Democrats add six more targets, two in districts Trump carried by 20 points  —  Democrats' House campaign arm is expanding its targets even further into Trump country, as the party grows increasingly bullish they will not just win, but win big next month.  —  The Democratic Congressional …

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 …

Sam Altman to Decoded: ‘The world should accept some bad things happening’ for the benefits of AI  —  OpenAI CEO Sam Altman said there remains a fundamental difference in worldview between his company and rival Anthropic on artificial intelligence regulation, arguing in an exclusive interview …

Flávio Bolsonaro leads Lula as Brazil heads to a runoff  —  SAO PAULO — Brazilian conservative Sen. Flávio Bolsonaro emerged in pole position from a first round of voting Sunday, spelling a pro-Washington turn in the country.  —  The general vote in Brazil …

Republicans Are Hoping Popular Governors Will Boost Their Senate Chances  —  “There's always a connection,” Senate Majority Leader John Thune said of the impact of governor's races on battleground Senate contests.  — Copy  —  Senate Republicans are looking for some help come November …

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 …

The Alito Court: A rare interview with the influential Supreme Court justice  —  Walking across the gritty New Jersey ball field for the first time since he played here as a boy, Samuel Alito couldn't help but stop to analyze the playing surface.  —  The pebbles were bigger back then, he said, the field more uneven.

Republicans in Safe Red States Are Breaking With Trump, Too  —  It's not just vulnerable Republicans in swing districts distancing themselves from their party leader.  —  As President Donald Trump travels the country touting the “greatest” American economy in history, even senators …

US accuses California woman of spying for China, surveilling Taiwan president's son  —  US authorities arrested a California woman on Sunday and accused her of spying on a son of Taiwan's president at the behest of Chinese officials, the FBI said.  —  The FBI arrested Wanying Zhang …

James Talarico and the Art of the Walk-Back  —  Plus, the U.S. pulls its B-1 bombers from U.K. air base, and there is plenty of friction as the Supreme Court begins a new term  —  Good morning.  Republican Ken Paxton had one thing going for him early on in his Senate race against Democrat James Talarico: Talarico's own words.

The Trump Administration is a Cesspit of Corruption  —  And fighting it should be at the heart of the Democratic agenda  —  The cesspit of corruption that is Donald Trump's presidency is finally getting the attention it deserves.  It's about time.  And if a massive blue wave sweeps Washington …

Troy Jackson is scrambling to defeat Maine Sen. Susan Collins.  Time is not on his side  —  It's a Monday night, and Troy Jackson has drawn about 250 people into a converted church to hear him talk about healthcare and labor in Maine.  The event is notably different from the rallies held earlier …

The unmanly truth about Trump's jobs record  —  The latest jobs report from the Bureau of Labor Statistics fell far short of expectations: just 29,000 jobs created in September.  Though not many people are losing their jobs, it is a bad time to be looking for one (just ask any graduating senior).

Buttigieg goes big to help 2026 Dems  —  CONCORD, New Hampshire— Pete Buttigieg is barnstorming the nation in the final weeks before the midterms, boosting candidates in battlegrounds and even areas traditionally hostile to Democrats.  And it's helping him look beyond November.

The Key Point Being Overlooked  —  The Russian escalation talk proves one key thing  —  Before I get to this piece, I have a little announcement for history readers.  My book: The Strategists: Churchill, Stalin, Roosevelt, Mussolini, and Hitler—How War Made Them and How They Made War …

Trumpism in Trouble on the Prairie  —  Democrats have found an opening in one of America's reddest states.  Now comes the Republican money.  —  Prairie Village, Kansas  —  STANDING IN FRONT OF A CROWD of roughly a hundred people on Friday evening, Adam Hamilton didn't have the aura …

State Officials Are Trying to Get Ahead of Federal Agents at the Polls  —  Democratic state officials and organizations across the country are preparing for a scenario in which the Trump administration deploys federal agents to the polls in November.  —  The administration has said it has no plans …