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New York Times:
Haley Stevens Abandons El-Sayed, Endorsing Mike Rogers in Michigan  —  Representative Stevens, who has been in a growing feud with Dr. Abdul El-Sayed, the Democratic Senate nominee in Michigan, appeared together with the Republican nominee, Mike Rogers.  —  Representative Haley Stevens …
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Andrew Solender / Axios:
Haley Stevens' staff and colleagues erupt at her “betrayal”  —  Rep. Haley Stevens (D-Mich.) faced fierce backlash from fellow Democrats, party officials and her own staffers after endorsing Republican Mike Rogers for U.S. Senate on Sunday. … - “Pathetic, petty, selfish, unhinged,” …
Meredith Lee Hill / Politico:
Some House Dems are now pushing to kick Haley Stevens out of their caucus  —  Her shock endorsement of Republican Mike Rogers escalates a feud with former Democratic primary rival Abdul El-Sayed in the final days of a top battleground race.  — Abdul El-Sayed responds: “I don't actually think about Haley Stevens”
New York Post:
Haley Stevens' act of bravery as her party abandons Jewish voters  —  Haley Stevens is a “proud Democrat” who bashed GOP candidate Mike Rogers just this past summer.  —  So think about how bad Democratic nominee Abdul El-Sayed must be for Stevens to cross the political aisle and endorse Rogers …
Adam Wren / Politico:
El-Sayed raised $1.2 million in hours since Haley Stevens endorsed his rival  —  Her shock endorsement of Republican Mike Rogers escalates a feud with former Democratic primary rival Abdul El-Sayed in the final days of a top battleground race.  — Abdul El-Sayed responds: “I don't actually think about Haley Stevens”
Sophia Vento / The Hill:
Schumer calls Stevens's Rogers endorsement ‘a despicable betrayal’
Josh Marshall / Talking Points Memo:
Haley Stevens' High(est) Profile Meltdown
Andrew Solender / Axios:
Haley Stevens faces push for removal from House Dem caucus
Discussion: Forbes
Lisa Lerer / New York Times:
The Parties Make Their Closing Arguments: 'This Isn't Just Red Versus Blue'
Discussion: MS NOW and Washington Post
Calen Razor / Politico:
Stevens mess tests Jeffries, Schumer
Roque Planas / The Guardian:
Trump launches racist diatribe against Abdul El-Sayed at Iowa rally
Washington Post:
Inside the chaos before Haley Stevens's shocking Senate endorsement in Michigan
New York Times:
Democrats Show Strength in Final Days of Race for the Senate, New Polls Find  —  Democrats are up in Michigan, Texas, Kansas, Maine and Ohio, have an edge in Alaska and are effectively tied with Republicans in Iowa, new New York Times/Siena polls found.  —  Democrats are ahead of Republicans …
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Nate Cohn / New York Times:
The Final Polls Show a Blue Surge.  Can We Trust Them?  —  New Times/Siena surveys show Democrats leading in all the key battlegrounds that will decide Senate control.  —  Democrats gained ground right to the end in the final New York Times/Siena University polls of the 2026 midterm campaign.
Politico:
AOC's failed Stevens intervention
Discussion: New York Times
Benjamin Wallace-Wells / New Yorker:   How Democrats Are Reclaiming the Politics of Populism
Semafor:
How Trump's iron grip on the Republican Party put the Senate in play
Discussion: New York Times
G. Elliott Morris / Strength In Numbers:
Early vote data shows Latinos, young people, Democrats surging in turnout  —  New voters are younger, more Latino and much less Republican than new voters in 2022  —  THE POLLS HAVE SHOWN for months that Democrats are headed for a big midterm.  And now that final early-voting numbers are in from Texas …
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Associated Press:
Voters fear the America they've known is slipping away.  On that, the left and right agree  —  The stakes in Tuesday's midterm elections are so high that Shane Dunn voted for the first time in his life, at age 65.  —  After a career as a cook up and down the East Coast …
Isaac Arnsdorf / Washington Post:
Republicans count on Election Day turnout despite enthusiasm gap  —  Outside groups like Elon Musk's America PAC have assumed much of the organizing work historically handled by the RNC.  —  SummaryLoading...  Republicans' hopes of avoiding a wipeout in the midterms comes down to how many of their voters show up Tuesday.
Reuters:   Trump Justice Dept breaks with tradition to intervene in midterms
Richard Fausset / New York Times:
When Will We Know Election Results? Don't Hold Your Breath.
Discussion: Mercury News and CalMatters
Claire Cain Miller / New York Times:
We Called Back Young Men Who Voted for Trump. He's Losing Them.
Anna Griffin / New York Times:
Judge Rejects Trump Officials' Move to Challenge Alaska Senate Election
Emma Romano / WPTV News Channel 5 West Palm:
Military Trail closed after deadly Learjet crash; shelters open for hundreds displaced  —  Palm Beach County officials say about 600 people in a nearby community are expected to be relocated as the investigation continues.  —  Add WPTV as a Google Preferred Source
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Associated Press:
All 9 people aboard a jet that crashed in Florida have died, transportation secretary says  —  A business jet carrying nine people nose-dived into a South Florida neighborhood Sunday and erupted into a giant fireball that appeared to just miss homes before crashing near a busy roadway.
Gavin Blackburn / Euronews:
Ukraine and Russia say air raid alert apps hit by cyberattacks after truce ends  —  The cyberattacks came as the longest truce of the war, limited to Ukraine's eastern Kherson region, ended on Sunday after Russia refused the offer of an extension, according to Kyiv.
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Ben Berkowitz / Axios:
Trump vows to protect Musk, floats pre-emptive staff pardons  —  President Trump said Monday he'd move to protect Elon Musk if Democrats investigate the SpaceX and Tesla CEO after midterm elections.  — He also suggested the possibility of pre-emptive pardons for staff and others around him if Democrats win the election.
Discussion: NewsMax.com
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Thomas English / New York Post:
Trump reveals he'll use preemptive pardons to protect staff, allies if Dems take Congress
Discussion: Bloomberg
New York Times:
Kansas Senator Goes Rogue With Video Response to Medical Debt Lawsuits  —  Roger Marshall, a Republican senator whose re-election bid has grown surprisingly competitive, wanted to push back against attacks.  His team didn't agree.  He ignored the guidance.
Discussion: Mediaite and Washington Post
Politico:
‘A lot of Republicans have held their tongues’: Anger at Trump is growing … Republicans are already privately blaming President Donald Trump as they brace for losses on Tuesday.  —  Even as they race to distance themselves from his actions on tariffs, the unpopular Iran war …
Discussion: New Republic and Al Jazeera
Wall Street Journal:
U.S. Pushes to Restore Russian Gas Sales to Europe Via Ukraine  —  The idea is intended to unlock an energy ceasefire between Moscow and Kyiv but it faces resistance in European capitals  —  The U.S. is backing a quick resumption of Russian natural-gas sales to Europe via pipelines running …
Discussion: Political.org
Washington Post:
Social account linked to former Mike Collins aide posted slurs, calls for violence  —  The staffer works for Rep. Daniel Webster and previously worked for Senate hopeful Collins, who has faced scrutiny for former staffers expressing extreme views online.  —  SummaryLoading...
The Downballot:
Morning Digest: The battlefield makes one last push into unimaginable turf  —  Deep red states and districts that had never looked competitive now have the GOP panicked  —  In the waning days of the 2026 midterms, the electoral battleground has pushed into once unimaginable territory …
 
 
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