Midterms 16 Days Out: Senate Ratings Show a 47-47 Split With Toss-Ups Deciding Control
Fox News ratings put Democrats needing a net gain of four seats; Trump frames the vote as a referendum on his second term.
Republicans Break With Trump Over 60-Day Russia Sanctions Waiver
Cruz and Haley criticized the move, McCaul urged a reversal, and Rubio defended it as an energy-market measure.
Supreme Court Opens New Term With Climate Liability, Immigration, and Transgender Policy on the Docket
SCOTUSblog reports an immigration-heavy term and a pending emergency request over Bureau of Prisons transgender inmate care.
Government Funding Fight Pushed Past the Midterms: Deadline Is Dec. 11
Congress passed a stopgap 370-48 and left town; Appropriations Chairman Tom Cole warns of "crunch time" and a possible December shutdown.