Four ways the midterm elections could go, one month away  —  Democrats have polls and history on their side.  Republicans have money.  —  SummaryLoading...  Democrats are heading into the last month of the midterm elections campaign with ambitions going deeper and deeper into red territory …

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 …

Campaign ‘all coming from DC,’ Paxton says  —  With help from Eli Okun, Ali Bianco and Irie Sentner  —  Decoded by POLITICO launches today: The future of the world is being dictated in real time by the intersection of tech titans and governments.  But there's just way too much tech news to monitor.

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 …

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 …

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 …

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.

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 …

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.

Latinos swing back toward Democrats  —  Latino voters, whose dramatic shift toward President Trump helped power his 2024 victory, are moving sharply back toward Democrats ahead of the midterms, two new national polls show. … A reversal is complicating that bet in key races.

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 …

Energy Secretary Chris Wright says Trump was “well aware of the risks to energy flows” before launching Iran war  —  Washington — Energy Secretary Chris Wright said Sunday that President Trump was “well aware of the risks to energy flows” before launching the war in Iran earlier this year …

Rahm Emanuel urges Dems not to impeach Trump if they win the House  —  Former Chicago mayor and Obama chief of staff urges the party to pursue ethics reform instead of a ‘food fight’  —  Former Chicago Mayor and White House chief of staff Rahm Emanuel urged his fellow Democrats not to attempt …