Top Items:
G. Elliott Morris / Strength In Numbers:
Who has already voted for the 2026 midterms? Who's undecided? How might they vote? — Why undecided voters probably won't care about Trump's closing message, and an early voting update. Your weekly political data roundup for October 25, 2026. … It was a very busy week at Strength …
RELATED:
Nate Cohn / New York Times:
Introducing a New Way to Understand the Election: Times Voter Trends — A timely demographic story we've never been able to tell before. — When the dust settles on election night, the story won't simply be about who won, but who decided the outcome: Which demographic groups shifted the most …
New York Times:
Democrats Have Edge Across Four Key House Races in Pennsylvania, Polls Find — Democratic candidates are ahead in two, hold a narrow edge in a third and are tied in a fourth, new polling shows. The seats embody the fights playing out nationwide in the midterms.
Discussion:
Bloomberg, NewsNation and Political Wire
Ronald Brownstein / CNN:
The educational divide could spell trouble for Republicans
Discussion:
Fox News
Stephen Fowler / NPR:
In Arkansas, Democrats see an opening at the edge of the competitive midterms map
New York Times:
Latinos Are Now America's Most Important Swing Voters
Discussion:
NewsMax.com and Washington Examiner
Anthony Salvanto / CBS News:
Poll finds Democrats still boosted by voters' economic concerns, but many don't think either party has a plan
Discussion:
The Independent
Zeteo:
Venues Start Canceling on Vivek Ramaswamy Over His Disgusting Ad: 'People Don't Want Him There' — Businesses have begun pulling out of Vivek Ramaswamy's bus tour with other GOP candidates. 'It's that damn ad,' a top Ohio Republican tells Zeteo. — ∙ Paid
Discussion:
Bloomberg
RELATED:
Sarah Longwell / The Bulwark:
How Ohio Trump Voters Reacted to Vivek's Attack Ad — He spent millions smearing Amy Acton, prompting national criticism. But how low is too low for Trump voters? — BY NOW, YOU'VE SURELY HEARD about the ad Vivek Ramaswamy is running against his opponent in the Ohio gubernatorial election …
Discussion:
CNN
David French / New York Times:
Despicable Doesn't Begin to Cover It — I've never seen a viler ad. — By now, you almost certainly know the story. Vivek Ramaswamy, the Republican candidate for governor of Ohio, posted an ad featuring a malicious attack on Amy Acton, Ramaswamy's Democratic opponent.
Discussion:
OutsideTheBeltway and Los Angeles Times
Ryan Mancini / The Hill:
Scaramucci compares Ramaswamy to pigs in ‘Animal Farm,’ predicts loss — Former White House communications director Anthony Scaramucci on Sunday compared Ohio gubernatorial candidate Vivek Ramaswamy (R) to the pig characters in the George Orwell novel “Animal Farm” and predicted that the candidate will lose to opponent Amy Acton (D).
Kaia Hubbard / CBS News:
AG Todd Blanche says DOJ is “doing our own research under the law” with Alaska Senate challenge — Washington — Attorney General Todd Blanche said Sunday that the Justice Department was looking to “put guardrails in place” with its move to prevent the Alaska Senate election from being certified …
RELATED:
Finya Swai / The Hill:
Blanche: Alaska Senate race is ‘not a fair fight’ to Trump
Discussion:
Washington Examiner, Wall Street Journal, NewsNation, CNN, Breitbart, Democracy Docket, Global News and Al Jazeera
Zachary Basu / Axios:
Trump's DOJ barrels into midterms with lawsuits, raids and arrests
Discussion:
Alaska Public Media, Newsweek and The Hill
Bayliss Wagner / New York Times:
In Texas, Talarico Leans Into Growing Rivalry With Elon Musk — On the trail, James Talarico, the Democratic Senate nominee, has increasingly gone after Mr. Musk, a critic of his who has given big to a group aligned with the Republican candidate, Ken Paxton.
