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... and the House Democrats are projected to take control of the House, winning at least 228 seats as of this writing, with 68 races still uncalled. Projections estimate Democrats could secure more than 250 seats as votes are tallied. The party needed to net at least four seats to overcome Republicans’ current 218-214 majority. Democrats flipped four key seats in swing state Pennsylvania alone, with Bob Harvie, Bob Brooks, Paige Cognetti, and Janelle Stelson ousting Republican incumbents. In Ohio, Brian Poindexter (D) defeated incumbent Rep. Max Miller (R, OH-07), who is facing domestic abuse allegations. In a sign of the Democratic surge, Rep. Victoria Spartz (R, IN-5) lost to challenger JD Ford (D), despite winning in 2024 by 18 points. Elsewhere, Democratic incumbents held several key districts redrawn by Republican-led states, including in Florida, North Carolina, Alabama and Texas. Roughly one-third of the nation’s congressional districts were redrawn this cycle (scroll for maps). The president's party has lost seats in 18 of 20 midterm elections since 1946. Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D, NY-08) is poised to become the first Black speaker in US history when the new congressional session begins Jan. 3. See House results here.

Democrats Sweep the Senate ... US voters woke up this morning to a blue wave in the Senate. Republicans entered Election Day with a 53-47 majority; Democrats are projected to secure at least 54 seats as of this writing, with two races still uncalled. In Texas, James Talarico (D) defeated Ken Paxton (R), helping end the party's 32-year losing streak in statewide elections. Talarico led 55%-43% as of this writing, with 93% of the vote counted. In South Carolina, Annie Andrews (D) ousted incumbent Sen. Darline Graham (R), winning by 4.4 points—the first time the state elected a Democrat to the Senate since 1998. In Kansas, Adam Hamilton (D) unseated incumbent Sen. Roger Marshall (R) (51%-46%), becoming the first Democrat to win a Senate seat there since 1932. In Maine, Troy Jackson (D) defeated incumbent Sen. Susan Collins (R) (54%-46%), ending her 30-year term. Roy Cooper (D) also flipped North Carolina, defeating Michael Whatley (R), while Josh Turek (D) flipped Iowa, defeating Ashley Hinson (R). In Ohio, former Sen. Sherrod Brown (D) defeated incumbent Sen. Jon Husted (R) to win back a seat on Capitol Hill. In Michigan, Abdul El-Sayed (D) defeated Mike Rogers (R) by 6.6 points after one of the most contentious campaigns of the season. In Alaska, Republican incumbent Dan Sullivan led with 48.5% of the vote—but a final winner may not be known until the state's ranked-choice tabulation on Nov. 18. In a final surprise in Mississippi, Scott Colom (D) leads incumbent Cindy Hyde-Smith (R) by less than 100 votes. The state does not allow automatic recounts (though courts can order them). See Senate results here.

