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Republican Sen. Darline Graham is running against Democrat Annie Andrews for a full Senate term after she was appointed in July to replace her late brother, Sen. Lindsey Graham. CNN's Dianne Gallagher explains how Republicans are growing increasingly concerned about their chances in the reliably red state. Discover more videos, including live streams and exclusive storytelling, on our Watch page.

In audio obtained by CNN, Texas Attorney General and Republican Senate nominee Ken Paxton privately accused Republican Sen. John Cornyn of withholding support and recounted an alleged restaurant encounter that longtime Cornyn strategist Rob Jesmer says never happened.

DHS Secretary Markwayne Mullin fired back at New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani over his response to a shooting involving an ICE agent, accusing him of using "dangerous" language that incites hostility. Mullin defended ICE's work and rejected Mamdani's call to abolish the agency.

Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents shot and wounded a man from the Dominican Republic in New York while a 5-year-old boy was in the car. The shooting has sparked protests across the city, with Gov. Kathy Hochul calling for the release of bodycam footage from the incident.

Georgia Democratic Senator Jon Ossoff called out Republican Rep. Mike Collins’ association with a White nationalist influencer as the two squared off in a debate.

A US congressional candidate in Arizona, Bernadette Greene-Placentia, says she was raped by two men while she was repairing one of her campaign signs. The sheriff’s office is investigating the case. Help is available : For help in the US, call the National Sexual Assault Hotline at 1-800-656-4673 or chat 24/7 on online.rainn.org .

CNN's Jake Tapper speaks with Eric Deters, a former donor to President Donald Trump, who says US Ambassador to Greece Kimberly Guilfoyle attempted to get him to pay her $100,000 credit card bill in exchange for access to Trump.

CNN’s Pamela Brown talks to the crew on the USS Abraham Lincoln as they arrive home and reunite with loved ones after the aircraft carrier's near-record deployment.

共和党参议员达琳·格雷厄姆(Darline Graham)在7月被任命接替已故的哥哥林赛·格雷厄姆(Lindsey Graham)参议员后，正与民主党候选人安妮·安德鲁斯(Annie Andrews)竞选完整的参议院任期。CNN记者黛安·加拉格尔(Dianne Gallagher)解释了共和党人为何越来越担心他们在这个传统共和党州的胜算。更多视频，包括直播和独家报道，请访问我们的“观看”页面。

CNN获得的一段录音显示，德克萨斯州总检察长兼共和党参议员候选人肯·帕克斯顿私下指责共和党参议员约翰·科宁拒绝支持他，并讲述了一次所谓的餐厅偶遇，但科宁的长期策略师罗布·杰斯默表示此事从未发生过。

美国国土安全部部长马克韦恩·穆林就纽约市长佐兰·马姆达尼对一起涉及移民和海关执法局（ICE）特工的枪击事件的回应予以回击，指责马姆达尼使用了煽动敌意的“危险”语言。穆林捍卫了ICE的工作，并驳斥了马姆达尼要求解散该机构的呼吁。

美国移民及海关执法局（ICE）特工在纽约开枪击伤了一名来自多米尼加共和国的男子，当时车内还有一名5岁男孩。这起枪击事件引发了全市范围内的抗议活动，州长凯西·霍楚呼吁公布事发时的执法记录仪视频。

佐治亚州民主党参议员乔恩·奥索夫在与共和党众议员迈克·柯林斯的辩论中，公开指责柯林斯与一位白人民族主义影响者有联系。

美国亚利桑那州国会候选人伯纳黛特·格林-普拉森西亚称，她在修理竞选标牌时遭到两名男子强奸。警长办公室正在调查此案。寻求帮助：在美国境内，请拨打全国性侵犯热线 1-800-656-4673 或访问 online.rainn.org 进行 24/7 全天候在线咨询。

CNN 的杰克·塔珀采访了唐纳德·特朗普总统的前捐助者埃里克·德特斯，德特斯称美国驻希腊大使金伯利·吉尔福伊尔曾试图让他替她支付 10 万美元的信用卡账单，以此换取与特朗普见面的机会。

CNN 的帕梅拉·布朗采访了“亚伯拉罕·林肯”号航空母舰上的船员，他们结束了近乎创纪录的部署任务，返回家乡与亲人团聚。