Democrats could learn wrong message from a blowout victory  —  Democrats are poised to romp in today's election — easily winning the House and, according to most forecasts, flipping the Senate too. … Even the GOP has a better brand. … Confusing the two could tempt Democrats to overread …

The Alex Pretti Election  —  It's Election Day, and boy, do we have election coverage for you: Tim, Sarah, and JVL will kick off our election night broadcast at 7:00 p.m. EST on Substack, YouTube, Facebook, and Twitch.  Sam and the rest of the Bulwark team will carry us through the night as results come in across the country.

The New York Times Terminates Contract with Romance Columnist Olivia Waite After Bluesky Repost  —  Please be advised that the following article discusses rape allegations.  —  ...  The New York Times has terminated their contract with author Olivia Waite, their romance columnist …

DOJ To Monitor Elections in All 50 States for First Time  —  For Immediate Release  —  One of the Department of Justice's (DOJ) most important missions is ensuring election integrity, supporting free and fair elections, and protecting the right to vote for U.S. citizens across the United States.

Google Will Turn Off Search for Schools That Reject A.I.  —  Google is making it easier to restrict its A.I. tools for students.  But schools that block A.I. entirely will lose student access to Google's search engine.  —  Google announced Tuesday that early next year it would turn off …

Trump Says U.S. to End $4 Billion in Aid to Israel in Favor of New Deal  —  The president's announcement on Election Day, which he said was part of an agreement reached months ago, was a sign of how quickly the politics surrounding Israel have shifted.  —  President Trump said on Tuesday …

Ballot Scanners Fail Across New York's Westchester County  —  The New York Attorney General's Office said it is monitoring a widespread technical issue with ballot scanning machines in Westchester County that may force the county's election workers to count votes by hand.

U.S. Strikes Iran's Qeshm Island as Trump Talks Down War Risks  —  Trump told reporters Monday 'we haven't been doing any fighting for months'  —  The U.S. attacked Iran's Qeshm Island on Monday, U.S. officials said, in the latest of a series of limited strikes Washington has secretly carried …

Trump's midterm campaign has distilled his vile message  —  The president has spewed vulgar and hateful rhetoric even as he reveals his disdain for his followers  —  Far from veering off his track, Trump in his ceaselessly vile midterm campaign statements has attained an optimal level of Trumpism.

Justice Department Bars Jack Smith From Testifying in Trump's BBC Lawsuit  —  The BBC wants to question the former special counsel about the president's role in Jan. 6.  — Copy  —  The Justice Department has refused to give former special counsel Jack Smith permission to testify …

James O'Keefe's Minnesota stunt backfires spectacularly  —  The fraud came from inside the house. … Well, well, well.  —  Do you think those cringy scammers, James O'Keefe and Cam Higby, have enjoyed being hoisted by their own petard, as it were?  Hennepin County Attorney Mary Moriarty …

Election Day in America  —  Voters are taking to the polls in a midterm election that will define the future of both parties.  —  What time do the polls close?  When we'll start getting key election results.  —  The first polls of the midterms will close at 6 p.m. on the East Coast …

What a Vote for Abdul El-Sayed Means  —  On a recent visit to Temple Israel in West Bloomfield Township, Mich., I heard from someone who described the state's U.S. Senate race this year as a choice either against antisemitism or for democracy.  —  What he meant was that a vote for Mike Rogers …

Why I'm Optimistic About the Midterms  —  There have been three great crises in American history: the Civil War, perhaps the defining event in our history after the Revolution itself, the Great Depression and World War II.  These events tested our republic and our resolve in fundamental ways …

Fired general accused of being source for Wall Street Journal, NYT  —  The Pentagon's former top military planner is under federal investigation and may face a court-martial for allegedly leaking to reporters from the Wall Street Journal and New York Times, according to three sources familiar with the controversy.

Trump is going to get ‘trounced’ in the midterms — and knows it, Anthony Scaramucci tells CNBC … U.S. President Donald Trump will get “trounced” in Tuesday's midterm elections, Anthony Scaramucci, former White House communications director and founder of SkyBridge Capital, told CNBC.

Man charged with mailing hundreds of letters containing powder to officials ahead of the election  —  Federal authorities have charged an Oklahoma man with sending hundreds of letters containing nonhazardous white powder to public officials ahead of the 2024 and 2026 elections.

K Street's $7 million midterms bet  —  Fifteen PACs associated with major Washington lobbying firms have given more than $7 million to federal candidates and political committees this cycle as the 2026 midterms become the most expensive midterms on record, according to a PI analysis of FEC records.

Florida Republicans Uneasy About Byron Donalds's Race for Governor  —  For nervous Florida Republicans, it all comes down to Tuesday.  Gubernatorial candidate Byron Donalds and the rest of the GOP ticket are counting on a big Election Day turnout to overcome strong Democratic early voting.