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 {
  "slug": "2026-11-02-1612",
  "title": "Trump closes at the Reflecting Pool as Ohio, Maine and California early votes top 2022",
  "stamp": "4:12 PM ET · Mon, Nov 2",
  "published": "2026-11-02T16:15:02-05:00",
  "window": {
   "from": "2026-11-02T13:12-05:00",
   "to": "2026-11-02T16:12-05:00"
  },
  "dek": "President Trump gave his last scheduled midterm speech at the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool, saying Republicans gave the race a strong shot while noting the president's party usually loses midterms. Fallout from Haley Stevens's endorsement of Mike Rogers in Michigan kept growing, and state officials reported early-vote totals above 2022 in Ohio, Maine and California.",
  "topics": [
   "Campaign trail",
   "Senate",
   "Early vote and turnout",
   "House",
   "Polls"
  ],
  "words": 821
 },
 {
  "slug": "2026-11-02-1312",
  "title": "DOJ takes California ballot case to the Supreme Court as early vote passes 54 million",
  "stamp": "1:12 PM ET · Mon, Nov 2",
  "published": "2026-11-02T13:17:54-05:00",
  "window": {
   "from": "2026-11-02T10:12-05:00",
   "to": "2026-11-02T13:12-05:00"
  },
  "dek": "The Justice Department asked the Supreme Court on Monday to order California to set aside more than 20,000 mail ballots from people on a federal list of suspected noncitizens. Early-vote counts kept rising, governor candidates in Georgia and Minnesota made their closing pushes, and new endorsements and polling surfaced in the Florida and Kansas Senate races.",
  "topics": [
   "Courts and election rules",
   "Early vote and turnout",
   "Governors",
   "Senate",
   "Polls",
   "House"
  ],
  "words": 637
 },
 {
  "slug": "2026-11-02-1012",
  "title": "Trump plans Reflecting Pool finale as Michigan Senate fallout and early vote dominate",
  "stamp": "10:12 AM ET · Mon, Nov 2",
  "published": "2026-11-02T11:17:29-05:00",
  "window": {
   "from": "2026-11-02T07:12-05:00",
   "to": "2026-11-02T10:12-05:00"
  },
  "dek": "President Trump scheduled his closing midterm speech for 2 PM ET Monday at the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool. Abdul El-Sayed's campaign reported a record fundraising day after Haley Stevens endorsed Mike Rogers, early-vote counts kept climbing, and new reporting detailed federal grand jury subpoenas to Los Angeles County election officials.",
  "topics": [
   "Campaign trail",
   "Senate",
   "Early vote and turnout",
   "Governors",
   "Courts and election rules"
  ],
  "words": 804
 },
 {
  "slug": "2026-11-02-0712",
  "title": "DOJ poll monitors draw scrutiny as Maine, Iowa and New York campaigns close",
  "stamp": "7:12 AM ET · Mon, Nov 2",
  "published": "2026-11-02T07:30:10-05:00",
  "window": {
   "from": "2026-11-02T04:12-05:00",
   "to": "2026-11-02T07:12-05:00"
  },
  "dek": "New reporting detailed the Justice Department's plan for about 1,000 poll monitors in all 50 states, including criminal prosecutors. Maine's Senate and Iowa's governor's candidates made closing pitches, Michigan Democrats rallied behind El-Sayed, and Ballotpedia tallied party positions on 164 ballot measures.",
  "topics": [
   "Courts and election rules",
   "Senate",
   "Governors",
   "Ballot measures",
   "House",
   "Campaign trail"
  ],
  "words": 861
 },
 {
  "slug": "2026-11-02-0412",
  "title": "Quiet overnight: CNN adds South Carolina to its list of Senate seats most likely to flip",
  "stamp": "4:12 AM ET · Mon, Nov 2",
  "published": "2026-11-02T04:18:28-05:00",
  "window": {
   "from": "2026-11-02T01:12-05:00",
   "to": "2026-11-02T04:12-05:00"
  },
  "dek": "It was a quiet three hours overnight. CNN's final ranking of Senate seats most likely to change parties grew to 11, adding South Carolina and moving Texas and Kansas up. The early-vote count stood at 50.8 million ballots, and the Midterm Forecast model ticked up one point for Democrats in both chambers.",
  "topics": [
   "Senate",
   "Early vote and turnout",
   "House"
  ],
  "words": 443
 },
 {
  "slug": "2026-11-02-0112",
  "title": "Stevens' chief of staff resigns; Iowa and Kansas campaigns make closing pitches",
  "stamp": "1:12 AM ET · Mon, Nov 2",
  "published": "2026-11-02T01:25:22-05:00",
  "window": {
   "from": "2026-11-01T22:12-05:00",
   "to": "2026-11-02T01:12-05:00"
  },
