A new VoteHub/Verasight poll in Texas finds Greg Abbott (R) leading Gina Hinojosa (D) in the governor’s race, 48% to 46%. Texas Governor’s Race Greg Abbott (R) 48%   Gina Hinojosa (D) 46%   VoteHub/Verasight poll · likely voters · ±4.3% The same poll in Texas finds James Talarico (D) leading Ken Paxton (R) in […]

Mediaite: “President Donald Trump called on Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN) to resign from Congress on Thursday night, claiming she used a ‘fake name’ when getting elected.”

Ed Kilgore: “The term carpetbagger was originally applied to Northerners who moved South after the Civil War to launch political careers under the protection of military Reconstruction; it referred to the hastily procured bags manufactured from carpet scraps the transplants allegedly used. More recently, the term has been applied to politicians who conveniently relocate themselves […]

“Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth used a slur to proudly announce to an auditorium of Marines in September that he was ridding the military of all transgender troops,” the New York Times reports. “But just steps from the auditorium where Mr. Hegseth spoke, at Marine Corps Base Quantico, boards assigned to carry out those orders were […]

“The races for some of Georgia’s top elected offices are a dead heat, setting up a last-minute scramble that will have big implications for how state government operates come January,” the Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports. “A new Atlanta Journal-Constitution survey of likely Georgia voters shows the races for lieutenant governor, attorney general and secretary of state […]

“President Trump’s election advisers Chris LaCivita and James Blair have donated their six-figure consulting fees from a controversial side-hustle in Bosnia and Herzegovina to Trump’s presidential library,” the New York Post reports. “Trump was ‘gloating’ and ‘very braggadocious’ in private conversations this week upon learning the development, a source said — indicating that his initial […]

“President Donald Trump told reporters that he had ‘heard something about’ the Department of Justice investigating allegations that Corey Lewandowski profited off his past role as an adviser at the Department of Homeland Security, after media reports of an investigation surfaced Thursday,” the Associated Press reports. “The president notably didn’t defend Lewandowski, who was his […]

“Iowa Republican Senate candidate Rep. Ashley Hinson on Thursday strongly condemned Republican Ohio gubernatorial candidate Vivek Ramaswamy for his controversial campaign ad featuring the estranged mother of Democratic opponent Amy Acton,” ABC News reports. “Hours before he was to appear at a rally with Hinson on Thursday, President Donald Trump defended the ad.”

“The Starlink system used by Ukraine’s military was suffering from low speeds limits early on Friday, despite President Trump saying that SpaceX Chief Executive Elon Musk had restored the service,” the Wall Street Journal reports. “Ukrainian drone units and government officials said connections with Starshield, a military-grade service using Starlink’s infrastructure, continued to fail in […]

“A small group of Rep. Brandon Gill’s fellow House Freedom Caucus members are privately questioning whether he still belongs in the hardline group, Axios has learned,” Axios reports. “The 32-year-old Texas freshman’s rapid rise through House Republican ranks has transformed him into one of the party’s most prominent young stars — and earned him a […]

“President Donald Trump is asking voters to ‘pretend’ he is on the ballot. That might backfire,” Politico reports. “New results from The Politico Poll show that Democratic midterm voters are more motivated to oppose the president than Republican voters are to support him. Many Republican voters also aren’t looking for blind loyalty to Trump in […]

Cook Political Report: “Republicans’ path to keeping control of the House has all but evaporated. The outstanding question is how large Democrats’ majority will be in 2027; in the best-case scenario, their party could enter the new Congress with more seats than they had after successfully flipping control of the House in 2006 and 2018.” […]

“Rep. Jack Bergman (R-MI) rented a stately home in Washington, D.C., owned for years by one of his top campaign donors who sold the house to the Michigan congressman’s daughter in a favorable seller-financed deal this year,” the Detroit News reports.

“He’s going to become your senator. And it’s crazy.” — President Trump, quoted by NBC News, conceding that Roy Cooper (D) will win the North Carolina U.S. Senate race.

