Steve Liesman / CNBC:
Trump's approval rating on economy hits all-time low as midterm looms: CNBC survey … With less than two weeks to go before the congressional elections, Americans are nearly as gloomy about the economy as they were when the nation was emerging from the pandemic, and President Donald Trump's …

David A. Lieb / Associated Press:
Voting-related measures on November ballots include a voter ID push targeting mail-in ballots  —  Advocates for greater voter identification requirements are pursuing a new approach in some states: a mandate to place driver's license or partial Social Security numbers on mail-in ballots.

Associated Press:
Voters want the next Congress to focus on costs and Iran, not on Trump, a new AP-NORC poll shows  —  Regardless of the outcome in the coming election, a new AP-NORC poll shows voters from both major political parties want the next Congress to focus on making life more affordable and ending the war in Iran …

Lisa Mascaro / Associated Press:
Jeffries says Democrats ‘on the verge’ of winning the House.  It puts speaker's gavel in reach  —  Democratic leader Hakeem Jeffries listened from the front row at the old Ohio church as the Sunday congregation heard of scripture's guidance for calming a gathering storm.

Eric Katz / The Washington Sun:
State Asked Foreign Service Officers Up for Promotion Whether They Voted for Trump  —  The State Department has asked some foreign service officials up for promotion who they voted for in the 2016, 2020 and 2024 presidential elections, raising concerns the agency is violating a federal law …

Calen Razor / Politico:
Some Republicans get bipartisan curious  —  Presented by IN TODAY'S EDITION:  — Deluzio gears up for Fetterman challenge  — Omar calls raid a voter suppression tactic  — Democrats ready a brawl with Bessent  —  Facing a blue wave, Republicans have found bipartisanship.

ProPublica:
Ballot Rejections Soared in Rural Counties After USPS Reduced Mail Service  —  Reporting Highlights  — Rural Cuts: Delays resulting from the U.S. Postal Service's cost-cutting measures have endangered the validity of ballots cast in rural areas, a ProPublica analysis found.

New York Times:
Judge Restricts D.H.S. Field Operations Aimed at Unearthing Voter Fraud  —  The ruling largely blocked homeland security agents from carrying out field interviews in nine states, including California, as part of a sprawling effort to find noncitizens registered to vote.

Politico:
The GOP's harvest of discontent  —  With help from Eli Okun, Ali Bianco and Irie Sentner  —  NOT A GOOD SIGN: Billionaire tech investor Peter Thiel broke with President Donald Trump on the Iran war, saying he doesn't believe the U.S. should have launched the conflict, POLITICO's Calder McHugh scooped.

G. Elliott Morris / Strength In Numbers:
These 2024 Trump voters no longer admit to voting for him  —  Poll respondents who change their recalled vote from Trump to Harris (or not voting) largely disapprove of Trump — and that could be skewing polls  —  Last month, I showed that error in how Americans report who they voted …

Damian Paletta / Wall Street Journal:
As Vance Piles On, Ohio Governor's Race Is Going Off the Rails  —  Plus, lawmakers call for a probe into Ukraine's access to Starlink, and diplomats are racing to head off escalation with Iran  —  Good morning.  Ohio is the seventh most populous state in the country, and its annual GDP is close to $1 trillion.

Uwa Ede-Osifo / The Guardian:
‘Man, I loved that’: Trump cheers South Carolina rally attender who hit protester  —  President was reportedly heckled at least nine times during campaign event for Darline Graham  —  Multiple protesters were removed from Donald Trump's rally at South Carolina's Clemson University on Wednesday …

Alexander Bolton / The Hill:
El-Sayed's alleged ties to Muslim Brotherhood shake up Michigan Senate race  —  Senate Republicans are making a last-ditch effort to save former Rep. Mike Rogers (R-Mich.) in the Michigan Senate race by pouring money and effort into highlighting what they say are significant ties between …

Valerie Hopkins / New York Times:
Putin Nears a Prize: Restoring Ties With the U.S. While Giving Up Nothing  —  Russia has sought to separate the war in Ukraine from potential business deals and diplomacy with the United States.  Its efforts now appear to be working.  —  Last October, President Trump imposed significant sanctions …

Washington Post:
Hegseth wanted Eisenhower's globe for his office.  His staff broke it.  —  Photos obtained by The Post show a gash in the World War II-era artifact that resulted from a botched relocation attempt inside the Pentagon.  —  SummaryLoading...  It was early this year when Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth wanted to move the world.

Politico:
The Pentagon is quietly building an elite new tech sabotage agency  —  The Pentagon has spent months quietly building an elite new tech agency to help covertly disrupt and sabotage foreign technology programs considered threats to American military superiority.

Dustin Volz / New York Times:
A.I. Discovered a Critical Security Flaw Underpinning Websites  —  The disclosure heightened concerns about A.I.'s potential to upend cybersecurity unless shortcomings are addressed.  —  Security researchers using OpenAI's advanced artificial intelligence models unearthed major bugs in a piece …

Veronika Melkozerova / Politico:
Russia launches massive strikes on Ukraine as Trump says peace is closer than ever  —  KYIV - At least one person was killed and 34 wounded in Kyiv as the Russian army attacked Ukraine with ballistic missiles and attack drones overnight, the capital city's prosecutor's office reported on Thursday.

Audrey Decker / Politico:
Space Force scrambles as Musk's SpaceX retires its major rocket  —  SpaceX's plans to retire its most popular rocket could jeopardize the United States' ability to launch military satellites — a plight compounded by the Pentagon's dependence on Elon Musk's company.

MS NOW:
Russia pounds Kyiv with missiles and drones, hours after agreeing to peace talks  —  The attack damaged homes, transportation infrastructure and other civilian sites in several districts of the city, Ukraine's State Emergency Service said.  —  Russian attacks on Ukraine's capital …