested in London in Connection to Air Base Incident (nytimes.com/2026/10/01/world/europe/uk-iran-te…), by Michael D. Shear
• New Cancer Drugs Are Revolutionary. Why Don’t More Patients Get Them? (nytimes.com/2026/09/30/science/new-cancer-drug…), by Gina Kolata
• Google Wants Hollywood to Stop Being So Afraid of Technology (nytimes.com/2026/09/30/business/media/google-h…), by Brooks Barnes

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