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Morning Digest: Five fundraising questions we have as we await first-quarter numbers

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  Morning Digest: Five fundraising questions we have as we await first-quarter numbers Why is this campaign finance report different from all other campaign finance reports? David Nir and Jeff Singer Mar 26 Mary Peltola, Democratic candidate for Alaska’s U.S. Senate seat. (Credit: Mary Peltola Facebook) Leading Off The first fundraising quarter of 2026 comes to an end on Tuesday evening, a deadline that will soon give us an updated look at the state of play in Senate and House races—including several that now look very different compared to just three months ago. Each quarter, The Downballot collects the most relevant data for all congressional candidates in two charts, one each for the House and Senate. We’ll release updated versions soon after the  April 15 reporting deadline . But as we wait to pore over fresh numbers for revealing details, there are several questions we’ll be eager to answer. 1) Did two new Democratic Senate challengers open with a bang? Former ...
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WBUR TODAY: A World Cup dry run

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  ❤️  Donate Thursday, March 26, 2026 🌦️  Cloudy through the morning, then mostly sunny in the afternoon with a high near 66 — before  the rain arrives this evening . Good Morning Boston, The Red Sox play their first game of the 2026 season at 4:10 p.m. today in Cincinnati. It's the first of a six-game road trip to start the season, so you'll have to wait until their home-opener next Friday to try Fenway Park's  new chowder-covered lobster "poutine"  (an apparent attempt to see  if current U.S.-Canada relations can get even worse ). However, we do have one big game, er, match, locally: The T's test match:   Gillette Stadium is hosting an international friendly this afternoon between two of the world's top soccer teams, Brazil and France. It's also serving as a warm-up for the MBTA, as the agency prepares to  transport 20,000 people to each of Gillette's seven World Cup matches  later this year. " We want to make sure that we work the b...
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