Democrats could learn wrong message from a blowout victory  —  Democrats are poised to romp in today's election — easily winning the House and, according to most forecasts, flipping the Senate too. … Even the GOP has a better brand. … Confusing the two could tempt Democrats to overread …

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 …

Michigan Republicans wish Haley Stevens had flipped earlier  —  Candidates in both parties are racing to land their message before voters head to the polls Tuesday.  —  Michigan Republicans wish Haley Stevens had flipped earlier  —  Republicans are elated about Democratic …

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 …

California's Billionaire Tax Slips From 52% Support to 42%  —  Tech oligarchs have raised over $379 million to fight Prop 40, the one-time 5% tax on billionaires.  —  California's Proposition 40 would impose a one-time 5% tax on all billionaires in the state if more than 50% of voters fill in the box for “yes” by Tuesday.

DOJ To Monitor Elections in All 50 States for First Time  —  For Immediate Release  —  One of the Department of Justice's (DOJ) most important missions is ensuring election integrity, supporting free and fair elections, and protecting the right to vote for U.S. citizens across the United States.

Accountability Day for Musk?  —  Can American government live up to the Spider-man principle?  —  Democracy depends upon a simple rule, what we might call the Spider-Man principle: with great power comes great responsibility.  And responsibility in a democracy includes accountability …

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 …

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 …

The Online Right's Closing Campaign Argument: Fascist Anakin Skywalker Memes  —  With Democrats poised to make significant gains in Tuesday's midterm elections, Trump supporters have been reduced to posting bizarre Star Wars fan fiction.  —  If you quit checking X months ago …

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 …

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 …

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 …

US, Russia and China discuss meeting between Trump, Putin and Xi  —  US president is travelling to Shenzhen in two weeks to attend Apec summit  —  American, Chinese and Russian officials are discussing a possible summit between Donald Trump, Xi Jinping and Vladimir Putin later this month …

GOP's midterm blame game starts early  —  Republicans don't know if they'll lose big or small on Tuesday, but they're already bracing for an epic blame game. … The leading suspect: Mr. President, in the Oval Office, with an assortment of weapons — and one war.

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 …

Justice Kagan Sounds an Alarm About the Court  —  Like a lot of Americans, I've grown accustomed to Supreme Court justices speaking out much more frequently and informally than they once did.  Yet still there was more than one moment in a public conversation Elena Kagan had at Catholic University …

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.