Democratic Sen. Maggie Hassan vies against Republican Don Bolduc in the New Hampshire’s US Senate race

Scott Eisen/Getty Images; Insider Democratic Sen. Maggie Hassan of New Hampshire is running for reelection to a second term. The incumbent lawmaker faces Republican nominee Don Bolduc, a retired Army brigadier general. Hassan, a former two-term governor, has so far raised at least $36 million for her campaign. Democratic US Sen. Maggie Hassan — who…

Democratic Sen. Michael Bennet of Colorado, a low-key moderate who once ran for president, faces off against first-timer Joe O’Dea in a surprise battleground

First-time Republican candidate Joe O’Dea, left, faces off against Democratic Sen. Michael Bennet, right. David Zalubowski/AP Photo; Susan Walsh/AP Photo; Insider Sen. Michael Bennet is running against Republican Joe O’Dea in Colorado’s US Senate race. Colorado, which Joe Biden won by double digits in 2020, is an unexpected battleground. An O’Dea win could help hand…

Rep. Marcy Kaptur seeks to defend seat against Republican J.R. Majewski in turbulent Ohio congressional race

Tom E. Puskar/AP Photo; Alex Brandon/AP Photo;Insider The race pits the longest-tenured woman in the House against a Trump-backed newcomer. A newly redrawn congressional district has put Kaptur’s political career in jeopardy.   After Majewski started hot, a financial disclosure violation and military service scandal have hurt him. Longtime Democratic Rep. Marcy Kaptur faces off…

A camera from a 1937 explorer was discovered on a Canadian glacier. Scientists are trying to develop the 85-year-old film loaded inside.

In late August, a team of scientists and professional mountain explorers discovered Bradford Washburn’s camera from a 1937 expedition on Walsh Glacier. Leslie Hittmeier/Teton Gravity Research In August, scientists and adventurers found camera gear abandoned by Brad Washburn, an American explorer, in 1937.  Washburn shot images of the frigid landscape. Eighty-five years later, scientists are…

Democrat Wes Moore faces off against Trump-backed Republican state Del. Dan Cox in Maryland’s gubernatorial election

Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images; Kenneth K. Lam/Baltimore Sun/Tribune News Service via Getty Images; Insider Democrat Wes Moore is running against Republican Dan Cox in Maryland’s gubernatorial race.  This race is one of six Republican-held governorships up for election in a state carried by Joe Biden in 2020.  Outgoing Republican Gov. Larry Hogan said Cox is not…

Debris from a Russian missile that was shot down landed outside Ukraine, officials say, in a rare instance of fighting spilling over the country’s borders

This photograph taken on October 7, 2022 shows a Russian rocket sticks out a ground near the village of Ukrainka in a part of Southern Ukraine. Photo by DIMITAR DILKOFF/AFP via Getty Images Russian forces launched a fresh barrage of missile strikes on Ukraine on Monday morning. Debris from one missile that was shot down…

Tour the luxurious interior of Mercedes-Benz’s $141,000 Tesla rival, which has 4 screens, massaging seats, and a fingerprint scanner

The Mercedes-Benz EQS 580. Tim Levin/Insider I drove the EQS, Mercedes-Benz’s first electric car for the US set to take on the Tesla Model S.  It stuns with a screen-filled and immensely comfortable interior.  Highlights include massaging seats, a 56-inch “Hyperscreen,” and high-end finishes throughout.  Some electric cars are all about affordability, quickness, or range.The…

Democratic Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham faces off against Republican Mark Ronchetti in New Mexico’s gubernatorial election

Michael Brochstein/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images; Mark Ronchetti’s campaign; Insider Democratic Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham is running against Republican Mark Ronchetti in New Mexico’s gubernatorial race.  The state voted for the Democratic presidential candidate in every election cycle since 1992, excluding 2004.  Grisham is the first Democratic Latina to be elected governor in the country’s…

Republican Doug Mastriano and Democrat Josh Shapiro face off for governor of Pennsylvania

David Dermer/AP Photo; Gene J. Puskar/AP Photo; Insider Democrat Josh Shapiro and Republican Doug Mastriano are running for Pennsylvania governor. Mastriano, a state senator, sought to overturn the 2020 election in Pennsylvania.  Shapiro, Pennsylvania’s attorney general, is painting Mastriano as an extremist.  Republican Doug Mastriano and Democrat Josh Shapiro are running in a consequential open…