Putin Floats a Summit With Trump and Xi to Decide Ukraine's Fate  —  The Russian leader is trying to capitalize on warming ties with the president to unlock a favorable resolution to the war with Kyiv  —  Russian President Vladimir Putin has proposed that he, President Trump …

Republicans already know who they want to blame if they suffer big midterm losses  —  Republicans are already starting to blame each other as the midterm election spirals further out of their control.  —  Everyone is bracing for President Donald Trump's ire if the party loses big in November.

Polls Show Democrats Ahead.  Are They ‘Right’ This Time?  —  Polls are inherently imprecise, but they don't have a record of systematically overestimating Democrats in recent nonpresidential elections.  —  Are the midterm polls overestimating the Democrats?  —  It's hard not to wonder.

How CBS News' Middle East war spread to the Upper Midwest  —  The News  —  Control of the US Senate for the next two years could come down to how much the news media chooses to focus in the final weeks of the midterms on a tweet sent years ago by the younger half-sister of Michigan's Democratic Senate candidate.

The Race Is On for Trump Staffers to Hire Lawyers in Case Democrats Win Midterms  —  Cabinet officials, ordinary staffers preparing for possibility that Democrats could launch probes if party gains back Congress  —  Trump administration officials are lawyering up.

Obama calls Trump officials' investigation of Ilhan Omar ‘appalling’  —  The former president posted a lengthy statement calling President Donald Trump's treatment of Ilhan Omar a “transparent” effort to intimidate her.  —  Former President Barack Obama on Sunday condemned federal agents' raid …

Migrant found dead at Laredo ICE facility  —  The death was confirmed by U.S. Rep. Henry Cuellar, who said the 56-year-old Mexican national was found unresponsive in his cell.  He's the seventh person in Texas to die while detained by ICE this year.  —  TAKE OUR CONTENT — PLEASE!

The Danger of Getting Too Close to a Source  —  Richard Darman was my source in the Reagan and Bush Administrations—and my best friend.  —  “Woodward, Darman,” he said.  It was how every phone call from him began over two decades.  Richard G. Darman was what I call a “hide in plain sight” …

Shawn Oliver, Republican candidate for Massachusetts Lt. Gov., suspends campaign after arrest  —  Shawn Oliver, a New Bedford City Council member and Republican candidate for Massachusetts lieutenant governor, suspended his campaign after an alleged drunk driving crash late Saturday night led to his arrest.

Vital Early Voting Period Begins in Texas  —  Early voting in Texas, where the outcome of the Senate race could determine which party controls the chamber, will run through Oct. 30.  —  The time has finally come: Texans can begin casting ballots on Monday, and their early votes …

Trump Aides Are Getting Ready to Penalize Defaulting Student Loan Borrowers  —  Trump administration officials are preparing to impose financial penalties on millions of Americans in default on their federal student loans next year, according to five sources familiar with the matter.

Investing in the public benefit  —  Today, we're committing a portion of Anthropic's shares to the Anthropic Public Benefit Fund, a new entity with a structure that increases the stake as the company grows.  Subject to stockholder approval, 5% of Anthropic's shares will be committed today …

France Seeks to Curb Unrest as Protest Violence Hits Europe  —  French President Emmanuel Macron said the country felt anger and shame following widespread violence over the weekend and called for order to be restored.  —  Protests in several cities descended into clashes between police and demonstrators …