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Lawrence Hurley / NBC News:
Supreme Court quickly rejects Trump effort to target alleged noncitizen voters in California  —  The Trump administration alleges that about 20,000 noncitizens may be registered to vote in the state, an assertion disputed by the local officials.  —  WASHINGTON — In a loss for President Donald Trump …
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Natalie Hausmann / Democracy Docket:
Supreme Court swiftly rejects Trump administration bid to block California voters
Associated Press:
Live updates: Supreme Court rejects Trump's push for California to set aside thousands of disputed mail ballots
Nikki McCann Ramirez / Rolling Stone:
Trump Uses Final Pre-Midterm Speech to Ramble About Reflecting Pool
Ian Millhiser / Vox:
Trump makes one last attempt to get the Supreme Court to interfere with the midterms
Olivia Reingold / The Free Press:
I Interviewed Haley Stevens at 11 PM on Her Fiancé's Couch.  Here's Why She Broke with Abdul El-Sayed.  —  The Michigan congresswoman says she endorsed Republican Mike Rogers because “I think he loves the country.”  —  Upgrade to Listen  —  HUNTINGTON WOODS, Michigan — “I was like, wait a moment, what am I doing?”
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New York Post:
Michigan Dems join Haley Stevens in abandoning Abdul El-Sayed on Election Day eve: ‘Consider voting a split ticket’  —  DETROIT — Trouble is mounting for Michigan Senate nominee Abdul El-Sayed as members of his own Democratic Party are lining up behind his Republican opponent, former Rep. Mike Rogers.
Jonathan Cohn / The Bulwark:
A Close-Up View of the Wildest 24 Hours of the El-Sayed Campaign  —  ABDUL EL-SAYED STOOD on the steps of a small brick church, staring at the dozens of cameras and microphones pointed in his direction—and strangely defiant in what was shaping up to be the worst day of his U.S. Senate campaign.
Politico:
Michigan Republicans wish Haley Stevens had flipped earlier
Ed Morrissey / HotAir:
WaPo: Big-Tent Party That Embraced Nazi-Tatted Abuser Draws the Line At ...
Shawn McCreesh / New York Times:
Trump Delivers a Closing Midterm Message.  Mostly About Landscaping.  —  On the eve of the election, the president held forth in great detail on columns, drain pipes and granite at the newly refilled Reflecting Pool.  —  President Trump was standing in front of the Reflecting Pool on Monday afternoon …
Discussion: The Washington Sun
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Michael Podhorzer / Weekend Reading:
The Confederate Realignment  —  Note: Much of what follows is drawn from a larger book-length project I've been working on.  Today, I'll offer the core arguments that matter most right now, on the eve of the midterms and at the start of the Roberts Court's new term.
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Axios:   GOP's midterm blame game starts early
Aaron Zitner / Wall Street Journal:
What the Midterms Campaign Tells Us About Where Our Politics Are Headed
Discussion: The Moderate Voice and Al Jazeera
Greg Sargent / New Republic:
Suddenly, MAGA's Biggest Players in the House Are in Danger of Defeat  —  Here's a potentially momentous development for you: The electoral map appears to have deteriorated so badly for Republicans that a number of MAGA's biggest personalities in the House may be on the verge of a loss.
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Greg Rosalsky / NPR:
Two economists studied California's billionaire tax.  They reached wildly different conclusions  —  In 1978, California voters approved Proposition 13, a historic tax revolt that became an opening salvo in the Reagan revolution and its national movement to slash taxes.
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Matt Novak / Gizmodo:
California's Billionaire Tax Slips From 52% Support to 42%
Discussion: Political.org, Washington Post and Puck
Wall Street Journal:
U.S. Strikes Iran's Qeshm Island as Trump Talks Down War Risks  —  Trump told reporters Monday 'we haven't been doing any fighting for months'  —  The U.S. attacked Iran's Qeshm Island on Monday, U.S. officials said, in the latest of a series of limited strikes Washington has secretly carried …
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Sam Levin / The Guardian:
Ex-FBI chief in Chicago sues DoJ, claiming he was pressured to investigate Trump's foes  —  Douglas DePodesta says he was made ‘scapegoat’ after collapse of case against Broadview Six anti-ICE protesters  —  The former head of the FBI in Chicago has accused the Trump administration of pressuring …
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Annabella Rosciglione / The Daily Beast:
Election ‘Nostradamus’ Reveals Final Midterm Prediction … Presidential guru Allan Lichtman has revealed his final prediction on the upcoming midterm election.  —  With President Donald Trump and the GOP's approval rating at historic lows, Lichtman, who correctly predicted …
Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling / New Republic:
Pete Hegseth Makes Over Half the Military Want to Quit Early … The Trump administration's hyperpoliticized military environment apparently has thousands of active-duty military members looking toward the exit.  —  A survey by Common Defense Civic Engagement, a grassroots veterans organization …
Discussion: The Hill
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Katherine Plummer / Military.com:
79% of Veterans and Service Members Say Politicians and Society Are Leaving Them Behind: Poll
Discussion: Military Times
Zeteo:
How Elon Musk Bought the Midterms.  We Did the Math  —  Musk has spent $474 million to help Trump and the GOP win the midterms.  For everyday Americans, it's the equivalent of buying a few IMAX tickets or a DoorDash dinner for two.  —  ∙ Paid  —  Elon Musk, the world's richest man …
Discussion: New York Times
New York Post:
Mamdani raises eyebrows with new look, ditching beard and sporting surprising mustache  —  Stache the rich!  —  Mayor Zohran Mamdani debuted an hair-raising new look over the weekend — ditching his signature beard in favor of a striking mustache.  —  But the socialist's shaving shake …
New York Times:
Grand Jury Rejects Bid by Justice Dept. to Bring Charges Over Voter Fraud  —  The rejection demonstrates the department's harried push to prove President Trump's unsubstantiated claims of rampant voter fraud.  —  A federal grand jury in Washington on Friday rejected an effort by the Justice Department …
New York Times:
Trump Administration Said to Plan Rolling Back Pregnancy-Related Job Protections  —  The Biden era law was meant to help women stay in the workplace, but some conservatives say rules to enact it went too far with coverage for abortion and fertility treatment.
