Exclusive: Ramaswamy doubles down on explosive ad featuring rival's mother, despite backlash  —  Vivek Ramaswamy's campaign for Ohio governor is pouring $4 million into a bombshell ad in which his opponent's estranged mother attacks her daughter — doubling down on the message despite fierce bipartisan backlash, Axios has learned.

A Billionaire Wanted a Trump Pardon.  His Family Gave Alina Habba a $50 Million Deal.  —  A Billionaire Wanted a Pardon.  His Family Gave Alina Habba a $50 Million Deal.  —  A prominent Venezuelan was seeking clemency.  He got it not long after his daughter gave Ms. Habba, a lawyer close to President Trump, a lucrative job.

Trump Pushes to Evict the Press From the White House  —  President Trump has talked about replacing the James S. Brady Press Briefing Room with an indoor swimming pool.  —  In late August, during one of Karoline Leavitt's final meetings with President Trump in the Oval Office …

FiftyPlusOne just caught a pollster faking data — and they copped to it  —  On Tuesday, Oct. 20, FiftyPlusOne reached out to Wedgewood Polls, a self-professed polling firm, with a request for comment on an investigation we had conducted into their alleged survey research.

FEMA tells states to handle disasters on their own  —  The Trump administration's disaster chief told state officials Tuesday they must increase their financial reserves and emergency capabilities to handle most disasters on their own, without federal help.  —  Federal Emergency Management …

Cook Political Report shifts 2 Senate races toward Democrats, 1 toward GOP  —  The Cook Political Report, a nonpartisan election handicapper, on Tuesday moved Minnesota's Senate race from likely to lean Democrat, while also moving South Carolina's Senate seat from likely Republican to lean Republican.

Musk chose to restrict Ukraine's access to SpaceX satellite network, sources say  —  A decision by Elon Musk led to restrictions on Ukraine's use of SpaceX's satellite communications network, people familiar with the matter told CBS News.  —  The satellite service, which is used for drone operations …

Ahead of Midterms, Justice Kagan Says Rulings Have Intensified Polarization  —  The justice said during a discussion that recent Supreme Court decisions on voting rights, gerrymandering and campaign finance have deepened America's divides.  —  Justice Elena Kagan on Tuesday criticized …

Exclusive: Thousands of North Carolina ballots set to be rejected after GOP imposed strict new rules, data shows  —  Thousands of North Carolina midterm ballots are set to be rejected over minor technical issues after a federal court upheld strict new Republican-backed rules for mail voters …

DoJ's suspected non-citizens list includes ‘high percentage’ of those born in US, LA officials say  —  The statement revealed in court papers raises questions about the reliability of the list of 20,000 people in California  —  The justice department's list of suspected non-citizens in California includes a …

Trump just made a last-minute gambit to save farm-state Republicans in the midterms  —  Republicans locked in tight races this November are desperately hoping the Trump administration's last-minute gambit to send farmers $8 billion in taxpayer money will work.

Trump's super PAC spent nearly a quarter billion dollars to help Republicans  —  President Donald Trump's MAGA Inc. super PAC went from quiet to one of the cycle's biggest spenders in September — and still has massive cash reserves, according to new data released late Tuesday.

Griffin Says Republicans Erred by Cutting Taxes Last Year  —  Billionaire Ken Griffin said Republicans in Congress and President Donald Trump made a mistake by cutting taxes even further last year.  —  “We didn't have the fiscal space to renew the tax cuts,” Griffin said in a wide-ranging interview Tuesday …

The Secret Terms of Trump's Venezuelan Oil Deal  —  In late August, President Donald Trump announced what he called the “biggest oil deal in world history.”  Since then, the full text of the accord — which grants the U.S. sweeping access to Venezuela's oil reserves — has been one of the most sought-after secrets in Washington, D.C.

If Democrats Win Congress, Could the G.O.P. Refuse to Seat Them?  —  A changing of the congressional guard in January could leave room for meddling, though most legal scholars doubt it would happen.  —  President Trump's unfounded claims of large-scale voter fraud have Democrats bracing …

Trump Can No Longer Mask His Real Agenda  —  One of the most memorable lines in President Trump's first Inaugural Address on Jan. 20, 2017, was: “The forgotten men and women of our country will be forgotten no longer.'  —  It was so good, in fact, that he recycled it in his speech accepting …

DHS Plane Purchases Tied to ‘Ongoing Criminal Law Enforcement Investigation’  —  The purchase of several aircraft by the Department of Homeland Security during the final days of former Secretary Kristi Noem's tenure is tied to an “ongoing criminal law enforcement investigation,” the department's Privacy Office told The Washington Sun.

Democrats Make a Million-Dollar Bet on Florida Governor's Race  —  National Democrats have largely withheld major funding for Democrat David Jolly, but are seeing a late-race opportunity  —  National Democrats are making a million-dollar bet on David Jolly, the Democratic nominee for governor of Florida …

Trump's Vile Tirade About Sen. Elissa Slotkin Exposes Sleazy MAGA Scam  —  So here's how the game works.  Right-wing propagandists dishonestly clip a Democrat's comments to conjure up the impression of a dark plot to persecute supporters of Donald Trump.  A bunch of them post on it with an algorithmic boost from Elon Musk.

Bloomberg Gives Democrats $80 Million in 11th-Hour Midterm Push  —  The money from the former New York City mayor and megadonor, who is focused on ensuring a sizable Democratic House majority, will help cut into Republicans' financial advantage.  —  Around this time every election year …

Candidate who said she'd fire all Republicans says she had three beers before viral interview  —  Jaime West, a Democratic candidate for a seat on Indiana's Fayette County Council who went viral for during a televised candidate forum this month, has an explanation: She had been drinking beforehand.

Hakeem Jeffries' Miami Trip Lands Cuban-Owned Bakery in Political Firestorm  —  A Cuban bakery in Florida has become the target of a conservative boycott campaign this week after it hosted a visit from House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries and a Democratic congressional candidate.

Trump Jr. Privately Breaks With His Dad  —  Sign up for Inside the Trump Presidency, a newsletter featuring coverage of the second Trump term.  —  Donald Trump Jr. had a simple vision for his father's foreign policy during the 2024 presidential campaign: If elected, Donald Trump …

Descendants of tribe chief who inspired Washington Redskins image fight to restore name and logo  —  Descendants of the Blackfeet chief who inspired the NFL team Washington Redskins are urging President Donald Trump to restore the name and image of their ancestor.

‘France should serve as a wakeup call’: Republicans find a closing message in Paris riots  —  Republicans wanted a jolt for their campaigns.  They found it in France.  —  In the campaign's final stretch, President Donald Trump, Vice President JD Vance, Speaker Mike Johnson …