We polled Kansas.  Democrats wanted to talk.  Republicans, not so much.  —  The Post is publishing results of its Kansas Senate poll in the interest of transparency and to highlight the challenges the poll faced.  —  SummaryLoading...  The Washington Post and George Mason University began …

Houston Grand Jury Indicts ICE Agent on Charges of Ramming Man in Chase  —  The agent is facing charges of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon, officials said Friday.  —  A grand jury on Friday indicted an Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent who struck and injured a Mexican construction worker …

Binance Suspends Withdrawals After Crypto Hackers Steal $6.3 Billion  —  The world's largest crypto exchange said it was compromised in a “complex hack” that could be the biggest crypto heist ever.  One research lab attributed the theft to “North Korea's elite hacking unit.”

El-Sayed's Former Primary Rival Demands Apology Ahead of Joint Appearance  —  Representative Haley Stevens plans to campaign with Dr. Abdul El-Sayed in a pivotal race.  But she also wants him to apologize for comments about Israel and disavow an ad she sees as antisemitic.

Judge opens East Potomac Park probe into potential DOJ misconduct  —  A federal judge has opened an investigation into concerns that the Trump administration lied to her in the ongoing legal battle over President Trump's desire to redevelop East Potomac Golf Links.

U.S. to Send Dozens Back to Afghanistan, Despite Risk of Persecution  —  The Trump administration plans to fly the Afghan immigrants from Louisiana to Pakistan, where they are expected to be expelled over the border to Afghanistan.  —  The Trump administration has detained dozens …

Obamacare Dealt Yet Another Blow as Premiums Rise Again  —  Premiums will jump by 13 percent for next year, though much of the price increase will be offset by subsidies.  But customers who earn over $64,000 will pay more, on top of this year's huge increases.

9th Circuit again denies Trump administration request to block 20,000 California ballots  — 3 min Click here to listen to this article  —  A federal appeals court for the second time Friday denied a Trump administration request to block 20,000 ballots from California voters …

Pressed on affordability at town hall, JD Vance says all the wrong things  —  A young conservative voter asked the vice president a sincere question about one of the most pressing issues facing her generation.  It did not go well.  —  With time running out in the election cycle …

Judge weighs blocking construction of Trump's triumphal arch  —  A federal judge appeared skeptical Friday of the Trump administration's bid to begin construction on President Donald Trump's proposed triumphal arch at the foot of Arlington National Cemetery.

U.S. Oil Industry Earned Over $130 Billion in Profit During Iran War  —  That was almost three times as much as what businesses producing and refining oil in the United States made in the same period in 2025.  —  The war with Iran has been very lucrative for American oil companies …

Bloomberg drops $36M more for Dems  —  Here's the latest midterm news, with four days to go.  —  Bloomberg drops $36M more for Dems  —  Michael Bloomberg is making another big splash in the final days of the election.  —  One of Democrats' most important megadonors …

Pentagon tells Europeans to cool their rhetoric on Russia, sources say  —  Antoni Slodkowski, Gram Slattery and Andrius Sytas, Reuters  —  Pentagon officials have in recent weeks asked several NATO countries to tone down their rhetoric regarding the threat posed by Russia …

Trump Resurrects Canceled Rallies in Iowa and Kansas  —  A source familiar with the situation told The Washington Sun that the rallies were “rearranged for scheduling purposes.”  — Copy  —  President Donald Trump will attend midterm rallies in Kansas and Iowa on Sunday …

Tony-Winning Broadway Director Daniel Sullivan Announces Retirement After 55-Year Career; Jonathan Kent Steps In For Upcoming ‘Montauk’  —  Daniel Sullivan, the Tony-winning Broadway director of Proof, The Heidi Chronicles, Glengarry Glen Ross and numerous other acclaimed productions …

Ohio's Jon Husted, object of Trump's leering, is just an empty pair of pants  —  Trump's admiration of the senator's rear end can't distract from the GOP's hollow agenda  —  Jon Husted has a problem: People can't seem to remember who he is.  The former lieutenant governor of Ohio was appointed …

Cook Political Report shifts 12 more House races toward Democrats  —  The Cook Political Report, a nonpartisan election handicapper, on Friday shifted a dozen more House races toward Democrats in the final stretch of the midterm cycle.  —  The handicapper has shifted dozens …

Corporate America's Trump trap  —  America's corporate titans greeted President Trump's 2024 victory with open checkbooks, 12-figure investment pledges and fawning tributes to his coming “Golden Age.”  — Two years later, on the eve of a potential blue wave, Democrats are preparing to greet …

Inside Donald Trump's Secret Plan To Restart The Iran War After The Election  —  In the summer of 2026, Donald Trump received a bleak update: The Islamic Republic of Iran had claimed sovereignty over the Strait of Hormuz.  The fragile, on-and-off ceasefire he'd raced into effect just weeks earlier, had collapsed altogether.

Even Republicans Want Ken Paxton to Lose  —  Texas's corrupt Senate candidate is the crude end point of Trump's war against the GOP Establishment.  —  That picture of him on the boat off Mar-a-Lago where he's pointing at his junk.  You remember that one?" a senior Republican lawmaker in Texas asks. "

A Colorado Congressional Candidate Has a ‘Principal Residence’ in Maryland  —  Jessica Killin, the Democratic candidate for Colorado's 5th Congressional District, has a “principal residence” in Maryland, according to Maryland Department of Assessments and Taxation records reviewed by The Washington Sun.

RFK Jr. Puts Out a Call to Rebuild the Vaccine Advisory Panel  —  The Trump administration is officially seeking new members for the nation's influential vaccine advisory panel, indicating a renewed effort to remake the group in Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s image.

Judge Expands Block of Pro-Trump Taxpayer Supported Ads  —  The Trump administration must stop airing three partisan political ads, a federal judge ruled, expanding her earlier order blocking taxpayer-funded television spots lauding the president in the runup to next week's midterm elections.

Daniel J. Sullivan left his Alaska hometown before Senate election, sources say  —  Petersburg, Alaska — Daniel J. Sullivan, the independent candidate running for Senate in Alaska whose name is almost identical to the Republican senator running for reelection, left his hometown of Petersburg earlier …

Ilhan Omar's Ex-Husband, Rumored to Be Her Brother, Says He's Gay  —  LLHAN OMAR EX-HUBBY RUMORED TO BE HER BROTHER REVEALS HE'S GAY  —  Ilhan Omar's ex-husband — who has long been rumored to be her brother — says he's gay ... adding a new wrinkle to allegations that the Minnesota congresswoman married …