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Anna Griffin / New York Times:
Did the Peltola Campaign Seal the Fate of Alaska's Ranked Choice Vote? — Beyond hotly contested Senate and governor's races, Alaskans will decide Tuesday whether to scrap the state's unique ballot. The campaign of Mary Peltola may have bolstered critics of the system.
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emptywheel, NewsMax.com, Al Jazeera and The Hill
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Axios:
Why Florida Republicans are “white-knuckled” about Tuesday — Florida Republicans aren't panicking about sluggish turnout for the midterms, but in the words of one GOP elder: “We're white-knuckled.” … - “I don't necessarily want to be the bearer of bad news, but I don't think the turnout …
Jonathan Martin / Politico:
The ‘Blacklash’ Is Here … The first hint appeared in the 2025 elections, when Democrats won larger-than-expected margins in Virginia and New Jersey. Then, beginning early this year, the turnout numbers in primaries were unmistakable. And now, the story is blaring in neon as early and absentee votes soar.
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MS NOW
Natasha Korecki / NBC News:
‘Sea change’: Early voting numbers show Hispanic turnout exploding in Texas — It's not yet clear who people are voting for. But Hispanic early voting turnout is up, including large numbers of people who haven't participated in recent elections. — Since July, the sign at the streetside memorial …
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Hopium Chronicles and CBS News
Bloomberg:
Trump Says He May Be ‘Mr. Veto’ If Democrats Win Midterms — President Donald Trump said he may have to become “Mr. Veto” if Democrats win a majority in Tuesday's midterms, according to a clip of a New York Post interview aired Sunday on Fox News. — “They'll be sending stuff up, you veto it …
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NBC News:
Poll: Voters demand change and a check on Trump, fueling a steep Democratic midterm advantage — Trump's disapproval rating hits a record high of 60% in a new national NBC News poll, and Democrats have a 7-point lead in the battle for Congress ahead of Tuesday's elections.
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Washington Post and Politico
Cheyanne M. Daniels / Politico:
1 last weekend campaign push — Candidates across the country are scrambling to get their final messages out before Election Day. — Sen. Sullivan says he will accept results — Alaskan Senate candidate Dan Sullivan said he will accept the results of Tuesday's election whether he wins or not …
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Washington Post, The Hill and Political.org
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NBC News:
Sen. Tim Scott dodges on whether he would accept the results of the Alaska Senate race — Scott, a South Carolina Republican, did not directly answer multiple questions about whether he would accept the results of the Alaska election if Democrat Mary Peltola wins.
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Washington Examiner, Breitbart and Fox News
Matthew Choi / Washington Post:
Both parties tried to game Alaska primary field
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The Guardian and CNN
New York Times:
Gaffes and Men's Bodies: Analysis of Trump's Speeches at Age 80 — A Times review of the president's public speeches finds that he is more profane, more absolutist, longer-winded and less coherent than he was in 2016. — NEWS ANALYSIS — A Times review of the president's public speeches finds …
Tara Suter / The Hill:
Democrats criticize Turek over ad on trans issues — Some Democrats are criticizing Iowa Democratic Senate candidate Josh Turek over his recent ad on transgender sports and gender affirming care. — “As a kid in a wheelchair, I faced my share of bullying. That's why I believe that no Iowan should face discrimination.
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Washington Post
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Patrick Marley / Washington Post:
In unusual email, Social Security Administration touts Trump days before elections
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Political.org and El País
Erin Cox / Washington Post:
Republicans mount ‘most aggressive play’ for Black voters in Michigan Senate race — Both parties expect most African Americans to support Democrat Abdul El-Sayed, but persuading enough to stay home or switch parties could tip the state toward the GOP. — DETROIT — The text from …
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NewsMax.com and The Gateway Pundit
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Cheyanne M. Daniels / Politico:
Why El-Sayed's final campaign swing includes a Black church in Detroit
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Associated Press, The Guardian and twitchy.com
Ruth Marcus / New Yorker:
Corruption on the Ballot — Corruption is always an issue, but this year will it finally catapult from a topic of chronic bellyaching to an actual mechanism for changing votes? — Sarah Chamberlain, the president and C.E.O. of the Republican Main Street Partnership, was observing a focus group …
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Anna Griffin / New York Times:
Democrats File Suit Over Closed Polling Places in Rural Alaska — Voting sites in 18 far-flung communities failed to open, the suit claims. — As a Justice Department lawsuit challenging the presence of two U.S. Senate candidates named Dan Sullivan on the Alaska ballot plays out …
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Lorie Konish / CNBC:
These Senate races may help determine the fate of Social Security … Senators elected this November must answer a crucial question before their six-year term ends: What will they do to fix Social Security? — The program's trustees project that the trust fund Social Security relies …
Discussion:
New York Times and Washington Examiner
Josh Dawsey / Wall Street Journal:
Inside the Final Days of Darline Graham's Reluctant Senate Run — Trump pushed the late-Sen. Lindsey Graham's sister to run for his seat, in a race that has become surprisingly close — ROCK HILL, S.C.—Darline Graham had just been sworn in to finish her late brother's Senate term this summer …
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NewsMax.com and PoliticusUSA
Tyler Pager / New York Times:
‘I Came as Donald Trump’: The President Hosts a Luxury Halloween at Mar-a-Lago — President Trump attended his jungle-themed Halloween party at Mar-a-Lago dressed as a distinctly recognizable figure. — There were cheetah and zebra stripes on the walls and tables.
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Washington Post, Daily Mail, The Gateway Pundit and Al Jazeera
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Tyler Pager / New York Times:
Trump Calls Former Lawyer's $50 Million Deal ‘Obnoxious and Outrageous’
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Reuters, Daily Mail, NewsMax.com and Mediaite
Matt Flegenheimer / New York Times:
Ocasio-Cortez Has Evolved. She Wants the Left to Evolve, Too. — The New York congresswoman, once a bane of establishment Democrats, has tried to nudge her movement in a bigger-tent direction as she weighs her 2028 options. — Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez of New York joined Sam Forstag …
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Lawyers, Guns & Money
Brittany Gibson / Axios:
Trump's election probes find an opening in Georgia … But in Georgia, he has an opening. … Now the state's own election board has invited his administration to investigate its voting system. — Georgia features two high-stakes statewide campaigns: Sen. Jon Ossoff (D) against Rep. Mike Collins …
Politico:
Why a MAHA mom who loves RFK Jr. is backing Democrats who don't — DES MOINES — One of Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s most prominent supporters is making good on her threat to endorse some Democrats just days before the midterm elections. — The Democrats on Zen Honeycutt's list aren't just any Democrats.
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Joe.My.God.
Axios:
Behind the Curtain: OpenAI's post-election power play — Right after Tuesday's midterms, OpenAI will unleash a policy and PR blitz to try to get in sync with the new Washington, including an effort to rebrand data centers as “AI compute campuses.” … OpenAI also aims to help frame …
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