Trump calls for Senate Republican leadership change, warns potential 2024 GOP candidates against running  —  Trump said Sen. Rick Scott should replace Mitch McConnell as Senate GOP leader, and warned DeSantis against running in 2024  —  Donald Trump: This is the ‘America First’ agenda

Three Most Likely Scenarios for Tuesday  —  When it comes to possible outcomes on Tuesday night, I see three potential scenarios.  —  1. The Classic “Tsunami” Election  —  We can put the 1994/2006/2010 midterms into this category.  In this scenario, the bottom drops out for the party in the White House.

Biden readies for ‘a horrible two years’ if GOP takes control of Congress  —  These investigations will take center stage in a Republican-led House  —  CNN political director explains how election calls are made  —  Pelosi describes her experience following husband's attack that was intended for her

Case After Case After Case: The GOP Keeps Suing to Toss Out Midterm Ballots  —  “While it is easy to hurl accusations of violations of law and corruption, it is another matter to come forward and produce the evidence.”  —  The midterms have sparked debate as to whether this election is a referendum on the future of American democracy.

Midterm elections live updates  —  Despite torrent of misinformation, voting unfolds relatively smoothly  —  Extremism trackers watching for political violence at the polls  —  Warnock ready to ‘soldier on’ if Senate race heads to runoff  —  Dispatch from Iowa: Abortion rights looms large for one voter

Epstein Victim Says She May Have Made a Mistake in Accusing Dershowitz  —  Virginia Giuffre, who was trafficked as a girl by the financier Jeffrey E. Epstein, had accused Alan Dershowitz, a law professor, of abusing her.  Now she says she is no longer certain.

Trump Keeps Musing About Journalists Being Raped in Prison — He's Not Joking  —  A knowledgeable source tells Rolling Stone that the former president has wondered how he might be able to jail reporters if he retakes the White House  —  DONALD TRUMP ENDED his pre-midterm rally blitz in disgusting fashion …

Trump Pounces on ‘Ordinary’ Voting Machine Issues in Arizona  —  When a handful of tabulators went down Tuesday morning in Maricopa, conspiracy theorists—including a certain ex-president—emerged in droves.  —  Automatic vote-counting machines went down Tuesday morning at some 20 percent …

Paul Gosar says Kari Lake might order military blockade of tribal land  —  The congressman floats the idea that Lake could order the National Guard to surround the Tohono O'odham Nation if she becomes Arizona governor.  —  In the days leading up to the 2022 election, Arizona Republican Congressman Paul Gosar …

University of Kentucky student sobs in court after assaulting black desk clerk and call her ‘n*****’ 200 times before being bailed out by parents  — Sophia Rosing, 22, was arrested 4am on Sunday at a University of Kentucky dorm on public intoxication, assault and disorderly conduct charges

House select committee has interviewed the driver of Trump's vehicle on January 6  —  The House select committee investigating January 6 on Monday interviewed the driver of then-President Donald Trump's presidential vehicle on the day of the US Capitol attack, multiple sources tell CNN.

Staff changes are coming to the White House.  Will Klain be part of them?  —  For the last several months, West Wing aides have quietly prepared for the next big transition point: the exodus of aides and Cabinet members that typically follows the midterm election.

Court docs: Man charged in Okeana homicide admitted to shooting neighbor  —  A Morgan Twp. man charged with murder admitted to shooting and killing his neighbor in Okeana on Saturday, according to court documents.  —  Austin Gene Combs, 26, was booked into the Butler County Jail on Saturday night and charged with murder.

Meet the ‘Black Robe Regiment’ of Extremist Pastors Spreading Christian Nationalism  —  “There is a very serious spiritual battle we have and we don't have any problem with saying we are fighting things we can't see.”  —  David Gilbert  —  TO  —  PHOENIX — Days before the midterm elections …

Why Does It Take So Long to Count Mail Ballots in Key States?  Blame Legislatures … The slow count of mail ballots has been used to cast doubt on election results, but these delays are a deliberate choice by lawmakers in battleground states.  —  Lawrence Norden Photo  —  Derek Tisler Photo

The World's Democracies Ask: Why Can't America Fix Itself?  —  Conversations across continents reveal alarm over the United States' direction, as it slides away from ideals it once pressed other nations to adopt.  —  Damien Cave reported from Taipei, Taiwan, and Sydney, Australia.

Investors Bet on Midterm Bounce for Stock Market  —  Stocks usually rise after midterm elections, but there are other concerns, from inflation to interest rates and even cryptocurrencies, clouding the outlook.  —  S&P 500  —  3,720  —  3,740  —  3,760  —  3,780  —  3,800  —  3,820