Attack Ad Featuring Candidate's Mother Turns Ohio Governor's Race Even Uglier  —  A Republican ad features Amy Acton's estranged mother calling her daughter a liar.  The two have not spoken since Dr. Acton's mother backed her husband after his arrest on rape charges.

If Democrats Win Congress, Could the G.O.P. Refuse to Seat Them?  —  A changing of the congressional guard in January could leave room for meddling, though most legal scholars doubt it would happen.  —  President Trump's unfounded claims of large-scale voter fraud have Democrats bracing …

Trump Pushes to Evict the Press From the White House  —  President Trump has talked about replacing the James S. Brady Press Briefing Room with an indoor swimming pool.  —  In late August, during one of Karoline Leavitt's final meetings with President Trump in the Oval Office …

Cook Political Report shifts 2 Senate races toward Democrats, 1 toward GOP  —  The Cook Political Report, a nonpartisan election handicapper, on Tuesday moved Minnesota's Senate race from likely to lean Democrat, while also moving South Carolina's Senate seat from likely Republican to lean Republican.

A Billionaire Wanted a Trump Pardon.  His Family Gave Alina Habba a $50 Million Deal.  —  A Billionaire Wanted a Pardon.  His Family Gave Alina Habba a $50 Million Deal.  —  A prominent Venezuelan was seeking clemency.  He got it not long after his daughter gave Ms. Habba, a lawyer close to the president, a lucrative job.

How Trump's FBI Purge Saved Lindsey Graham and James Clyburn From a Bribery Investigation  —  On March 3, 2020, Sen. Lindsey Graham walked into a private dining room at Charlie Palmer Steak in Washington, D.C. Graham's time was expensive.  He was meeting with two executives and a lobbyist …

They Fled Trump's America.  Now They Regret It  —  The internet told them Europe was a social paradise.  Turns out the trains are awful, the health care isn't free, and people can be really mean.  —  In the autumn of 2024, Annie was ready for something new.

Trump Announces $8 Billion Plan to Cover Farm Losses  —  Under the Harvest Fuel Relief program, the Agriculture Department will provide economic aid for farmers hurt by high diesel prices.  —  President Trump said at a rally in Kansas Monday night that the Agriculture Department …

Trump to Offer Up to $30,000 for Tips That Expose Government Fraud  —  The new $25 million antifraud program will be administered by the Justice Department  —  WASHINGTON—President Trump is planning to announce a new program on Tuesday that will pay people up to $30,000 for successful tips …

Man who heckled El-Sayed is son of Republican adviser who was paid for ‘influencer marketing’  —  Timmy Teepell's firm paid $250,000 by America Next, which has been trying to gin up ‘organic’ opposition to El-Sayed  —  The man who attempted to ambush the Democratic Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed …

Trump's Vile Tirade About Sen. Elissa Slotkin Exposes Sleazy MAGA Scam  —  So here's how the game works.  Right-wing propagandists dishonestly clip a Democrat's comments to conjure up the impression of a dark plot to persecute supporters of Donald Trump.  A bunch of them post on it with an algorithmic boost from Elon Musk.

FEMA tells states to handle disasters on their own  —  The Trump administration's disaster chief told state officials Tuesday they must increase their financial reserves and emergency capabilities to handle most disasters on their own, without federal help.  —  Federal Emergency Management …

Trump Jr. Privately Breaks With His Dad  —  Sign up for Inside the Trump Presidency, a newsletter featuring coverage of the second Trump term.  —  Donald Trump Jr. had a simple vision for his father's foreign policy during the 2024 presidential campaign: If elected, Donald Trump …

Exclusive: Thousands of North Carolina ballots set to be rejected after GOP imposed strict new rules, data shows  —  Thousands of North Carolina midterm ballots are set to be rejected over minor technical issues after a federal court upheld strict new Republican-backed rules for mail voters …

DoJ's suspected non-citizens list includes ‘high percentage’ of those born in US, LA officials say  —  The statement revealed in court papers raises questions about the reliability of the list of 20,000 people in California  —  The justice department's list of suspected non-citizens in California includes a …

Housing is grim for builders, buyers, and homeowners right now  —  The AI boom is sucking up all the capital.  The Federal Reserve is raising rates to try to cool inflation.  And one sector is bearing the brunt of the pain from both: housing. … Builders are facing more expensive capital …

Bloomberg Gives Democrats $80 Million in 11th-Hour Midterm Push  —  The money from the former New York City mayor and megadonor, who is focused on ensuring a sizable Democratic House majority, will help cut into Republicans' financial advantage.  —  Around this time every election year …

Hakeem Jeffries' Miami Trip Lands Cuban-Owned Bakery in Political Firestorm  —  A Cuban bakery in Florida has become the target of a conservative boycott campaign this week after it hosted a visit from House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries and a Democratic congressional candidate.

F*ck Joe Manchin  —  Grow up, you Twitter-brained manchild.  —  1. Asymmetry  —  Joe Manchin will be in Maine tomorrow campaigning for Susan Collins.  Literally.  Manchin told Semafor that he was motivated to get off the sidelines—where he merely endorsed Collins—because, well, here's Semafor:

Kyle Francis Kennedy, the granddaughter of Sen. Robert F. Kennedy, dies at 42  —  Kyle Francis Kennedy, the granddaughter of assassinated presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy and his wife Ethel Kennedy, has died.  She was 42.  —  An advocate for education reform and disability rights …

Her fiancé and caretaker was murdered by a far-right extremist.  Then Texas Gov. Greg Abbott pardoned the killer.  My interview with Whitney Mitchell.  —  For my new podcast, The Watch With Radley Balko, Mitchell and I discuss Abbott, the coming election, and the legacy of Garrett Foster, her late fiancé

The manosphere stars who helped Trump win are losing their shine  —  The manosphere stars who helped mobilize young men for Donald Trump in 2024 are losing their shine with that very audience.  —  Why it matters: Trump and Republicans rode a wave of cultural cachet to reach young male voters.

DHS Said They Searched Man Who Wiped GrapheneOS Phone for Child Abuse Material.  They Lied  —  Officials said they wanted to search the phone of Samuel Tunick, a Stop Cop City activist, for child abuse material.  It was actually because he was suspected of “terrorist activities.”

NRSC takes on $20M in loans  —  Senate Republicans' campaign arm took out $20 million in loans in September, a significant cash infusion as the party looks to fight an increasingly challenging map ahead of November's midterm elections.  The National Republican Senatorial Committee incurred …

Democrats Make a Million-Dollar Bet on Florida Governor's Race  —  National Democrats have largely withheld major funding for Democrat David Jolly, but are seeing a late-race opportunity  —  National Democrats are making a million-dollar bet on David Jolly, the Democratic nominee for governor of Florida …

Social Security Fixes Millions of Records After Trump's Fraud Claims Fade Away  —  The Social Security Administration announced Tuesday a massive overhaul to its records system, correcting death and citizenship information for nearly 15% of all active Social Security numbers.

The college sports dispute fracturing conservatives … The coalition that built a motto around “protect women's sports” is splintering as some conservatives argue that a decades-old policy boosting female athletes is a threat to men. … But the movement is now fraying …

Trump uses antisemitic slur in defending Sen. Roger Marshall at rally in Kansas  —  Trump had used the term during a speech last year, leading to backlash.  He said at the time that he wasn't aware of the word's antisemitic connotations. … Speaking at a campaign rally in Kansas …