Discussion:
Washington Examiner and The Guardian
RELATED:
Benjamin Wallace-Wells / New Yorker:
The Republicans' Remarkably Bad Midterm Campaigns
Discussion:
New York Times
Brett Erickson / MeidasTouch:
A “Little Epic Fury”? Impossible. — Trump calls a new war with Iran a ‘little’ Epic Fury. With oil at $117 and Iran vowing a painful response, nothing about it is little. — Get MeidasTouch in your Google feed — Preferred Source … Speaking to the press yesterday …
Discussion:
Politico, Stars & Stripes and Al Jazeera
RELATED:
Aleks Phillips / BBC:
Musk says SpaceX restricted Ukraine's Starlink connection as service restored — Elon Musk has said his company SpaceX restricted Ukraine's Starlink internet service, after Ukrainian officials said connectivity issues appeared to have been resolved. — The tech billionaire accused Ukraine …
RELATED:
Finya Swai / The Hill:
Schiff: Hegseth should face Senate questions over Starlink slowdown
Discussion:
NBC News and NewsNation
Jonathan Cohn / The Bulwark:
GOP Closes Campaign With Unapologetic Bigotry — The attacks on Abdul El-Sayed are dishonest and ugly. But will they work? — REPUBLICANS KEEP SAYING their campaign against Abdul El-Sayed isn't trying to exploit fear and hatred of Muslims. — Then they keep doing things to prove that it is.
Discussion:
NewsNation
Oren Oppenheim / ABC News:
Democrats aim for deep-red Mississippi Senate seat as Scott Colom argues he can unseat Republican incumbent — Colom would be Mississippi's first Black U.S. senator since Reconstruction. — Mississippi Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Scott Colom listens during a maternal health roundtable …
Discussion:
HuffPost
RELATED:
Gregory S. Schneider / Washington Post:
A Black Democrat has a chance to win in Mississippi's Senate race
Discussion:
Legal Insurrection
Eric Berger / The Guardian:
Trump administration has pushed off 13% of Americans enrolled in food stamps — Stakeholders concerned more people at risk of food insecurity after One Big Beautiful Act took effect — Enrollment in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (Snap) has decreased significantly …
New York Times:
Public Colleges Are Passing the $50,000-a-Year Mark. For Locals. — At the University of California campuses in Berkeley, Irvine and Santa Barbara, students get an unwitting education in navigating the housing market. — The University of California, Santa Barbara …
Discussion:
The Hill
John Woodrow Cox / Washington Post:
Trump's DOJ told a judge how to rule. Then it pulled her from court. … THE JUDGE HAD JUST CALLED COURT TO ORDER on that winter morning, and already, a dozen attorneys waited on her TV screen, each with an urgent request. Their clients, all locked up and facing deportation …
Finya Swai / The Hill:
Abbott says opponent Hinojosa supports Sharia law — Texas Gov. Greg Abbott ripped state Rep. Gina Hinojosa, the Democratic nominee in the Texas gubernatorial race, for an endorsement she received from the Council on American Islamic Relations (CAIR), a group designated in Texas as a foreign terrorist organization.
Discussion:
CBS News and Greg Abbott
ProPublica:
A Texas Cop Signed on to Help ICE Deport His Neighbors. It Tore the Town Apart. — Co-published with The New York Times Magazine — Reporting Highlights — The Shadow Surge: In January 2025, President Donald Trump revived a troubled ICE program that deputizes cops as deportation officers.
Discussion:
New York Times
Jim VandeHei / Axios:
New signs of rising risks … - Cyber chaos. … - AI bubble bursts (partially). … - AI hits true RSI. … - War expands, oil spikes. … - An aging, unrestrained president. … - Be aware: This is an exciting time to be alive. … - Be vigilant: This past week's Axios reporting …
Social Media Editor, Seoul — 
Senior Features Writer, NY — 
Producer - Homepage Programming, HK — 
Sr. Investing & Funds Editor, NY — 
Local Managing Editor, ME — 
Legislature Reporter, OK — 
Dep. Ed. - Breaking News, CA — 
Senior News Editor, Remote US — 
English Desk Editor - Asia/NA — 
Wealth Reporter, NY — 
Reporter - AI Computing, CA — 
State Government Reporter, WV — 
Multiplatform Wire Editor, MA — 
Delaware Courts Reporter, DE — 
Markets Creator, NY — 
Planning/Assignments Editor, TN — 
Senior Newswires Editor, London — 
Reporter, Remote US — 
Staff Writer, NY — 
Presque Isle Reporter, ME — 
Senior Editor, Remote CA — 
Local Editor, SC — 
US Data Journalist, NY or DC — 
Associate Editor - Ideas, CA — 
Journalist - BBC Monitoring, Tbilisi — 
Iowa Reporter, IA — 
Tech Editor, CA — 
Local Beat Reporter, NY — 
Style Politics & Culture Editor, DC — 
Biotech Reporter, Remote US — 
Chicago Far NW Side Reporter, IL — 
Senior Editor, Toronto — 