Political Mortality (Illustration by Cristiana Couceiro. Source: Mandel Ngan / AFP / Getty.)   View in browser President Trump has been the dominant political figure of this century. He pulled off one of the most unlikely campaign victories in American history, and then staged the greatest political comeback. He has altered the United States’ relationship with the world, rewritten the rules and expectations of the presidency, inflamed the nation’s divisions, and changed how—and how often—Americans think about his office. He is omnipresent, and draws his power from that ubiquity. But tonight, Trump has been forced to face his political mortality. He asked voters to make these midterm elections a referendum on him, to imagine that his name was on the ballot. They listened—and then rejected him. It is a stunning, widespread rebuke. Democrats appear poised to win the House and, if trends hold, could also capture the Senate after Americans registered their strong disapproval of the direction in which the president has taken the country over the past two years. Trump will now likely have to deal with congressional Democrats who could block his agenda and wield the power of the subpoena. He also must face the possibility that the political party he remade in his image may soon start looking beyond him. Donald J. Trump is now officially, thoroughly a lame duck. But we haven’t heard the last of him. He remains the commander in chief, dominates global affairs, wields the expansive power of executive orders, and remains unequaled at capturing attention. He has escaped the political graveyard more than once before, and emerged stronger. Yet for all his power, for all his volume, he cannot browbeat the unrelenting calendar: The next national election will be the one to replace him. Trump will before long begin to slip in the headlines, pushed off the front page by the presidential campaign. He’ll face the possibility of being succeeded by a Democratic president who could employ the Department of Justice to plumb the previous four years and look into Trump’s allies, friends, family, and businesses. And he’ll confront arguably his greatest fear: irrelevance. Trump will not go quietly. It is not clear whether he and fellow Republicans will even accept the midterm results—and he has defied expectations so often that it would be a foolish exercise to set any. Tonight’s expected losses will not humble him. But they mark the beginning of the end. Trump’s midterm campaign ended in the most ridiculous, yet predictable, way possible. For months, the president had been accused of being out of touch, of losing his once-unmatched feel for what animated his supporters. He has mocked affordability concerns while his own fortune has swelled, started a war that Americans did not want, remodeled the White House, and planned various monuments to himself. And then yesterday, he decided that the best way to push back against the accusation that he’d been consumed with vanity projects and corrupt bargains would be to deliver the final speech of the campaign cycle at the site of his most absurd, failed renovation project. To the dismay of Republicans everywhere, Trump stood in front of the Reflecting Pool on the eve of Election Day and delivered a defense of a project that was doomed by algae and the shoddy work of a no-bid contractor. The project—which Trump had falsely claimed was derailed by vandalism—ran millions of dollars over budget and surely earned not a single vote in places such as Michigan, Kansas, and Alaska. Worst of all, the detour to revisit the Reflecting Pool distracted from Trump’s true closing message: that Senator Jon Husted of Ohio has a great body. Trump was a late entrant on the campaign trail, and had to be talked into holding rallies over the past month or so. But once he was, he insisted that the election be about himself and his successes, and make no acknowledgment of any missteps or empathy for those who are struggling. He insisted that many campaign ads feature him. He demanded a first-of-its-kind midterm political convention, though few who attended the festivities in Dallas seemed happy to be there. Trump threw himself into the campaign, holding nearly-two-hour rallies night after night across the country. But these road shows weren’t quite the same as those that became the defining political event of the past decade. They were smaller than normal, and few were outdoors (in part because of security concerns). One rally in Ohio in the campaign’s final fortnight was held in a small gym, and others featured plenty of empty seats. More striking was where the rallies were held: nearly half in deep-red states where Trump has easily won in the past and has rarely needed to campaign. That led to bigger, more enthusiastic crowds—people in a place like Corinth, Mississippi, were more excited to see Trump for the first time than, say, those in Grand Rapids, Michigan, where he has held more than half a dozen rallies over the years. But the geography also told a story: Trump had to visit Republican strongholds such as South Carolina and Montana because seats in those states were suddenly in play and his faithful had to be summoned. But once there, what did Trump really have to offer? Voters, per polling, are angry over his string of broken promises, including his vows to bring down prices, not start new wars, release the Epstein files, and deport only the “worst of the worst.” The parties of incumbent presidents traditionally fare poorly in the midterms, but Trump is also underwater on several of what used to be his strongest issues, such as the economy and immigration. He forced out multiple incumbent senators for being disloyal and backed some problematic candidates, all of which put more races into play. He gave Republican candidates very little to run on, as voters furiously reacted to an economy that seemed to benefit only the rich (a category that includes the president’s family and Cabinet). Instead, Trump tried to recycle culture-war issues from campaigns past, including fears about transgender surgeries, Muslim terrorists, and even communism. He seemed out of step not just with the public but, in many cases, with his own party. Despite warnings that AI could wipe out humanity (or at least a lot of jobs), Trump backed the nascent technology and its data centers—even as the public turned on them—because tech companies are propping up the stock market. He supported a controversial attack ad in the Ohio governor’s race that the state’s Republican governor denounced. He sided with Russia in its war with Ukraine. He threatened to once more bomb Iran. And there really was a lot of talk about butts, which will surely confuse future historians. Americans didn’t seem to go for it. As of this writing Democrats were well on track to decisively take the House. But the story is the Senate: Democrats have already flipped North and South Carolina and easily held on to Georgia. Ohio, Texas, and other deep-red strongholds may soon join them. Trump is now in a new place, and one he won’t like. In his first midterm election, in 2018, Democrats gained control of the House, but that victory was offset by GOP wins in the Senate. House Democrats slowed the president’s agenda, but their 2019 impeachment effort over Ukraine only bolstered Trump’s approval ratings—and he still felt bullish about his reelection chances on the back of a strong economy. (Then, of course, came the pandemic.) Many Democrats say they’ve learned their lesson. Senior members in the party, including Hakeem Jeffries, the likely next House speaker, have been cagey as to their plans for power. The Democratic Party’s approval ratings remain low, and although not being a Republican boosted many Democrats in this year’s campaign, that won’t be the case going forward. Jeffries has signaled that he will focus on measures to try to address affordability and health-care challenges. Democrats are going to say “no” a lot, and now that it appears that they will capture the Senate too, they will likely make it difficult for Trump to confirm any of his nominees, including possible Supreme Court justices. But the Democratic Party’s base is hungry to hold the Trump administration accountable: for DOGE’s destruction of the government, for war, for foreign business deals masquerading as diplomacy, for profiting off the presidency. Accusations of corruption against Trump and his administration have proliferated compared with in his first term. Democrats have promised to issue subpoenas and parade administration officials through the Capitol’s hearing rooms—if they agree to show up. Some close to Trump have theorized that he doesn’t mind having a foil in Washington, and that he would be comfortable tangling with congressional Democrats again. “He likes to have someone to fight—and someone to blame,” one close outside adviser told me on the condition of anonymity to discuss internal dynamics. But Trump is leery about some of the possible investigations and does not want to be impeached again. (Democrats might be more inclined to try to oust a Cabinet member anyway.) The probes he likely faces next year could act as a preview of what would happen in 2029 if a Democratic president follows him. Trump enjoys a sort of immunity granted by the Supreme Court, and he has vowed to give preemptive pardons to many people in this administration. Yet advisers say he is unhappy at the prospect of his inner circle facing punishing investigations once he leaves office. Today’s vote is a clear marker on Trump’s road to irrelevance. Many close to him believe that his driving motivation—more than power or money—is attention. And for a decade now, he has blocked out the sun, dominating the discourse in a way that no other president has in generations. But that will begin to change as Washington begins to look beyond him. Once a colossus, Trump will quickly find himself to be a secondary storyline. It’s not as if he will suddenly vanish; he’ll aim to play GOP kingmaker, and he’ll still surely inspire loyalty from his hard-core believers, even if that group shrinks. He’ll still be commander in chief, and even lame-duck presidents have broad authority when it comes to foreign policy. A return to war with Iran? A move on Cuba? Revisiting Greenland? With Trump fixated on his legacy and desperate to stay in the spotlight, anything feels possible. Trump also may start to see the complete fealty of the Republican Party erode. This stunning midterms wipeout suggests that Trump’s instincts and influence seem to be waning, and Republicans may be more willing to defy him. As the next round of presidential contenders begins to emerge, Republicans will begin to sort out what their post-MAGA future will look like—and what role, if any, Trump plays in it. Related: Here’s who Democrats want to impeach next. Donald Trump is bad at politics, Jonathan Chait argues.

Georgia Democrat Keisha Lance Bottoms makes history as the first Black woman ever elected governor ATLANTA (AP) — Democrat Keisha Lance Bottoms was elected governor of Georgia on Tuesday, making history as the first Black woman to be elected governor in the United States, defeating Republican businessman Rick Jackson and flipping the top job in a key swing state. https://apnews.com/article/georgia-governor-lance-bottom-jackson-midterm-election-67c22a38b9a6e4cad5584aa44acf106f? Democrat Annie Andrews wins US Senate election in South Carolina over Republican Darline Graham WASHINGTON (AP) — Annie Andrew shattered decades of Republican dominance in South Carolina on Tuesday to become the first Democrat elected to the U.S. Senate from the deeply conservative state in a generation. https://apnews.com/article/darline-graham-annie-andrews-south-carolina-midterms-74fc0bf08f5822378fcfa2fe09377d69? Democrat Amy Acton defeats Vivek Ramaswamy in Ohio governor’s race COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Dr. Amy Acton delivered an upset victory in the race for Ohio governor on Tuesday, overcoming more than $100 million spent against her to become the first Democrat to win the seat in 20 years and the first woman ever elected to the state’s top post. https://apnews.com/article/ohio-governor-race-2026-election-ramaswamy-acton-ee7b1860b0b8905c55df27318755f7e3? Democrat James Talarico flips a US Senate seat in Texas and sends a shock through the GOP AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Democrat James Talarico flipped a U.S. Senate seat in Texas on Tuesday, defeating Republican Ken Paxton to pull off the party’s first statewide victory in more than 30 years and sending a jolt through a longtime GOP stronghold that President Donald Trump carried by double digits just two years ago. https://apnews.com/article/texas-senate-talarico-paxton-midterm-election-66df71a7c2bfa962cffd4134ef1a0364? Sherrod Brown flips Senate seat in Ohio for Democrats by ousting Sen. Jon Husted COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Former Sen. Sherrod Brown defeated Republican Sen. Jon Husted in Ohio on Tuesday, flipping a seat that was crucial to Democrats’ strategy to retake the chamber and providing a ray of hope for the party’s longer-term prospects in a former swing state that had turned sharply to the right over the last decade. https://apnews.com/article/election-2026-ohio-senate-brown-husted-9e7ae9e1715c0e8203614aea6f71666d? Midterm elections live updates: Trump defends Iran war after voters give Democrats control of Congress https://apnews.com/live/midterm-election-2026? Democrats win the US House and Senate as voters deliver a strong rebuke to Trump and Republicans WASHINGTON (AP) — Democrats won control of both chambers of Congress, delivering a decisive rebuke of Republican governance in Washington and ushering in a new era of congressional resistance to President Donald Trump. https://apnews.com/article/midterm-election-house-senate-democrats-republicans-trump-f126e12e05b579a327b98481c0ae2226? Troy Jackson wins the Maine US Senate race over GOP Sen. Susan Collins in a key Democratic victory PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — Late Democratic entry Troy Jackson won Maine’s U.S. Senate seat early Wednesday, defeating longtime Republican Sen. Susan Collins, taking advantage of President Donald Trump’s deep unpopularity to dislodge an incumbent who had survived tough challenges in the past. https://apnews.com/article/maine-senate-susan-collins-troy-jackson-election-ac895e873f373e5560c4a6c137b2ac19? Progressive Democrat Abdul El-Sayed wins Michigan Senate race, will become first Muslim senator WASHINGTON (AP) — Progressive favorite Abdul El-Sayed has defeated Republican Mike Rogers in a bitter campaign for Michigan’s open Senate seat, giving the Democratic Party’s left wing a breakthrough victory in one of the nation’s most important swing states. https://apnews.com/article/michigan-senate-abdul-elsayed-mike-rogers-election-d546ffbcf04fbb4eb581f63f807a0609?

Pay it forward Illustration: Natalie Peeples/Axios Tonight's random act of kindness, shared by reader David Jones of Killarney, Manitoba, Canada: "Recently our daughter was diagnosed with leukemia. We received a quick note from someone whose husband was also receiving treatment for cancer." "Just giving us a few tips of how to navigate the system, find parking, and simple things like what streets to avoid and what food was not edible at the hospital was such an act of kindness. It meant a lot, and we have been trying to pay it forward by doing the same."

Human genius after AI's new dawn Illustration: Annelise Capossela/Axios Bradley writes: OpenAI's massive data dump of more than 300 solved math problems triggered a wave of despair about the end of human supremacy. But one mathematician has found reasons to push back against the doom loop. Why it matters: As AI capabilities continue to advance across disciplines, beating humans at one task after another, every new feat requires important contemplation. What problems remain to be solved? Where can humans still have an impact? What does it all mean? For Vanderbilt University's Dan Margalit, the answer within mathematics is that the machines aren't replacing human intellect. They are deeply reliant on it. He sees AI as a tireless finisher of human-led ideas and imagines a future where mathematicians can thrive. ⚡ Catch up quick: The academic world has been reeling since OpenAI released hundreds of AI-generated math papers, offering solutions to major open challenges just a few weeks after also claiming to solve the legendary Navier-Stokes Millennium Prize Problem. The intrigue escalated last week when OpenAI announced its models had disproved the exponential time hypothesis, upending a foundational assumption in computer science. Rival AI giant Anthropic revealed that its own models independently made the same discovery on the same day, pouring 14 million tokens into the effort, according to The Information. The new findings have triggered more shock and awe in academia. Yet in all that frenzy, here are five ways Margalit, who chairs Vanderbilt's math department, says mathematicians are finding hope in the age of AI. 1. 🏁 AI is a finisher, not an originator. The hope: AI didn't solve these problems in a vacuum. It succeeded where humans had brought ideas close enough to a breakthrough. The context: "The problems solved were the ones humans were closest to solving," says Margalit. The AI failed on thousands of other problems where human literature hadn't already pointed the way. 2. ⚠️ The machines still make mistakes. The hope: Mathematicians and others reviewing the AI solutions have found flaws. The context: As mathematicians read the proofs, a number of the released papers are facing retraction because AI made the same logic errors as humans, Margalit said. 3. 🦾 It's brute force, not brilliant intuition. The hope: AI approaches math the way machines approach chess. The context: OpenAI deployed tens of thousands of agents to tirelessly smash together known theorems in millions of configurations. "That's amazing, but like chess, it's about trying all possibilities to get from where we are to where we want to go," Margalit notes. The AI isn't asking interesting questions. 4. 🧮 AI acts as an ultimate calculator. The hope: Humans used to write entire books of integrals until software came along and automated the process. AI can also be a tool for acceleration. The context: This didn't kill math; it freed humans to explore harder concepts. "When an integral appears in a sophisticated problem, I no longer devote my research to it," Margalit says. 5. 💡 Math is about understanding, not just correct answers. The hope: The ancient Greek word "mathematika" translates to "the study of learning," he says. Margalit credited mathematician Bill Thurston, the author of a landmark 1994 essay that has taken on new life, with this observation: If a computer spits out a list of 10,000 prime numbers, it can't tell us about why they exist or the patterns they form. The context: The universe already knows the answers. Math is the process of the human mind grasping them. "If a computer tells me an answer, that doesn't give me insight or satisfaction," Margalit says. "Mathematics is the human endeavor of understanding."

I'm obviously of the view that Women should not be clergy BUT after listening to Jimmy Akin's take on it I'm now wondering about my view.

https://adventistreview.org/articles/gc-associate-treasurer-tim-aka-dies Timothy “Tim” H. Aka, associate treasurer and director of investments at the General Conference of Seventh-day Adventists (GC), died on November 2 after a long battle with cancer in Maryland, United States.

26 claims about 2026 midterm elections candidates, investigated As voters head to the polls, we've compiled our reporting on rumors about Talarico, Paxton, El-Sayed and more high-profile candidates. https://www.snopes.com/collections/midterms-candidates-fact-checks/? Is gold melting off Trump's regilded horse statues in DC? What we know We asked the National Park Service to explain the golden drip streaks seen in an image circulating online. https://www.snopes.com/news/2026/11/02/gold-melting-trump-horse-statues/? Did Trump cut down 250-year-old 'grandmother' tree to pave way for border wall? Claim: U.S. President Donald Trump's administration cut down a 250-year-old cottonwood tree on the southern border in Lochiel, Arizona, to make way for border wall construction. Rating: Mostly True What's True The Trump administration truly cut down not one but four large, old cottonwood trees on the border in Lochiel, among the many efforts to clear land for border wall construction. Crews cut down three trees on July 27, followed by the fourth on Oct. 5. A widely shared video highlighted the moment crews felled the fourth tree. However … What's False … Reported estimates placed the collection of trees anywhere between 100 and 250 years old. A scientist examining a sample of the fourth tree estimated its age at a maximum of 146 years — still a very old tree, though at least a century short of some claims. https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/trump-grandmother-tree-border-wall/?