Salvador Rizzo / Washington Post:
Judge dismisses charges against FBI agents in Hunter Biden laptop investigation  —  The judge said the Justice Department's effort “cannot be described as anything other than weaponization.”  —  SummaryLoading...  A federal magistrate judge on Monday dismissed a criminal case …
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Stephen Wolf / The Downballot:
How Tuesday's elections could lead to the president getting elected by popular vote  —  Democrats need to win just a handful of states to activate a long-awaited agreement  —  Tuesday's elections could have a major—yet largely overlooked—consequence for American democracy …
Gavin J. Quinton / The Washington Sun:
Judge Throws Out Trump Administration's Affirmative Action Lawsuit Against Harvard  —  U.S. District Judge Myong J. Joun's dismissal allows the DOJ to reopen the case once it fixes some procedural issues.  — Copy  —  A federal judge has thrown out the Justice Department's case accusing …
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Bianca Quilantan / Politico:   Judge tosses Trump administration's admissions records lawsuit against Harvard
New York Post:
Learjet co-pilot in fatal Florida crash ID'd as Nathalia Gadelha, 20, who got her license in high school  —  PALM SPRINGS, Florida — The doomed Learjet co-pilot heard pleading for help in harrowing air traffic control audio before the fiery Florida crash has been identified as Nathalia Gadelha …
Associated Press:
U.S. Conducts Defensive Strikes on Iranian Targets in the Strait of Hormuz  —  A U.S. official told the AP that the target was “Iranians using surface to air missiles against U.S. assets.”  — Copy  —  The United States has conducted defensive strikes on some Iranian targets in the Strait of Hormuz …
William Vaillancourt / The Daily Beast:
Why Trump Is Entering His Worst-Ever Doom Spiral: Political Guru … President Donald Trump could be headed for a drawn-out meltdown as he confronts his waning political power and his own mortality, according to political analyst David Rothkopf.  —  On , The Daily Beast Podcast …
Survey 160:
Survey 160 pre-election surveys in four states  —  By Kevin Collins, Alex Dawahare, Oscar Castorena, and Alejandro Frydman  —  Survey 160's final poll of 2026 focused on four states with elections for both United States Senate and Governor: Kansas, Ohio, Maine, and Minnesota.
Discussion: New York Times
 
 
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Lydia DePillis / New York Times:
William Nordhaus Has Died. Nobelist Influenced Climate Policy.
The Washington Sun:
Democrats Face a Dilemma: What to Do With Haley Stevens
Jesse Wegman / New York Times:
Justice Kagan Sounds an Alarm About the Court
Discussion: National Review
Gregory Svirnovskiy / Politico:
Chaos and campaigning in the final day before the election
Discussion: WAGA-TV, New York Times and Joe.My.God.
Rose Horowitch / The Atlantic:
The Push to Lead the Working Class Without Workers
The Washington Sun:
Trump Unlocks Disaster Funds for Republican Districts in California and Minnesota
Discussion: KSTP-TV
 Earlier Items: 
Andrew Lawrence / Media Matters for America:
The bro-casts are barely talking about Trump or hosting his allies ahead of the midterms
Veronica Riccobene / The Lever:
Big AI's $140 Million Election Machine Stalls Out
Alex Kaplan / Media Matters for America:
Election denial activists promote dubious database to catch supposed voter fraud
Axios:
Scoop: Senate GOP makes massive bet on streaming
Discussion: NewsMax.com
Associated Press:
Kennedy Center names the 2026 honorees as Trump renovation battle moves the show offsite
Andrew Childers / Democracy Docket:
Voter intimidation ban doesn't apply to federal government, DOJ claims in shocking new argument
Discussion: Joe.My.God. and Fox News
 

 
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