“The Trump administration acknowledges its plan to paint the Eisenhower Executive Office Building white would damage the historical character of the 138-year-old landmark and its relation to two other nationally significant properties, according to a new federal assessment,” the Washington Post reports. “But the White House still wants painting to move ahead.”

Massachusetts candidate for lieutenant governor Shawn Oliver (R) was arrested on a charge of operating under the influence of alcohol, the New Bedford Light reports. Mike Minogue (R), the GOP candidate for governor, has asked Oliver to immediately suspend his campaign and said, if elected, he would formally ask Oliver to resign.

“President Donald Trump is blaming senior aides and political operatives for a faltering midterm strategy, questioning campaign spending, faulting redistricting and second-guessing candidate choices as Republicans fight to retain control of Congress,” Reuters reports.

“Former President Barack Obama issued a forceful denunciation of the Trump administration’s legal pursuit of Democratic Rep. Ilhan Omar over suspicions she fraudulently obtained U.S. citizenship decades ago,” Axios reports. “Obama — who faced false claims for years from Donald Trump that he wasn’t an American citizen — is selective about when he weighs in […]

“Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro (D) is launching a new political action committee, raising speculation that the governor may run for president in 2028,” NewsNation reports.

A new Susquehanna Polling and Research poll in Pennsylvania finds Janelle Stelson (D) leading Scott Perry (R) in the U.S. House race, 49% to 46%. Pennsylvania House Race Janelle Stelson (D) 49%   Scott Perry (R) 46%   Susquehanna Polling and Research poll · likely voters · ±5.6%

“President Trump said his overhaul of a public golf course in Washington, D.C. would begin in mid-November, pressing ahead amid a legal battle that recently escalated when the administration felled hundreds of trees around the site,” the Wall Street Journal reports. “The East Potomac Golf Links will be closed to play beginning Nov. 15, the […]

“Republicans in America’s biggest red state don’t usually have to play defense. But less than three weeks before election day, they are panicking. Ken Paxton, the scandal-plagued Senate candidate, is trailing James Talarico in the polls,” The Economist reports. “Since early September, national Republicans have poured about $200m into ads in a bid to save […]

“President Trump on Sunday endorsed Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu for reelection, saying on social media that he ‘has been a Great Warrior Prime Minister, and an even greater Partner for Peace in combatting the Islamic Republic of Iran,'” CBS News reports. “This is a coveted boost for Netanyahu because of Mr. Trump’s popularity in […]

“Former Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem is being ridiculed over an online photo she posted of herself and her new hunting dog — with social-media users urging her not to off him, too,” the New York Post reports. CNN: Kristi Noem quietly moves to her third job in Trump administration.

“Katie Zacharia, who was ousted as White House press secretary on Friday, posted two photos that appear to have been digitally modified to conceal an image on President Donald Trump’s Oval Office desk,” the Washington Post reports. “Local advocacy groups said that the image appeared to be East Potomac Park, where Trump wants to make […]

“A senior Iranian security official warned Sunday that Tehran has prepared a new response plan for any renewed U.S.-Israeli attack, as maritime authorities reported several separate attacks on commercial vessels around the Arabian Peninsula,” CNBC reports. NewsNation: Oil tanker explodes in Strait of Hormuz as Iran vows waterway remains closed.

“Democrats are running surprisingly competitive races in traditionally Republican territory across the country this midterm election cycle, and it’s putting GOP winning streaks at risk that stretch as far back as the 1930s,” Axios reports. “Democrats hope ending political droughts in states such as Kansas, Texas and South Carolina will help make inroads in what […]

A new NBC News/SurveyMonkey poll finds President Trump’s approval at 34%, while 66% disapprove — a new low in this poll Trump Approval Approve 34%   Disapprove 66%   NBC News/SurveyMonkey poll · adults · ±2.6% The same poll finds Democrats leading Republicans on the generic congressional ballot, 55% to 45%. Generic Congressional Ballot Democrats […]

NBC News: “Predicting which party will prevail in the midterms isn’t as simple as picking up the phone and asking people how they will vote. About half of eligible voters are expected to turn out on Nov. 3, which means that a significant number of the people we reach in our polls will not vote.” […]

