The Cruelty and the Crazy  —  Migrant airlifts and the Unabomber candidate.  —  Sorry, but shipping migrants to Martha's Vineyard is brilliant — a political masterstroke, an epic troll, and, above all hilarious.  —  You can tell because of the reaction on the right …

Ohio 2022: Vance Holds Four-Point Lead Over Ryan; DeWine Maintains Comfortable Lead over Whaley  —  Home Polls Ohio 2022: Vance Holds Four-Point Lead Over Ryan; DeWine Maintains Comfortable Lead over Whaley  —  An Emerson College Polling/The Hill poll of Ohio voters finds Republican JD Vance …

Pennsylvania GOP gubernatorial nominee was registered to vote in N.J. until 2021  —  Mastriano, Oz both come from New Jersey  —  New Jersey is serving as an incubator for Republican candidates in Pennsylvania, with two statewide candidates being New Jersey natives and longtime residents.

Democrats Buoyed by Abortion and Trump, Times/Siena Poll Finds  —  President Biden's approval rating has climbed to 42 percent, and the number of Americans who believe the country is on the right track has doubled but remains low.  —  Even as they struggle to persuade voters that they should be trusted …

Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, September 15  —  Click here to see ISW's interactive map of the Russian invasion of Ukraine.  This map is updated daily alongside the static maps present in this report.  —  Ukrainian forces are continuing counteroffensive operations in eastern Ukraine …

Oregon Governor Moves To Toss Up  —  With less than two months until Election Day, the 2022 gubernatorial map has seen some surprising shifts since the outset of the cycle.  Republicans had initially started targeting the Rust Belt, hoping to flip control in perpetual swing states like Michigan and Pennsylvania.

Iran's Supreme Leader Cancels Public Appearances After Falling Ill  —  Ayatollah Ali Khamenei is currently on bed rest under observation by a team of doctors, according to four people familiar with his health situation.  —  Iran's supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei …

Will The Polls Overestimate Democrats Again?  —  As Democrats' prospects for the midterms have improved — they're now up to a 71 percent chance of keeping the Senate and a 29 percent chance of retaining the House, according to the 2022 FiveThirtyEight midterm election forecast 2 …

Lindsey Graham called Trump ‘a lying motherf***er’ during Ukraine impeachment, book reveals  —  Authors Peter Baker and Susan Glasser report that Mr Graham used the vulgar phrase to describe Mr Trump in the midst of the inquiry that led to his first impeachment trial

Is This 1998?  Or 2018?  —  In order to succeed in a midterm election, one that historically benefits the party out of power, the White House party needs to be able to do two things: 1.  Energize their base 2.  Convince independent/swing voters that supporting the change candidate is a bigger risk than sticking with the status quo.

Alabama poll worker insisted state GOP chair show a proper voter ID — and was fired shortly after: report  —  An Alabama man who volunteered as a poll worker in his community was fired shortly after he asked Alabama State Republican Party Chairman John Wahl and his family to present proper identification before voting.

Michigan man gets 5 years in prison for role in Capitol riot  —  A Michigan man was sentenced on Friday to five years in federal prison for his role in the U.S. Capitol attack by a mob that disrupted Congress from certifying President Joe Biden's 2020 electoral victory.

Biden's Income-Driven Repayment plan would turn student loans into untargeted grants  —  For media inquiries, contact:  —  Brieanna Nicker esmedia@brookings.edu 202.540.7721  —  Nonresident Senior Fellow - Economic Studies Executive Director, Marriner S. Eccles Institute, University of Utah

Britain and the US are poor societies with some very rich people  —  When it comes to average household incomes, the UK may soon need to ask migrant labourers to take a pay cut  —  Where would you rather live?  A society where the rich are extraordinarily rich and the poor are very poor …