How Trump's Crazed Fury at Canada Is Already Backfiring Badly for Him  —  Here's a bit of poetic justice for you: The Democratic bid for control of Congress just might end up running right through the very heart of Trump country.  We're talking about parts of the Midwest that helped drive Donald Trump's …

246. Making Sense of the Mail-in Ballots Ruling  —  The Supreme Court's grant of a stay in one of the mail-in ballot cases is deeply wrong, but it's also not the main event over whether Trump's patently unlawful executive order can take effect.  —  I apologize in advance for writing a stream …

Kennedy Center finances deteriorated sharply after Trump name change  —  Budget and meeting documents obtained by The Post show ticket revenue and fundraising plummeted even as leaders publicly touted a financial turnaround.  —  Summary  —  Ticket sales and fundraising collapsed …

Losing the Iran War: The Economic Front  —  So here, according to Trump and his officials, is the state of the war with Iran: Iran has been totally defeated and is desperate for a deal — indeed, Trump has announced that a deal is imminent on at least six distinct occasions.

2 people die from measles in Pennsylvania  —  The individuals were not vaccinated, health officials said.  —  Two people have died in Pennsylvania from measles, the state health department said Tuesday.  Both were unvaccinated.  —  These the first deaths related to measles within the state in 35 years …

Trump-backed House candidate removes mentions of the president from his website  —  Ralph Alvarado once called himself an “America First fighter” and a “vocal supporter” of Trump on his site.  Now he is highlighting his “independent leadership.”  —  Ralph Alvarado is running …

CIA Director John Ratcliffe on secret trip in Russia  —  CIA Director John Ratcliffe is in Moscow, Russia, for meetings, sources familiar with the situation told CBS News on Tuesday.  —  News of his trip comes after a U.S. Air Force Boeing C-17A Globemaster III transport plane was spotted …

Exclusive: Justice Department considers bringing charges against ICE officer in Minneapolis shooting  —  The Justice Department is considering whether to charge an Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent accused of shooting a Venezuelan immigrant in the leg this winter in Minneapolis …

Ghislaine Maxwell loses bid to throw out conviction for aiding Jeffrey Epstein  —  A U.S. judge rejected Ghislaine Maxwell's bid to throw out her conviction and 20-year prison sentence for helping the late financier Jeffrey Epstein sexually abuse teenage girls.

Target pulls ‘offensive’ Halloween costume from stores  —  Target has apologized for a circus clown Halloween costume that critics accused of evoking Blackface and 19th-century minstrel shows following online backlash.  —  The costume was sold as the “Kids' Glows Under Blacklight Circus …

G.O.P. Lawmakers Rebuke Trump on Plan to Increase Beef Imports  —  Republicans who have mostly refrained from criticizing the president's actions have been vocal in opposition to the move, which they say will harm their constituents  —  Congressional Republicans are leveling some rare …

Fetterman's Popularity With Republicans Surges as He Angers the Left, Poll Finds  —  Pennsylvania Republicans now view John Fetterman, the state's Democratic senator, more favorably than its sitting G.O.P. senator, a New York Times/Philadelphia Inquirer/Siena poll found.

Key Voter Group Rages at Trump for Sparking Historic Crisis  —  FIELDS OF ANGER  —  Farmers who overwhelmingly backed Trump are now warning they are in the worst financial crisis since the 1980s.  —  Donald Trump's farm-country stronghold is struggling due to an economic crisis that farmers say he is making worse.

Do I really buy that Texas could turn blue?  —  Some of the skepticism about James Talarico's chances amounts to superstition.  But I have one lingering concern about our forecast in Texas.  —  ∙ Paid … I don't donate to political campaigns.1 But the algorithms correctly determine …

Is Mojtaba Khamenei Dead?  —  The office of Iran's supreme leader has fallen quiet, fueling uncertainty in a country with decisions to make.  —  Last Tuesday, Iranian Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei hosted a wake for his father and predecessor, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.

Secret Service says it is aware of Iranian state media video threatening Barron Trump  —  The footage, reportedly released by media linked to Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, claimed a $10 million bounty had been placed on the president's youngest son.  —  Summary

J.D. Vance Is Rattling the GOP's Old Guard  —  Vice President JD Vance has attacked several conservative icons in recent weeks, unnerving many in the Republican Party's old guard ahead of the 2028 presidential primary.  —  Last month, Vance criticized British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher …