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The DOJ's new lawsuit to block the Alaska Senate results in the event the GOP candidate loses. Sen. Cory Booker reacts to the suit and talks about Democratic priorities after the midterms. The Cook Political Report moves the Ohio governor's race rating from 'toss up' to 'leans Democrat.' The Democratic Senate candidate in Mississippi, Scott Colom, joins to explain why he thinks he has a real chance of being the state's first Democratic Senator since 1982. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The GOP ups its scramble to protect unexpectedly vulnerable Senate seats. Ohio's Republican governor urges Vivek Ramaswamy to take down his controversial ad featuring his challenger's estranged mother. Sen. Brian Schatz, the man positioned to be the number two Democrat in the Senate, discusses where his party is headed after November. Plus, Secretary Hegseth's staff broke a priceless globe used by Dwight Eisenhower, according to the Washington Post. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

VP JD Vance and Vivek Ramaswamy both speak out about the controversial Ramaswamy ad featuring his opponent's estranged mother. Rep. Greg Landsman gets emotional while talking about the ad and his friend Amy Acton. A new CNN poll shows that President Trump's approval rating has hit a new low ahead of the midterm elections. New Mexico Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham shares what she's hearing from voters on the ground. Plus, Trump raises eyebrows after calling Sen. Jon Husted's "ass" a "pile of muscle." Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The midterm elections get a massive cash infusion in their final weeks, with the RNC pouring in $50 million and Michael Bloomberg handing Democrats $80 million. The Ohio governor's race is roiled by a new viral video featuring the estranged mother of Democratic candidate Amy Acton. The top Democrat on the House Armed Services Committee, Rep. Adam Smith, reacts to a new WSJ report that Elon Musk acted unilaterally to slow down a crucial satellite communications system used in Ukraine. Plus, Alabama gubernatorial candidate, former Dem. Sen. Doug Jones, joins to discuss what he's hearing from voters down south. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

With early voting now underway in Texas, what a handful of new polls say about voters' attitudes just weeks out from the crucial midterm elections. Michigan's Democratic Senate nominee, Abdul El-Sayed, blasts the assumptions behind a town hall attendee's question about the Muslim Brotherhood. Rahm Emanuel discusses how Democrats, in the event that they retake the majority, might prioritize their congressional probes of the Trump administration. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

President Trump's decision to fire Katie Zacharia after just five days as his Press Secretary. Fmr. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg joins to discuss the Democrats' midterm prospects and how he is thinking about the party ahead of 2028. Senate candidates get personal in a series of heated midterm debates. Former Sen. Joe Manchin joins alongside Rep. Kevin Kiley to explain why he is endorsing the Independent congressman in his reelection bid. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

WH Press Secy. Katie Zacharia denied in a new interview that she misrepresented her credentials by calling herself a lawyer. Midterm surrogates blanket Michigan as Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and VP Vance campaign there ahead of the state's critical Senate race.  Sen. Alex Padilla discusses the DOJ's new lawsuit against CA election officials, as well as the FBI's investigation into a suspicious substance sent to his office and others. President Trump cancels the planned livestream of the Fort Hood shooter's execution. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

New polls show James Talarico and Ken Paxton deadlocked in the Texas Senate race.  Anthony Scaramucci, who served a famously brief tenure as Trump's WH communications director, reacts to Katie Zacharia's first podium appearance as press secretary. Senate candidates in Georgia, Iowa, and Maine face off in a trio of heated debates. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Sources tell CNN there are already questions within the White House about how long the new White House press secretary, Katie Zacharia, will last on the job. Plus, President Trump downplays his relationship with Kimberly Guilfoyle after the White House asked her to step down this morning.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

President Trump heads to Ohio as the GOP scrambles to stop steep midterm losses. Federal agents search Rep. Ilhan Omar's home as part of a criminal probe. James Talarico returns to the campaign trail and addresses conspiracy theories about his health. House Speaker Mike Johnson becomes the latest Republican lawmaker to express concerns about broadcasting the military's first firing squad execution in decades. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

A slew of battleground Senate candidates took the debate stage this week. Vice President Vance says he will not watch the livestream of the Fort Hood shooter's execution, as bipartisan backlash over the plan grows. Ret. Lt. Col. Amy McGrath weighs in. President Trump names a new White House Press Secretary. New video shows the moments before ICE agents in New York fired into a car with a five-year-old inside. Plus, the hosts of the 'Hacks of Tap' podcast, David Axelrod and Mike Murphy, share who they think is leading the field of potential 2028 Democratic candidates. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

A new WSJ report alleges that Ambassador Kimberly Guilfoyle pushed a donor to wire her $100k to her Amex account. New CNN polls show that Democrats are in play in two deep-red states as the party eyes the Senate majority. The DOJ is seeking a federal indictment of Cassidy Hutchinson, the former WH aide who became a star witness in the congressional investigation into January 6th, according to a new report. The Democratic candidate for Texas Governor, Gina Hinojosa, talks about her race and shares her stance on capital punishment in light of Christa Pike’s failed lethal injection. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

President Trump makes his third trip to Texas in a month amid a tight Senate race. Republican Senator Thom Tillis joins to discuss the upcoming midterm elections, his party's post-Trump future, and his new book. Plus, a pair of Trump's political advisers recently flew to the Balkans to help a pro-Russian government, according to a new NYT report. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

President Trump faces backlash for suggesting that Iran could "take out" Los Angeles or San Diego. Former President Barack Obama ramps up his campaign presence in the final stretch of the election cycle. The Cook Political Report shifts three Senate ratings toward Democrats. Trump won't say if he'll reimburse taxpayers after backtracking on those campaign-style, government-funded ads. Democrats blast Maine Sen. Susan Collins on the anniversary of her vote to confirm Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh, as she prepares to debate her Democratic opponent tonight. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

A new CNN analysis says North Carolina, Alaska, and Ohio are now the top three Senate seats most likely to flip in November. The top Democrat on the House Judiciary Committee, Rep. Jamie Raskin, discusses what Democrats would do if they take back the majority. A new NBC/Telemundo poll indicates that Latino voters are moving toward Democrats ahead of the midterms. Plus, David Hume Kennerly, who documented the American presidency for six decades, reflects on the lessons of midterms past. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices