Venues Start Canceling on Vivek Ramaswamy Over His Disgusting Ad: 'People Don't Want Him There'  —  Businesses have begun pulling out of Vivek Ramaswamy's bus tour with other GOP candidates.  'It's that damn ad,' a top Ohio Republican tells Zeteo.  —  ∙ Paid

These are the midterm deciders: They voted for Trump and now disapprove of him  —  They're a small but crucial piece of the electorate.  Here's what they say about how they'll vote — decisions that will strongly shape the GOP's fortunes this year.  —  SummaryLoading...

A New Level of Threat and Fear Risks Pushing the U.S. and Iran Back to Full War  —  With new intelligence and the possibility of all sides seeking pretexts for action, the war in Iran is entering a dangerous phase ahead of elections in the United States and Israel.

The Republicans' Remarkably Bad Midterm Campaigns  —  The midterm campaigns have been going badly enough for the Republicans that they have inspired in White House principals some rare candor.  “You don't turn the Titanic around overnight,” Vice-President J. D. Vance said on the trail earlier this year, in Toledo.

In Second Term, Trump's Justice Dept. Submits to His Election Demands  —  With moves in Alaska and California, the department has stepped up interventions in the midterm elections as the president's instrument of unmediated executive power.  —  The Justice Department is sharply intensifying efforts …

Democrats Have Edge Across Four Key House Races in Pennsylvania, Polls Find  —  Democratic candidates are ahead in two, hold a narrow edge in a third and are tied in a fourth, new polling shows.  The seats embody the fights playing out nationwide in the midterms.

Newsom amasses fundraising machine that could power 2028 bid  —  If California Gov. Gavin Newsom enters the 2028 presidential race, as many Democrats expect, he'll walk in with an asset other White House hopefuls will inarguably envy: A small-dollar fundraising and organizing machine powered …

An Iowa Republican's Unusual Connection to the Kochs (and Kansas)  —  In his campaign for governor, Zach Lahn has pitched himself as a self-made businessman.  His backstory is more complicated.  —  If there is one thing that Zach Lahn, the Republican nominee for governor of Iowa …

A Black Democrat has a chance to win in Mississippi's Senate race  —  Scott Colom has a shot to make history in Mississippi with massive Black voter turnout and fed-up White voters willing to back a Democrat.  —  SummaryLoading...  STARKVILLE, Mississippi — Michael Ward walked past …

North Korea's Kim Jong Un touts ties, opens bridge with China on first trip in a year  —  North Korean leader Kim Jong Un visited China on Saturday, inaugurating a new bridge that connects the two countries and vowing to expand cooperation with his powerful neighbor.

As AOC's Ambition Grows, Her Tactics Soften—Risking Support on the Left  —  Following setbacks, Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez tries broadening her outreach to draw voters and lawmakers from both parties  —  Days after Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez became the youngest woman elected to Congress …

US executives quit $25bn gas venture over claims of secret Russian control  —  Former CEO of Polar Train LNG tells FT that energy giant Novatek financed and held reins of strategic Alaska project without Washington's approval  —  The former chief executive of a $25bn US gas export venture …