I'm Deborah Kamen.
I'm an investigative reporter at The New York Times.
What I do is I look at the people running the real estate industry,
who for so many years have been relatively invisible.
And the more that I look into it,
the more that I find there are people in the real estate industry operating unethically.
And their unethical behavior affects every single American.
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we're always looking a little bit deeper to help readers better understand the world.
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From The New York Times, I'm Michael Babarro.
This is The Daily.
As 2026 gets underway, so does a midterm election year for control of Congress.
A campaign that will determine whether Democrats can operate as a check against the extraordinary power of President Trump or whether Republicans can hold on to every lever of influence in Washington.
Today, my colleagues, Annie Carney and Shane Goldmacher,
on the opportunities and perils for both parties.
It's Wednesday, January 7th.
Annie?
2026 elections, here we come.
Here we come.