Poll: Latino voters swing away from Trump and Republicans  —  Democrats have a significant lead among Latino voters in 2026 amid economic concerns, according to the NBC News/Telemundo poll, though the GOP has made some long-term gains.  —  Latino voters helped propel Donald Trump back to the White House.

A Reckoning in Springfield  —  This article was featured in the One Story to Read Today newsletter.  Sign up for it here.  —  He kept going over the details.  —  “I run this route every day, like clockwork,” the trucker was saying, heading west to where he had first seen the man on the side of the highway.

Sen. John Kennedy says he's considering running for president  —  The Louisiana senator said that he has not made a decision yet and noted that right now, he is running for re-election. … Sen. John Kennedy, R-La., said in an interview on NBC's “Meet the Press” that he is considering running for president in 2028.

U.S. Rushes to Withdraw Bombers From U.K. Air Base After New Threats  —  The withdrawal came with unusual speed, following what U.S. officials said were threats of an Iran-based plot against the installation.  —  The United States rushed over the weekend to withdraw all 12 B-1 Air Force bombers …

Kristi Noem's Agency Gave Her Donor a Lucrative Contract Just Before She Left  —  The Homeland Security Department signed a multi-million dollar agreement to buy five aircraft from a company owned by a political contributor of the secretary on her last day, documents show.

Emanuel urges Democrats to prioritize ethics reform over potential third Trump impeachment  —  Former Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel (D) on Sunday pushed Democrats to focus on ethics reform instead of a third impeachment of President Trump if they win back power in Congress after the midterm elections.

The Long and Extremely Urgent To-Do List if Democrats Take the House … In the 1972 movie The Candidate, Bill McKay, played by Robert Redford, shockingly wins a Senate seat.  Surrounded by ecstatic staff and volunteers, a stunned and panicky McKay pulls aside his manager and asks, “What do we do now?”

How Gas, Diesel and Electricity Prices Are Squeezing American Voters  —  ‘You just have to suffer through and work harder,’ says one family farmer  —  Gas prices are up.  Electricity bills, too.  And diesel prices recently hit record highs.  With less than a month until the midterm elections …

Trump reiterates pledge to send $5,000 checks, and hands out smaller payments, as midterm elections loom … With Election Day less than a month away, President Donald Trump is touting two federal cash-payment programs already underway while renewing a much larger $5,000 check promise contingent on Republicans retaining Congress.

Alito says there is ‘concerted effort’ to intimidate Supreme Court  —  Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito on Sunday expressed concerns about the future of the nation's highest court amid growing calls to reform the storied institution.  —  “There has been a concerted effort to intimidate the court …

Scoop: White House monitors suspected plague outbreak in Russia  —  The White House is monitoring reports of a suspected plague case and a related quarantines in Russia, a Trump administration official told Axios on Sunday. … - Shipilova was admitted to a hospital on Sept. 29 with symptoms …

U.S. Marine arrested in Japan, accused of killing Japanese woman in Okinawa  —  A U.S. Marine stationed in Japan's southern island of Okinawa was arrested following the death of a Japanese woman, local police said on Sunday.  Japan lodged a strong protest with the U.S. and demanded maximum cooperation with the investigation.

Brazil goes to polls in decisive election for future of Latin America  —  Lula and Flávio Bolsonaro face off in battle between leftwing incumbent and far-right son of jailed ex-president  —  Brazilians are going to the polls in the first round of a highly polarised …

How Trump Moved Ethical Lines With His Ads, Businesses and Summits  —  The president's decision to hold an international summit at his own private golf club, an idea rejected in his first term, illustrates how much he has shattered norms.  —  When President Trump decided in his first term …

Why Kansas Has Suddenly Moved to Center of the Fight for Senate Control  —  The state hasn't elected a Democrat to the Senate in nearly a century.  Economic challenges during President Trump's second term, as well as other factors, have put it in play.  —  Kansas has not elected a Democrat to the Senate since before World War II.

Trump is putting a generation of young judges on the bench — for life  —  President Donald Trump has appointed far more federal judges who are under 40 than his predecessors — ensuring that his imprint on the judiciary will last for decades.  —  Over the course of his two terms to date …