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...

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

Trump's DOJ barrels into midterms with lawsuits, raids and arrests  —  With just nine days until the midterms, the Trump administration is escalating its assault on two of the Department of Justice's most sacred guardrails:  — Independence from the White House.  — Restraint before elections.

Obama Sharply Criticizes Trump on Campaign Trail  —  Former President Barack Obama attacked the Trump administration on Saturday as he hit the campaign trail before the midterm elections.  —  “After two years of chaos and cruelty and corruption and incompetence the likes of which we have not seen …

Rahm Emanuel Embodies His Party's Past.  Could He Also Be Its Future?  —  On the road with an extreme moderate as he mocks the left and (maybe) makes his case for 2028.  — Copy  —  An elementary school in rural Louisiana isn't Rahm Emanuel's natural habitat.

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.

Musk says SpaceX restricted Ukraine's Starlink connection as service restored  —  Elon Musk has said his company SpaceX restricted Ukraine's Starlink internet service, after Ukrainian officials said connectivity issues appeared to have been resolved.  —  The tech billionaire accused Ukraine …

Public Colleges Are Passing the $50,000-a-Year Mark.  For Locals.  —  At the University of California campuses in Berkeley, Irvine and Santa Barbara, students get an unwitting education in navigating the housing market.  —  The University of California, Santa Barbara …

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 …

Introducing a New Way to Understand the Election: Times Voter Trends  —  A timely demographic story we've never been able to tell before.  —  When the dust settles on election night, the story won't simply be about who won, but who decided the outcome: Which demographic groups shifted the most …

Automating the Bribe State  —  Trump accounts use automation to help the wealthy, while making social programs inaccessible  —  In his closing midterm pitch to voters, Trump has not been subtle. … Trump's Bribe State is a bewildering mix of empty promises and real benefits—and punishments.