‘Anger on their minds’: NBC News poll finds sky-high interest and polarization ahead of midterms  —  Less than three weeks before Election Day, voter interest has now reached an all-time high for a midterm election, with a majority of registered voters saying that this election is “more important” to them than past midterms.

Trump Plans to Challenge the 2022 Elections — Starting in Philly  —  The former president is fixated on challenging the results of Pennsylvania's Senate race, which he views — as one source puts it — as a “dress rehearsal for Trump 2024”  —  IN EARLY SEPTEMBER, Donald Trump welcomed …

The Seven Men Who Will Lead China Into Xi's Third Term  —  For the third time in little over a decade, Chinese President Xi Jinping led a procession of Communist Party officials onto the red carpet at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, revealing who will lead the world's most populous country for the next five years.

Why Am I Seeing That Political Ad?  Check Your ‘Trump Resistance’ Score.  —  To help campaigns target ads, voter-profiling firms score millions of Americans on issues like guns, vaccines and QAnon.  —  In the lead-up to the 2020 presidential election, a voter analytics firm called PredictWise came …

Young Democrats ready their plans for a post-Pelosi shake-up  —  House Democrats have unified as they fight to retain their fragile majority in next month's midterms.  But if they lose, as many election prognosticators predict they will, that unity will likely be short-lived.

Blunder in Affirmative Action Case May Cost Harvard $15 Million  —  A missed insurance notice opened a window onto the cost of litigating challenges to race-conscious admissions programs to be heard this month by the Supreme Court.  —  WASHINGTON — As Harvard prepares to defend …

Court clears way for Jan. 6 probe to get Ward's phone records  —  A federal appeals court has turned down former Arizona GOP senate candidate Kelli Ward's attempt to block a House committee subpoena for her phone records in connection with an investigation into the Jan. 6, 2021 …

It's not a trick: Your Halloween treats are getting smaller  —  Chocolate and candy packs are getting smaller due to ‘shrinkflation’ and candy companies reducing calorie counts  —  Standing in the center aisle of the drugstore, with its seasonal display of spooky bat decorations …

For Trump's Backers in Congress, ‘Devil Terms’ Help Rally Voters  —  In vilifying tweets and speeches, G.O.P. lawmakers who contested the election have far outpaced other Republicans and Democrats in fueling polarization.  —  As Representative Mary Miller embarked on her first congressional campaign …

Saudi forum set to draw U.S. business leaders despite tensions  —  A public spat between the United States and Saudi Arabia will not deter top Wall Street executives and U.S. business leaders from a flagship investment event starting on Tuesday where the kingdom will seek deals to reduce its economy's reliance on oil.

Trump's 2019 El Paso rally cost the city nearly $500,000.  He still hasn't paid the bill.  —  As former President Donald Trump prepares to host a MAGA-palooza near Corpus Christi this weekend, he still hasn't paid back the city of El Paso the more than $500,000 he owes for hosting his 2019 rally there, a city spokeswoman confirmed.