When there is a close death in the family, while there will always be pain and an empty part of the heart, there comes a day where the survivors get back to life, the spouse gets back to work or routine activities, the child gets ready for school the next day... One thing that is often overlooked about Beatlemania is that February 9, 1964 was only 9 weeks from the weekend of November 22, 1963. Clearly, the Beatles had talent, but also what lead to Beatlemania is that nearly everyone watched the Ed Sullivan show week after week. Their performance that night was the next big story, it was the night that caused America to get back to work, to school and to life. It was a huge healing for the country. Sadly, these kids needed to bear the responsibility for a nations healing, something that should not have been placed on people that young, but what the citizens of the United States needed to do. People who's lives do not have the memory of these two events have lost a very important, if not the most important legacy of the Beatles.

Obituary for Les E. Stewart Les E. Stewart of Butternuts, NY passed away on October 29, 2026. He was born to Lydia M. Hellerud on October 1, 1964. His mother said that in giving birth that she dreamt about eagles and thus Les was always associated with an eagle. Les was also the grandson of Dagny E. Hellerud who, with Lydia, raised him in a bilingual English-Norwegian home in Masonville, NY. Leslie was a 1982 graduate of Bainbridge-Guilford Central School. He also attended Atlantic Union College, South Lancaster MA, and Broome Community College, Binghamton NY for his Associates degree. Les started Stewart Construction doing much of the work in refurbishing store locations in the Oneonta Mall, and to prepare homes for handicapped people with Springbrook, among other projects in the Oneonta and Norwich area. often working with his friend Tom Fisher. Les was also a landlord for residents in Norwich and Oneonta, Les was preceded in death by his Grandmother Dagny E. Hellerud and his Mother Lydia M. Hellerud. He is survived by brother Kevin Neidhardt Hellerud, sisters Lori E, Stewart and Dagny A. Brown, aunts and uncle, several cousins, a niece and nephews

Election night agenda: When polls close and when to expect results With voters deciding thousands of races across the country on Tuesday, keeping track of which races to watch throughout the night — and when to expect results — can get tricky. Read More.

Paraguay seizes major digital bank tied to president, leaving millions of customers in limbo Paraguay’s central bank seized a major digital lender with close ties to President Santiago Peña on Tuesday, fueling a political crisis and threatening the country’s burgeoning reputation as a regional haven for investors. The takeover left millions of customers’ savings and hundreds of millions of dollars in public funds in limbo. Read More.

Justice Department has sent target letters in Alaska Senate criminal probe. Here's what that means The Justice Department has escalated its investigation over an Alaska Senate candidate who shares a name with the Republican incumbent, sending letters advising a prominent Democratic attorney and others that they are considered targets of the criminal inquiry. Read More.

Haiti's prime minister Fils-Aimé speaks out as concerns over El Salvador's troops deepen Haiti’s prime minister spoke publicly on Tuesday for the first time since four Salvadoran aviation technicians went missing last month, prompting El Salvador to deploy more than 2,000 troops to the troubled Caribbean country as scrutiny over their operations intensifies. Read More.

🚙 1 for the road: Autopia goes electric Autopia in August 2026. Photo: Jeff Gritchen/Orange County Register via Getty Images The gas-powered cars at Disneyland's storied Autopia attraction are set to be swapped out for electric versions, The New York Times reports. That comes after a settlement between Disney and the state of California over the ride's emissions output. 🚗 It's a huge change for the 71-year-old Tomorrowland staple, which captured Walt Disney's vision for America's car-centric future. Disneyland visitor Adriel Ceja told The Times: "It would be more modern and feel better for Tomorrowland if it was an electric car." Gift link.

📺 Kornacki's 13-hour trek Photo: NBC News Steve Kornacki, NBC News' chief data analyst, stayed on air for as long as seven straight hours during this year's primaries as he took viewers down Election Night rabbit holes with his Kornacki Cam livestreams. Tonight and into the hours, he'll extend that to at least 13 hours of precinct-by-precinct midterm drama at his famous Big Board. Why it matters: Kornacki's cult following, with 41 million livestream starts across 22 nights of this year's primary coverage, reflects a new media era where audiences can bond electronically with experts who share their obsessions. With a massive potential power swing at stake, Kornacki's niche will suddenly have national fascination. 📱 Social media loves the Kornacki Cam — which is actually a couple of cameras, including a handheld one and an overhead view. Even his rare bathroom breaks draw clips and comments. "There was kind of a community that built itself around these primary nights," Kornacki told me in an interview. "We did it as an experiment and were just trying to see if there are people out there that actually want to just do the whole journey of an election night — just results and nothing else." Behind the scenes: Kornacki — who has also brought his data analysis to NBC Sports' Super Bowl, Olympics and Kentucky Derby coverage — told me he doesn't eat on the day of his election livestreams. And he doesn't snack during the show — just Dunkin' coffee. "Once you start doing it, the adrenaline of new results, new material, new information constantly coming in, it carries you," he said. In addition to Kornacki's livestream, he'll pop up regularly on the 13-hour "Decision '26" marathon on the NBC broadcast network. NBC News' rolling coverage begins at 5 p.m. ET and runs until 6 a.m. More on NBC's coverage.

