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.

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 …

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 …

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 and Vance to announce a $25M whistleblower program to encourage public to report alleged fraud  —  President Donald Trump and Vice President JD Vance are set Tuesday to announce a $25 million program to encourage the public to blow the whistle on suspected fraud in the federal government …

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 is promising farmers $8B.  Republicans are praying it will save their campaigns.  —  Republicans locked in tight races this November are desperately hoping the Trump administration's last-minute gambit to send farmers $8 billion in taxpayer money will work.

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.

Senate Democrats start spending in Mississippi  —  Democrats' money machine is on its way to Mississippi.  Senate Majority PAC is putting an initial $1.2 million on television statewide through Election Day to boost Scott Colom, the group announced Tuesday — another plunge into deep-red territory …

Partisan gap over confidence in elections shrinks as midterms near, new poll finds  —  Democratic and Republican voters now have similar levels of trust in elections, according to a new poll from the Pew Research Center released Tuesday.  —  The poll, which asked registered voters …

The Traitor in Chief  —  Trump says Russia is being “fine” on Ukraine  —  Writing in the New York Times, David Sanger highlights the extent to which Donald Trump is going all out to support Vladimir Putin's war of aggression in Ukraine: … As Sanger notes, Trump's support for Putin is unique in American history.

Alberta rejects a move toward independence from Canada in a victory for Carney  —  Voters in Canada's oil-rich Alberta province overwhelmingly backed remaining in Canada, with early referendum results Tuesday delivering a boost to Prime Minister Mark Carney's push for national unity amid U.S …

Rubio insists the US isn't trying to hurt Ukraine  —  U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said the country had not changed its policy on sharing early warnings of Russian missile attacks with Ukraine and that the Pentagon was not deliberately withholding air defense missiles.

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 …

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:

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.

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 …

Dallas man who died in Laredo ICE facility was lawful permanent resident  —  ICE said Emiliano Andrade-Covarrubias obtained his legal status fraudulently because he failed to disclose a 2004 arrest for theft.  His daughter disputes that.  —  TAKE OUR CONTENT — PLEASE!

Texas's Biggest County Shatters Early Voting Records  —  Harris County, Texas—Texas's most populous county, which Kamala Harris won in 2024 with 52 percent of the vote—broke its early voting record on Monday, eclipsing the previous mark by a whopping 41,000 votes.

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.

RFK Jr's ‘deities of vaccine research’ raided by police in Guinea-Bissau  —  Police seize doses of hepatitis B vaccine from people at center of dispute over research on African newborns  —  Controversial vaccine researchers who have been praised by Robert F Kennedy Jr …

When Idaho Banned Abortion, OB-GYNs Fled.  The Doctors Who Stayed Are Cracking.  —  From childbirth to miscarriages, women's health care in the state has become increasingly dangerous.  —  Ashlie Heywood traveled two hours to deliver her baby at Gritman Medical Center in Moscow, Idaho.

The surprising conservative backlash against Justice Alito  —  Justice Samuel Alito's new book, So Ordered: An Originalist's View of the Constitution, the Court, and Our Country, isn't going to set the world on fire with its bold new ideas.  It's mostly a collection of Alito's old speeches.

Democrats have a message for Elon Musk: Watch out  —  Democrats are eyeing many targets as they make plans to probe corruption in and around President Donald Trump's administration should they win control of the House next month.  —  Few loom larger than Elon Musk.

White powder letters scare hits lawmakers and election offices nationwide  —  Over three dozen congressional lawmakers and election offices in at least 32 states have been targeted with suspicious letters, many containing a white powder. … - In an emailed statement, Smith's office confirmed it …

Mississippi Says It Won't Bring Criminal Charges in Police Shooting of Toddler  —  Attorney General Lynn Fitch issued a terse statement, months after officers, responding to a report of stolen diapers, surrounded a car, guns drawn.  —  The police officer who shot and killed 1-year-old Kohen Wiley …

CNN Vows Further Legal Action if Air Force One Ban Continues  —  CNN warned the Justice Department on Monday that the network may pursue additional legal action if the Trump administration continues to ban the network's journalists from traveling with the president aboard Air Force One.

The weird reasons why Alaska Republicans are so worried about their Senate race  —  ANCHORAGE — Alaska Republicans have railed for years against ranked-choice voting.  Now some worry it could cost them in a critical Senate race.  —  GOP Sen. Dan S. Sullivan is facing not only well-known former Democratic …