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 …

Massive Leak Exposes 41,000 Homeland Security Workers—Including Undercover ICE Agents  —  The leaked records include the locations of ICE and CBP facilities, workers' cellphone numbers, and the members of groups tied to wiretap programs, Palantir software, and xAI's Grok chatbot.

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.

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 …

Exclusive: Ad backfiring on Ramaswamy, GOP poll finds … - The ad “is having a significant effect on the gubernatorial race,” a memo attached to the poll states. … - Acton has said she was sexually abused by her stepfather when she was 12 and that her mother sided with her abuser.

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:

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.

Conservative influencer James O'Keefe charged with unlawful voting and identity theft in Minnesota  —  O'Keefe was charged alongside fellow influencer Cam Higby after they allegedly misrepresented themselves at polling places during Minnesota's primary in August.

Alaska's governor orders a probe into Peltola's Senate campaign over spoiler candidate controversy  —  Republican Alaska Gov. Mike Dunleavy has ordered an investigation into the Democratic candidate running for the U.S. Senate in the state after revelations that her campaign appeared …

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.

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).

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 …

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.

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 …

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...

Abdul El-Sayed Is Running Through, Not Around, the Right's Racism  —  The Michigan Senate candidate is enduring Islamophobic attacks by refusing to accept the conservative narrative and pointing out their distract-and-divide strategy.  —  WARREN, MICHIGAN - On an early-October afternoon …

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.

Elizabeth Warren eyes post-election Senate leadership move  —  Elizabeth Warren is looking at making a move within the Senate Democratic leadership team after the midterms.  —  Warren, who is currently in the No. 5 spot, isn't interested in being top leader but could try to take on a bigger role …

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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. …

El-Sayed's allies fear Trump's anti-Muslim attacks are reaching undecided voters  —  After Trump called him a “jihadist,” Abdul El-Sayed brushed off the “desperate, bad faith attacks”  —  DEARBORN, MICHIGAN — “A threat to America.”  “Radical ideology.”  “A jihadist.”

Johnson signals he'll remain atop GOP, scrambling leadership landscape  —  Speaker Mike Johnson's (R-La.) recent hints that he intends to remain GOP leader even if Republicans lose the House have rattled the party's leadership outlook and raised fresh new questions about the GOP's future heading into the next Congress.

Top House Democrats demand Trump preserve conversations with Grok  —  The top Democrats on the House Judiciary and Oversight Committees want President Donald Trump to preserve his conversations with artificial intelligence chatbots as part of an inquiry into whether Elon Musk's AI assistant played …

Morning Digest: Democrats take aim at Nebraska seat they've won just once in nine decades  —  The House battleground now covers districts few ever thought might be in play  —  As Democrats seek to put deep-red House seats in play across the country, a top super PAC just launched …

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 …

Cabinet Officials on the Campaign Trail?  Ethics Experts Say Some Are Breaking the Law.  —  As Trump officials stump for Republican candidates facing difficult races, ethics experts say they are being lax about complying with the Hatch Act, a federal anti-corruption law.

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.

U.S. Is Discussing Sanctions Relief for Russian Fund, Official Acknowledges  —  A Russian official said potential relief for a state investment fund was part of talks.  Russia has sought to wring economic benefits from the negotiations on ending the war with Ukraine.