Election monitors in every state Illustration: Brendan Lynch/Axios The Justice Department deployed about 1,000 election monitors to all 50 states today for the first time, Axios' Ben Berkowitz reports. 🧑‍⚖️ The unprecedented effort was announced after courts repeatedly rejected the DOJ's efforts to force states to restrict voting for alleged noncitizens. It also comes amid a long-running Trump administration push to fight voter fraud, which studies say isn't nearly as prevalent as the administration suggests. Assistant Attorney General Harmeet K. Dhillon said in a statement: "I am very proud we are deploying the largest monitoring effort in DOJ history, and pursuing transparency for elections in an assertive and nondiscriminatory manner." The observers are coming from the DOJ, U.S. attorney offices, and the Office of Personnel Management. Some local election officials say they're worried that such a massive wave of observers could intimidate or otherwise interfere with voters. Many of the counties being monitored today are in deep-blue areas or home to big, potentially decisive contests. Go deeper ... Affected counties. 📃 Meanwhile: Voting machines across New York's Westchester County were rejecting paper ballots today, raising concerns about potential delays in one of the country's most competitive House races. Go deeper.

Man charged with mailing hundreds of letters containing powder to officials ahead of the election Federal authorities charged an Oklahoma City man with sending hundreds of letters containing white powder and ominous warnings about treason to public officials ahead of the 2024 and 2026 elections. https://apnews.com/article/white-powder-mailed-letters-lawmakers-election-f1e30668cbcc84e82849575bdc9d4166? Escaped Tennessee inmate caught after 10 days on the run when his truck gets stuck in the mud An escaped Tennessee prison er convicted of murder was recaptured Tuesday near Kansas City, Missouri, when his truck got stuck in the mud after troopers used roadside cameras and a helicopter to track him down, ending more than a week on the run, authorities said. https://apnews.com/article/prisoner-escape-murderer-convict-tennessee-03a087980ee0671f5a31bb85376ec1f5?

US will halt $4B in aid to Israel as the Mideast ally weans itself from American dependence WASHINGTON (AP) — The United States will stop providing $4 billion in aid each year to Israel in 2027 but will sell arms to its closest ally in the Middle East, President Donald Trump said on Tuesday. https://apnews.com/article/trump-israel-military-aid-hardware-5cad93330300b2d45a9665d5eccb2ab2? ps:This is interesting! Is he throwing them under the bus or playing to someone??

