The final polls and race ratings show a late shift toward Democrats  —  The party has gained ground in the generic ballot and several key Senate races, according to both the polls and expert handicappers  —  G. Elliott Morris, FiftyPlusOne, and Katie Marriner

Finally, the Beginning of Trump's End  —  In recent decades, the second terms of American Presidents have not ended well.  Ronald Reagan had the Iran-Contra affair; Bill Clinton, after attempting to cover up his affair with a former intern, became the first chief executive impeached since the mid-nineteenth century.

'We forgot what it's like to be populist': Republicans see Trump's 2024 crumbling  —  New results from the POLITICO Poll show that one in 10 Trump voters are planning to vote for Democrats on Tuesday.  —  Republicans' 2024 coalition is cracking in real time.

‘The Armageddon of all elections’  —  With help from Eli Okun, Ali Bianco and Irie Sentner  —  THAT'S HOW THE COALITION CRUMBLES: If you're looking for a sign of how dire the environment looks for Republicans in November 2026, stark new results from The POLITICO Poll show the bloc …

Republicans Can Blame Trump for Their Midterm Woes … When it becomes clear Tuesday night or Wednesday morning that Republicans have taken “a thumper,” to borrow Bill Clinton's phrase, President Donald Trump will lunge for scapegoats.  —  Trump will claim Republican candidates should have embraced …

I've spent years fact-checking Trump.  Here are 5 election claims he's already making — and the facts undercutting them.  —  Consistency has never been President Donald Trump's strong suit, but he has been consistent about one thing: If Republicans do poorly in Tuesday's midterm elections …

Election Day in America  —  Voters are taking to the polls in a midterm election that will define the future of both parties.  —  ‘He is the threat’: Dem AGs brace for Trump moves after polls close  —  They've spent months “war gaming” and “table-topping” for this moment.

U.S. Military Strikes Iran's Qeshm Island in What U.S. Officials Call a Defensive Measure  —  The action was limited, the officials said, with no immediate plans to escalate.  The strikes come on the eve of the midterm elections.  —  The U.S. military struck Iran's Qeshm Island on Monday …

Ninth Circuit wipes out ruling allowing Trump administration to threaten election officials  —  The 9th Circuit Court of Appeals canceled a prior order that briefly permitted the Trump administration to threaten to prosecute state and local election officials who do not follow the department's directives for handling ballots.