Democrats in striking distance: New CNN polls in four states highlight party's path to Senate majority  —  Donald Trump Congressional news Election polls Senate election  —  CNN polling across four key Senate races in the final days of the midterm campaign finds Democrats well-positioned …

Alaska governor orders investigation into ‘Dan Sullivan’ ballot controversy  —  Alaska Gov. Mike Dunleavy ordered an investigation into claims Democrats recruited a namesake candidate in a key Senate race.  —  Add Scripps News as a Google Preferred Source  —  A report alleging efforts …

Nvidia Chief Seen as Target of Chinese Spy Plot … Jensen Huang, the chief executive of Nvidia, is influential at the White House on technology policy and has developed a close relationship with President Trump.Manuel Orbegozo for The New York Times  —  American spy agencies had gathered striking intelligence.

Bluesky Is Blocking Links to a Major Leak of DHS Employee Records  —  Bluesky tells WIRED it blocked links to a leaked archive of information on 41,000 ICE, CBP, and other DHS workers because it contains people's contact information, shared without their authorization.

Hegseth Fires a Top General  —  The U.S. military may be planning a return to war, but the director of planning is out.  —  Earlier this week, the Pentagon's chief planner, Army Lieutenant General Brett Sylvia, was ousted from the Joint Chiefs of Staff.  No explanation was given.

An Unpredictable President, a Grim White House: Trump Faces Down the Midterms  —  The White House has been rocked by turnover and anxiety over the midterms.  The president, who is tightening his inner circle, has lashed out at critics, held meandering rallies and feasted on a diet of news clips and “A.I. slop,” as one aide put it.

Trump-Vivek Ad Ploy Backfires as GOPers Leak Humiliating Private Poll  —  After Vivek Ramaswamy ran that vile ad attacking Amy Acton in the Ohio gubernatorial race, Donald Trump aggressively defended it.  That sent out a command to MAGA to get behind the ad.

DoorDash to Acquire Instacart to Help Local Stores Win  —  Together, DoorDash and Instacart would help stores of every size reach more customers with the kinds of innovative technology that the biggest online retailers and grocers build for themselves.  — Transaction values Instacart …

Nearly 1 in 5 federal workers left under Trump.  Black workers took the biggest hit.  —  A Washington Post analysis shows that President Donald Trump has succeeded in reshaping the federal bureaucracy, with the largest impact on Black workers.  —  SummaryLoading...

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Elon Musk Is Trying To Buy Texas.  It Might Earn Him ‘Retribution.’  —  The trillionaire's unprecedented political spending in the 2026 midterms could cost him in his home state of Texas if Democrats breakthrough and win in November.  —  Elon Musk, the world's first and only trillionaire …

James Talarico's Final Sprint  —  The Texas Democrat has stretched his closing message to encompass Beyoncé, the biblical David, and “Friday Night Lights.”  Is that what it takes to flip the state?  —  Last Saturday night, at a Día de los Muertos festival in downtown Corpus Christi …

GDP (Advance Estimate), 3rd Quarter 2026  —  Real gross domestic product (GDP) increased at an annual rate of 3.4 percent in the third quarter of 2026 (July, August, and September), according to the advance estimate released today by the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA).

Alphabet shares tumble in $500bn rout  —  Google owner admits ‘AI mode’ has hurt traditional search as sales and profits undershoot expectations  —  Alphabet shares tumbled 13 per cent on Thursday, wiping a record $500bn from its market value, after the Google owner burnt through cash …

Abdul El-Sayed Is Running Through, Not Around, the Right's Racism  —  This article was featured in the Daily Prospect newsletter.  Sign up for it here.  —  WARREN, MICHIGAN - On an early-October afternoon, Macomb County's Carpenters Union Local 1234 hall is standing room only for Dr. Abdul El-Sayed's “It Shouldn't Be This Hard” tour.

USDA sends more relocation notices, seemingly in violation of court order  —  The Agriculture Department is sending more relocation notices to employees as part of its sweeping reorganization plans, despite a court order putting those actions on hold.  —  In a management-directed reassignment …

Conservative Activist James O'Keefe Charged Following Minnesota Voting Stunt  —  Conservative activists James O'Keefe and Cam Higby on Wednesday were hit with unlawful voting and identity theft charges in Minnesota, after allegedly misrepresenting themselves to poll workers during Minnesota's primary election as part of a video stunt.

Trump Aides Are Leaning on U.S. Firms to Accept Russian Diesel  —  Trump administration officials are privately encouraging U.S. firms to accept Russian diesel currently crossing the Atlantic, industry groups familiar with the conversations said, despite warnings that doing so could place …

Ilhan Omar Investigation Involves New Scrutiny of Long-Disputed Marriage  —  Several current and former law enforcement officials said an Obama-era investigation found some evidence that Ms. Omar had entered into a sham marriage with a man suspected of being her brother.

Vance Reaches Out to Iranian Hard-Liner in Bid to Restart Peace Talks  —  Vice president sent letter to Iran's security chief at Trump's direction  —  Vice President JD Vance is engaging one of Iran's most powerful hard-liners to revive peace negotiations even as President Trump threatens …

A List of Things Democrats Might Do If They Retake Power  —  There are plenty of reasons to fear a Democratic trifecta in Washington, which next week's midterms may very well set up for 2028.  Below is a list of actions and policies that give conservatives cause for alarm:

ECB President Lagarde resigns at time of mounting challenges for Europe  —  European Central Bank President Christine Lagarde announced her resignation on Thursday, ending months of speculation about her future just as Europe enters a period of rising economic volatility and divisive electoral politics.

Every way the polls could be wrong, in one chart  —  You should expect a small amount of polling error — but nobody can tell you in which direction … At this point, you must be getting whiplash from all the different takes speculating about what type of voters the pollsters are missing this year.

Will the AI Investment Splurge Last?  —  The boom is hitting two walls at once: Financing and public hatred  —  The boom in AI-related spending is already enormous relative to the size of the U.S. economy and is widely expected to grow even bigger.  Indeed, a widely cited projection …

Israel's Election Deadlock Opens Up Four Possible Scenarios  —  What's Next for Israel After Election Stalemate?  —  Video Player is loading.  —  Unmute  —  Current Time 0:00  —  Loaded: 0%  —  Playback Rate  — captions off, selected  — English  —  This is a modal window.

The battle for the future of a House Democratic majority is raging  —  The battle for the future of a House Democratic majority is already underway.  —  In phone calls, group chats and strategy sessions, competing wings of the party are jockeying for position, seeking to build unity …

Trump: Judge would be held ‘fully responsible’ for anyone hurt on ‘absolutely disgusting’ East Potomac golf course  —  President Trump on Wednesday evening slammed U.S. District Judge Ana Reyes's decision this week to extend an order blocking tree removal at a golf course in Washington, D.C. …

It's a ‘socialist’ bank — and North Dakota Republicans love it … BISMARCK, N.D. — In 1918, an offshoot of the progressive farmer-labor movement known as the Nonpartisan League swept into power in North Dakota, riding a populist groundswell of anger directed at big banks and industry barons in Minneapolis and Chicago.

Before You Vote, Remember That They Tried to Kill Trump for a Reason  —  Kitchen-table issues will motivate a lot of voters next week on Election Day, but they shouldn't be your primary concern.  No doubt, the high costs of gas, food, and so much else are problems looking for someone to blame.

Candidate Websites Are Filled With A.I.-Written Text, Analysis Shows  —  The use of A.I. chatbots to write candidate biographies and policy positions is another way the technology is entangled with elections.  —  Eric Pratt, a Republican congressional candidate in Minnesota …