👋 Good morning! Happy GeoSports Day. Sooners stunned in Norman: East Texas A&M took down Oklahoma, 68-64, on Monday night as 29.5-point underdogs, making it the second-largest Division I men's basketball upset in the last 30 years. Congrats, fellas. In today's edition: College hoops chaos, MLB awards finalists, Chicago takes down Seattle on "MNF," the NFC East in inescapable, NBA power rankings, the cricket premium, and more. Yahoo Sports AM is written by Kendall Baker and Jeff Tracy, with contributions from Neil Paine and Dylan Dittrich. Let's sports...   🚨 ICYMI HEADLINES ⚾️ Finalists announced: Cubs CF Pete Crow-Armstrong, Astros DH Yordan Alvarez, Brewers ace Jacob Misiorowski and Yankees ace Cam Schlittler headlined the list of finalists for MLB's major end-of-season awards, including MVP, Cy Young, Rookie of the Year and more. 🏈 Flag football turns pro: The NFL's new professional flag football league has a website, a logo and a name: Premier Flag. The competition will launch sometime next summer, one year before the sport makes its Olympic debut at LA 2028. 🏀 No. 0 forever: Russell Westbrook will have his No. 0 jersey retired by the Thunder in February, the team announced Monday. The OKC legend will be just the second player in team history (not including the Sonics) to earn that honor, joining longtime teammate Nick Collison. 🏈 NFL headlines: "Preliminary indications are positive" for Lions LB Jack Campbell as he continues to recover at a hospital following Sunday's scary injury; Gardner Minshew is the new QB1 in Arizona after taking down the Cowboys; The Colts are sticking with Daniel Jones despite his struggles. 🎙️ Wilbon steps away: Longtime ESPN personality Michael Wilbon is stepping away from the network indefinitely due to multiple health issues. "This isn't retirement, but it is a trip to the injured list. Hopefully not an extended one," read the 67-year-old's statement.   🏀 ELIGIBILITY CRISIS LAW & ORDER: COLLEGE HOOPS (Mallory Bielecki/Yahoo Sports) Stop me if you've heard this one before: A new college sports season is being overshadowed by an eligibility crisis. Welcome to Law & Order: NCAA Hoops. The year of the asterisk: For months, opportunistic coaches have challenged the NCAA's ability to enforce its own rules by targeting players (mostly men, some women) whose eligibility should have run out. But in the brave new world of college sports, you're never more than one judge's ruling away from adding a potential superstar to your squad. Jeff Eisenberg, Yahoo Sports: It was already messy when the legal challenges to NCAA eligibility rules came from overseas and G League professionals who realized they could make far more money playing college basketball. Then the NCAA chose to exclude players from the high school class of 2022 from its June ruling granting current athletes a fifth season of college eligibility, igniting an offseason of endless legal injunctions, appeals and attorney fees. Players who once would have been content to pursue professional basketball are challenging NCAA eligibility rules in court to gain access to the lucrative NIL payouts top college programs are offering. And college coaches are taking on these dubious cases because they believe the potential payoff outweighs the downside. The result is a sport where the rules of free agency are inconsistently applied and the available talent pool changes by the day … yet we're supposed to pretend a champion will be crowned fairly. LSU is (back) in the spotlight: After a similar saga in football, LSU is once again at the center of the eligibility storm, assembling a squad full of players who required an assist from the courts to play this season. That includes 2025 NBA draft pick Saliou Niang, former Croatian pro Michael Ružić and UCLA transfer Donovan Dent, who retired from basketball last May only to unretire when Year 5 suddenly became an option. At one point last month, the Tigers had just four players listed on their roster as eligibility cases played out in court. Elsewhere: Kansas looks like a national title contender thanks to three players who won legal fights for a fifth season, including former Purdue star and 2026 Timberwolves draft pick Trey Kaufman-Renn. Top-ranked Florida's backcourt is led by fifth-year guard Denzel Aberdeen, while No. 11 Louisville scored a big win on Friday when star transfers Seth Trimble and LJ Wells learned they'd remain eligible. Gonzaga, the preseason favorite in the rebuilt Pac-12, was awarded the services of former G Leaguer and European pro Izan Almansa. Big East contender St. John's could add longtime pro Babacar Sané, depending on the outcome of next week's hearing. The full scope: Since June, 200 eligibility-related lawsuits have been filed, with 362 men's basketball players — and 62 women's basketball players — in the total plaintiff count. Many cases remain unresolved, and temporary injunctions allowing players to compete could still be reversed on appeal. What they're saying: "You don't know if guys who will be playing in November will be playing in December. That's where it gets really tricky," explained Minnesota coach Niko Medved. "I just hate what's going on with all this," said Tennessee coach Rick Barnes. "It's going to be a great year in college basketball, and we shouldn't have any of this hovering over it right now."   📸 THROUGH THE LENS PICS DU JOUR The Bears quieted the crowd at Lumen Field. (Steph Chambers/Getty Images) Seattle, Washington — The Bears took it to the Seahawks on "Monday Night Football," winning 34-17 behind a hat trick from D'Andre Swift (79 total yards, 3 TD) to improve to 6-2 for their best start since 2012. Beware Da Bears: Seattle and its vaunted defense have lost just seven games since the start of last season. The first six losses were by 17 points combined; the Bears loss was by 17 points on its own. Chicago is for real. Haugh celebrates after hitting a 3-pointer. (Mike Stobe/Getty Images) Tampa, Florida — Top-ranked Florida came out on top in the biggest matchup of opening day, stifling No. 14 Miami in a 77-67 victory. Senior forward Thomas Haugh, one of four Gators from Florida's 2025 title-winning team, led the way with 19 points, 10 rebounds and 4 assists. More from opening day: No. 22 UCLA upset No. 5 Arizona, 84-75, in the only other ranked matchup of the day; No. 16 Michigan opened its title defense with an 84-68 win over Oakland; No. 15 Gonzaga beat Purdue, 78-72, in its Pac-12 debut; Plus, seven snap judgments from opening night, courtesy of Yahoo Sports' Jeff Eisenberg. Welcome back, JuJu. (Brian Rothmuller/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images) Las Vegas, Nevada — No. 3 USC routed UNLV, 100-68, as star guard JuJu Watkins scored 21 points in her long-awaited return from a torn ACL. The last time the Trojans scored 100 points in a season opener? 