A new CBS News/YouGov poll in Texas finds James Talarico (D) leading Ken Paxton (R) in the U.S. Senate race, 51% to 49%. Texas Senate Race James Talarico (D) 51%   Ken Paxton (R) 49%   CBS News/YouGov poll · likely voters · ±3.5%

“Senator Jon Ossoff (D-GA) staged the largest rally of his reelection campaign near Atlanta, repeatedly painting President Donald Trump as a ‘crook’ whose policies have made life unaffordable for Americans,” Bloomberg reports. Said Ossoff: “The Mar-a-Lago mafia really has taken American corruption to spectacular new heights. This corruption is why nothing works for ordinary people.”

“As potential 2028 presidential candidates crisscross the country to campaign in the midterms, Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker is wielding an advantage that none of the others can match: his massive personal wealth,” CNN reports. “The billionaire has funneled nearly $40 million to Democratic candidates and groups in the midterms, donating to everything from the party’s […]

“Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said the U.S. is sharing intelligence again after it was blocked for ‘some period of time,'” Bloomberg reports.

“Nationwide protests in France against the high cost of living and scenes of looting and burning on the sidelines deepened a schism between extremes in the country’s political spectrum and drew a reaction from U.S. Vice President JD Vance,” Bloomberg reports. Said Vance: “Western liberals imported the third world into France and other countries in […]

“This is it. As far as I’m concerned, focusing on anything other than this election is folly for anybody in politics right now. We must win, we Democrats.” — Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker (D), quoted by CNN.

“In the closing weeks of election season in Texas, Republicans are growing wary of each other, quietly distancing themselves from their onetime allies,” NBC News reports. “President Donald Trump on Thursday blamed turmoil in the marquee Senate race on two Texas Republicans who are not on the ballot. But it’s Ken Paxton, the Senate candidate […]

“Welcome to the 2026 midterms, a months-long contest to prove who is the manliest man. Oh, and to win control of the House and Senate,” the Washington Post reports. ”You’ve seen the highlight reel: Abdul El-Sayed repeatedly calling his opponent a ‘beta.’ James Talarico firing back against GOP attacks that he is ‘too low-T for […]

“Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) is not up for election this year, but he is campaigning across his home state as though he is,” the Washington Post reports. ”Rather than pitching himself, Cruz is making a spirited case for the Republican Senate bid of Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton. Cruz, a conservative firebrand, is trying to […]

“The midterm races are kicking into their highest gear — and so are the politicians who want to run for president in 2028,” the Washington Post reports. ”An array of potential Democratic and Republican presidential contenders are hitting the campaign trail in the final weeks before Election Day to stump for their parties’ House, Senate […]

“Nearly 2 in 3 Americans say President Donald Trump is using the presidency to enrich himself — and most of the increase over the past year has come from people who lean Republican,” according to a Washington Post-ABC News-Ipsos poll. ”Among Republicans and independents who lean Republican, 34 percent believe Trump is enriching himself, up […]

“Donald Trump is barnstorming the country to boost Republicans in the final weeks of the midterms. But many candidates want to keep that support quiet,” Politico reports. ”The president is nowhere to be found in GOP ads, even in red states where Republicans were happy to tout his endorsement two years ago. And some candidates […]

“GOP operatives conducting a focus group in a traditionally red Midwestern state this month were taken aback by what they heard from their own party’s voters,” CNN reports. “Asked what they blamed for rising gas prices, those voters pointed to ‘corrupt politicians’ and ‘billionaires’ — a response that surprised some longtime strategists who’ve never seen […]

A new ABC News/Washington Post/Ipsos poll finds President Trump’s approval at 33%, while 66% disapprove — a record low for this poll. Strikingly, 52% of Americans “strongly disapprove” of Trump. Trump Approval Approve 33%   Disapprove 66%   ABC News/Washington Post/Ipsos poll · adults The same poll finds Democrats leading Republicans on the generic congressional […]

Washington Post: “Democratic voters and activists find themselves in an odd position less than three weeks before elections that they have been anticipating since Donald Trump won the presidency two years ago. They are eagerly consuming each new poll showing their candidates ahead in races in heavily conservative states spanning Texas, Kansas and Alaska, while […]