“Over the past year, President Trump and his allies have offered a series of explanations for why the nation needs a 250-foot-tall triumphal arch: It will mark 250 years of American independence. It will befit Washington’s place among Western capitals. It will honor the nation’s veterans. It will serve the military, the president added last […]

“Senator Bernie Sanders was so irate when he learned on Wednesday that the nation’s top pro-Israel lobby planned to spend as much as $9 million to defeat Dr. Abdul El-Sayed, the Democratic nominee in Michigan’s Senate race, that he immediately transferred $1 million to him,” the New York Times reports. “Then Mr. Sanders and his […]

“With just 11 days until the midterm election, Texas Democrats have a chance to win two key congressional seats in districts that President Donald Trump won by 10 points in 2024,” a Washington Post-Schar School poll finds. “Exasperated by the high cost of living and a deportation agenda that a majority says has gone ‘too […]

“Elon Musk has adopted a war posture in response to looming threats of congressional investigations: If Democrats win control of Congress in next month’s midterm elections, Musk has signaled he is bracing for a fight,” the Washington Post reports. Said Musk: “Live by the sword, die by the sword.” He added: “Those who pick fights […]

“Oil prices continue to climb as concerns mount that the U.S.-Iran conflict could soon escalate,” the Wall Street Journal reports. “Brent crude now trades at its highest level since early May. The U.S. is sending additional forces to the Middle East, and Iran warned it would strike civilian targets in neighboring countries if the U.S. […]

Los Angeles Times: “Two years after helping return Trump to the White House with a Republican-controlled Congress, Latino voters are souring on the party in power, fueled by frustration over rising costs and the administration’s aggressive approach to immigration enforcement.” “In 2024, Trump won the support of 48% of Latino voters, expanding Republican gains with […]

“President Donald Trump accused Iran of faking reports of attacks and naval mines to drive up oil prices ahead of the midterm elections,” NewsNation reports. Said Trump: “They are even making up fake hits, mines, and everything else.”

“Zohran Mamdani famously brought democratic socialism to the largest U.S. city when he became New York’s mayor. Now another member of the Democratic Party’s progressive flank is poised to lead Washington, D.C,” CNBC reports. “Janeese Lewis George, a member of the Democratic Socialists of America and a city council member, is set to become the […]

“Pete Buttigieg will embark on an aggressive seven-state campaign tour in the final 10 days of the midterm election, as the potential future presidential candidate attempts to boost Democrats in battleground states and districts,” the Washington Sun reports. “His tour will see him make three stops in his adopted home state of Michigan, while also […]

“Voters are now more concerned about government corruption than any other issue, including high grocery and gas prices, according to the final CNBC All-America Economic Survey before the Nov. 3 midterm election.” “The finding follows a monthslong messaging effort by Democrats to link widespread economic dissatisfaction with what they allege is rampant corruption by President […]

Aaron Blake: “President Donald Trump has been undermining his own party for months, continuously causing more headaches for Republicans even long after most presidents would’ve taken the Election Day cue to rein themselves in.” “So why would that stop on the eve of those elections?” “Trump’s latest move is trying to bully Republicans into embracing […]

“Pete Buttigieg, the former Transportation Secretary and popular Democratic Party surrogate who has confirmed considering a 2028 presidential bid, is endorsing independent Montana U.S. Senate candidate Seth Bodnar,” ABC News reports.

“Rep. Ilhan Omar raised nearly $1.9 million for her reelection campaign in the first two weeks of October, a haul that coincided with a federal raid on her Washington, D.C., home and her efforts to capitalize on what she called an ‘authoritarian attack,'” the Washington Sun reports. CBS News: Omar says she can’t keep living […]

“House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries is heading to Texas this weekend as Democrats become increasingly confident that GOP-led gerrymandering could backfire in both the Lone Star State and in Florida,” Semafor reports. “Shifts among Latino voters, who represent sizable portions of the electorate in both states, and Trump’s sagging approval rating appear to be driving […]

“As President Donald Trump barnstorms the country ahead of the midterms, on top of his usual White House events this week, he’s had some pointed exchanges with journalists in his path. He called one reporter a ‘dummy,’ another ‘a stupid person’ and a third ‘a sick person,'” the Washington Sun reports. “The angry name-calling comes […]

New York Times: “With less than two weeks until the midterms, a wide majority of voters say that they largely trust that the results of the upcoming election will be accurate, according to a new New York Times/Siena poll.” ”But the poll finds that many harbor concerns that Republicans could try to overturn the results […]