1985, which is also the last time they reached the Final Four. Meanwhile, in Paris: The only ranked women's matchups of the day came across the pond, where No. 1 South Carolina beat No. 20 Maryland, 101-93, and No. 21 Oklahoma beat No. 12 North Carolina, 91-79. SGA before Monday's game against the Cavs. (Jason Miller/Getty Images) Cleveland, Ohio — All 30 NBA teams played on Monday night ahead of today's league-wide day off for Election Day. No one came up bigger than Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, who dropped 43 points and 8 assists in OKC's 117-112 win over the Cavs to snap their two-game slide. Elsewhere: The Kings won their first game and the Grizzlies lost their first game, meaning there are no more undefeated or winless teams; The 76ers won their fourth straight to improve to 7-1, and the Rockets won again to match them at an NBA-best 7-1; Luka Dončić had another huge night (42-7-13) in a win over the Heat.   🏈 NATIONAL NIGHTMARE MUST-FLEE TV: NO ESCAPING THE NFC EAST Eagles running back Saquon Barkley prepares to run onto the field prior to a game against the Cowboys. (Kathryn Riley/Getty Images) The NFC East is the NFL's worst division… and it's coming to a TV near you. Jay Busbee, Yahoo Sports: Good news for the entirety of the NFL universe that loathes watching the four misbegotten bumblers of the NFC East: Eventually, the season's going to end, and at that point the Eagles, Giants, Cowboys and Commanders can't hurt you anymore. But until then, friends, we've got to slog through a lot of you-know-what. Because it encompasses two of the nation's most population-dense cities, one of the NFL's old-school bone-deep fandoms, and America's largest (and most inexplicable) bandwagon, the NFC East slithers its way onto national broadcast after national broadcast. There is, quite literally, no escaping it. 10 weeks remain in the NFL regular season, and nine of those already have their television schedules mapped. Over the course of those nine weeks, NFC teams are currently scheduled to appear in an astounding 12 national time slots. 12! Each of these four dogs gets at least two more national games! The NFC East's most comparable division, the equally woeful NFC South, only has three games remaining on the national slate. Now that's a quarantine that we can respect! Of course, some of those games could — should — get flexed out, but are networks going to give up on the Cowboys or Giants no matter how bad they are?   🏀 TOP TO BOTTOM NBA POWER RANKINGS: RISERS AND FALLERS (Hassan Ahmad/Yahoo Sports) The Spurs sit atop our first in-season NBA power rankings, courtesy of Yahoo Sports' Kevin O'Connor, up from No. 2 in our previous pecking order. Here's where all 30 teams stand after two weeks of play, with movement from the preseason rankings shown in parentheses. Spurs (▲1) 76ers (▲2) Thunder (▼3) Knicks (▼1) Timberwolves Celtics (▲3) Pistons (▲6) Rockets (▲4) Lakers (▼3) Nuggets (▼2) Heat (▼4) Cavaliers (▼1) Raptors (▼3) Mavericks (▲3) Grizzlies (▲9) 16-30: Warriors (▲6), Trail Blazers (▲1), Wizards (▲5), Hornets (▼3), Hawks (▼5), Pacers (▼7), Magic (▼3), Suns (▼3), Jazz (▼3), Pelicans (▲2), Nets, Bulls (▼2), Clippers, Bucks, Kings   🏏 THE CRICKET PREMIUM THE MOST EXPENSIVE INVESTMENT IN SPORTS The IPL champions lift the trophy after winning last year's title. (Pankaj Nangia/Getty Images) As America's bat-and-ball sport (baseball) faces an uncertain near-term future, the world's most popular one (cricket) is attracting investors and experiencing soaring team valuations. By the numbers: Sportico's debut valuations for the Indian Premier League, cricket's premier club property, estimate the average franchise is worth $1.7 billion, with all 10 teams falling between the Mumbai Indians ($2.1B) and Lucknow Super Giants ($1.5B). For context, the average MLB team valuation is $3.2 billion. But here's the catch: the IPL plays only 74 matches in a season. Not per team. Total. (MLB plays 2,430.) So, absolute valuation figures don't reflect the investment conviction demonstrated by myriad prolific sports investors who have acquired stakes. Bowled over: On average, IPL teams are worth 22.9 times their revenue. Saying that's the highest among major sports leagues would brutally understate the Atlantic Ocean-sized gap (ironic given the minimal interest on this side of the pond) to the rest of the field. The next most expensive league is the NBA, where multiples average 14.6X. This story first appeared in Yahoo Sports Biz, our 3x weekly newsletter exploring the money behind the games… and how it's shaping your favorite teams and leagues. Subscribe for free.   📺 VIEWING GUIDE WATCHLIST: TUESDAY, NOV. 3 What does Connor McDavid have in store for us tonight? (Joshua Sarner/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images) 🏒 Oilers at Devils The best hockey player on the planet takes the ice tonight in New Jersey (7:30pm ET, ESPN+/Disney+), where the Devils are hosting early MVP favorite Connor McDavid and the Western Conference-leading Oilers. Triple threat: McDavid is on a historic heater, piling up a league-leading 39 points and reaching 30 assists in just 15 games to break Wayne Gretzky's single-season record. His closest pursuers in the points race? Teammates Leon Draisaitl (28) and Evan Bouchard (26), giving Edmonton the NHL's top three scorers. ⚽️ Champions League Two of the five remaining 3-0 teams bring their perfect records on the road today, as PSG visits Villarreal (3pm ET, Paramount+) and Aston Villa visits Barcelona (3pm, Paramount+) to kick off Matchday 4. Where it stands: PSG, Aston Villa, Liverpool, Real Madrid and Real Betis sit atop the league phase table at 3-0, with Stuttgart (2-1-0), Arsenal (2-1-0) and Barcelona (2-0-1) rounding out the top eight that would automatically advance to knockouts if they started today. More to watch: 🏈 NCAAF: Ohio at Akron (7pm, ESPN2); Buffalo at Miami-Ohio (8pm, ESPN) … The Buckeye State hosts a pair of midweek MACtion games. 🎾 Tennis: Paris Masters (7:30am, Tennis) … First-round action for Novak Djokovic, Taylor Fritz, Ben Shelton and more in the final ATP 1000 event of the season. Got plans tonight? Gametime is the best place to score last-minute tickets to the events in your city.   🌎 LET'S PLAY GEOSPORTS On Tuesdays, we play GeoSports. All questions are written by me. How it works: You'll be asked five questions that combine sports and geography. Tap the spot on the globe where you think the answer is. The closer you are, the more points you get.

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Child in New York dies after contracting measles A child in Lewis County, New York, has died after contracting measles, Gov. Kathy Hochul said in a statement Monday. It is the state’s first measles-related death in 30 years. This comes as more than 4,800 measles cases have been reported across the US this year — the most since 1991 — and as the Trump administration continues to retreat from longstanding efforts to encourage vaccination. + Read more: Child in New York dies after contracting measles + Analysis: For more parents, ‘vaccine refusal’ is becoming vaccine delay, but it’s no less dangerous

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