  "dek": "Late Sunday, Rep. Haley Stevens' longtime chief of staff resigned after her endorsement of Republican Mike Rogers, and both Michigan Senate campaigns kept trading blame over the split. In Iowa and Kansas, both parties held final weekend events in the governor's and Senate races, and California's billionaire tax measure drew new attention two days before the vote.",
  "topics": [
   "Senate",
   "Governors",
   "Ballot measures",
   "Campaign trail",
   "Courts and election rules"
  ],
  "words": 834
 },
 {
  "slug": "2026-11-01-2212",
  "title": "Final Times/Siena polls show Democrats ahead as Michigan Democrats cut ties with Stevens",
  "stamp": "10:12 PM ET · Sun, Nov 1",
  "published": "2026-11-01T22:18:40-05:00",
  "window": {
   "from": "2026-11-01T19:12-05:00",
   "to": "2026-11-01T22:12-05:00"
  },
  "dek": "The final New York Times/Siena polls found Democrats leading in five of seven battleground Senate races, with Alaska and Iowa within the margin of error, and the Texas and Kansas governor's races effectively tied. In Michigan, the state Democratic Party chair said Rep. Haley Stevens is no longer a party member, and Stevens told CNN her endorsement of Republican Mike Rogers stands.",
  "topics": [
   "Polls",
   "Governors",
   "Senate",
   "Courts and election rules",
   "Early vote and turnout",
   "Campaign trail"
  ],
  "words": 921
 },
 {
  "slug": "2026-11-01-1912",
  "title": "Trump and Johnson welcome Haley Stevens to the GOP as Trump rallies in Iowa and Kansas",
  "stamp": "7:12 PM ET · Sun, Nov 1",
  "published": "2026-11-01T19:20:22-05:00",
  "window": {
   "from": "2026-11-01T16:12-05:00",
   "to": "2026-11-01T19:12-05:00"
  },
  "dek": "Fallout from Rep. Haley Stevens' endorsement of Republican Mike Rogers kept Michigan's Senate race at the center of the evening, with Trump and Speaker Mike Johnson saying they would welcome her and Democratic leaders backing Abdul El-Sayed. Trump held his Iowa rally and headed to Kansas, and the Justice Department asked a judge to weigh contempt over an analysis of its California noncitizen list.",
  "topics": [
   "Senate",
   "Campaign trail",
   "Courts and election rules",
   "Early vote and turnout"
  ],
  "words": 618
 },
 {
  "slug": "2026-11-01-1612",
  "title": "DOJ appeals Alaska Senate ruling as Stevens' staff resign over Rogers endorsement",
  "stamp": "4:12 PM ET · Sun, Nov 1",
  "published": "2026-11-01T16:33:07-05:00",
  "window": {
   "from": "2026-11-01T13:12-05:00",
   "to": "2026-11-01T16:12-05:00"
  },
  "dek": "The Justice Department took its Alaska Senate certification case to the Ninth Circuit hours after a federal judge dismissed it. In Michigan, Rep. Haley Stevens' chief of staff and other aides resigned after she endorsed Republican Mike Rogers, and Connecticut Sen. Chris Murphy was hospitalized after a stroke.",
  "topics": [
   "Courts and election rules",
   "Senate",
   "Campaign trail",
   "House"
  ],
  "words": 503
 },
 {
  "slug": "2026-11-01-1312",
  "title": "Judge dismisses DOJ's Alaska Senate suit as Haley Stevens endorses Republican Mike Rogers",
  "stamp": "1:12 PM ET · Sun, Nov 1",
  "published": "2026-11-01T13:32:40-05:00",
  "window": {
   "from": "2026-11-01T10:12-05:00",
   "to": "2026-11-01T13:12-05:00"
  },
  "dek": "A federal judge in Alaska threw out the Justice Department's bid to hold up certification of the state's Senate race, and Sen. Dan Sullivan said he would accept the result. In Michigan, Democratic Rep. Haley Stevens endorsed Republican Mike Rogers two days before the election.",
  "topics": [
   "Courts and election rules",
   "Senate",
   "House",
   "Early vote and turnout"
  ],
  "words": 683
 },
 {
  "slug": "2026-11-01-1030",
  "title": "NBC poll has Democrats up 52-45 as Fox moves Kansas Senate race to Toss-up",
  "stamp": "10:30 AM ET · Sun, Nov 1",
  "published": "2026-11-01T10:48:50-05:00",
  "window": {
   "from": "2026-11-01T07:30-05:00",
   "to": "2026-11-01T10:30-05:00"
  },
  "dek": "A new NBC News poll found more registered voters prefer Democratic control of Congress, and Fox News moved Kansas's Senate race to Toss-up and Nebraska's to Lean R. Barack Obama endorsed Kentucky Democrat Charles Booker, early ballots passed 53 million in a University of Florida count, and the Alaska ballot dispute reached the Sunday shows.",
  "topics": [
   "Polls",
   "Senate",
   "Early vote and turnout",
   "Campaign trail",
   "House",
   "Governors",
   "Ballot measures"
  ],
  "words": 1179
 }
]