Andy Beshear Hints He’s Running for President
“Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear (D) last night gave the clearest indication yet that he’s eyeing a presidential bid in 2028,” Politico reports.
Said Beshear: “I walked off the stage in 2023 after reelection, looked at my wife and said, ‘Whoo! I’ll never have to run for anything ever again.’ Sitting here today, I’m not sure that’s true.”
He added: “While that’s not any type of announcement, because that would require me to fill out paperwork, I just, I won’t leave a broken country to my kids or to our future generations.”
Tafoya Called Minnesota ‘Embarrassing’ in Deleted Tweet
“In a local radio interview earlier this month, Michele Tafoya, the Republican Senate nominee in Minnesota and former sports broadcaster, was asked about her past criticism of the state and whether she was embarrassed by Minnesota,” CNN reports.
Said Tafoya: “If I were embarrassed to be from Minnesota, would I be running for the United States Senate to represent Minnesota? I have never said that.”
“But three years ago, in a since-deleted tweet uncovered by CNN’s KFile, Tafoya said exactly that.”
Another Poll Shows Trump’s Approval Hitting New Low
A new Strength In Numbers/Verasight poll finds President Donald Trump’s approval at 33%, while 63% disapprove.
Trump Approval
Approve 33%
Disapprove 63%
The same poll finds Democrats leading Republicans on the generic congressional ballot, 52% to 42%.
Generic Congressional Ballot
Democrats 52%
Republicans 42%
A Behind-the-Scenes Push to Get Xi a Red Carpet Welcome
“Chinese leader Xi Jinping wanted his upcoming trip to the U.S. to be categorized as a ‘state visit,’ the highest tier of diplomatic pageantry. The designation would come with honor guards, a 21-gun salute and a formal welcome on the White House South Lawn,” the Wall Street Journal reports.
“When he arrives Wednesday, Xi will get his way, but reaching an agreement took weeks of work.”
“The two sides sparred over what to call the trip before Washington agreed to Beijing’s requests, said people involved in the preparations, marking this the first state visit for the Chinese leader in more than a decade. That quiet fight over a label, more than anything likely to be announced in Washington this week, captures what this summit is really about.”
Talarico Still Leads in Texas Senate Race
A new Marist Poll poll in Texas finds James Talarico (D) leading Ken Paxton (R) in the U.S. Senate race, 50% to 44%.
Texas Senate Race
James Talarico (D) 50%
Ken Paxton (R) 44%
Hochul Comfortably Ahead for New York Governor
A new Siena Poll poll in New York finds Kathy Hochul (D) leading Bruce Blakeman (R) in the governor’s race, 50% to 41%.
New York Governor’s Race
Kathy Hochul (D) 50%
Bruce Blakeman (R) 41%
Federal Lawmakers Score Major Paydays From Books
“Members of Congress haven’t received a raise in nearly two decades, and federal law severely restricts them from working side gigs to pad their personal finances,” the Washington Sun reports.
“But at least nine federal lawmakers waltzed through a literary loophole last year, earning income from book writing last year that rivaled — and in four instances, exceeded — their $174,000-per-year congressional salaries.”
“A couple dozen others earned four- or five-figure paydays in 2025 or are actively writing books that could score them handsome amounts of supplementary cash.”
Ex-GOP Lawmaker Vows He’ll ‘Never’ Support Ken Paxton
“As Republicans ramp up spending for Texas Senate candidate Ken Paxton, a top group supporting his Democratic opponent, James Talarico, is pushing back with a new surrogate: a Republican former state lawmaker who voted to impeach Paxton in 2023,” CNN reports.
Said former state Rep. Glenn Rogers (R), in a new ad: “I’ll never trust Ken Paxton, I’ll never support Ken Paxton and the last place he should be is the United States Senate.”
Ned Lamont Leads in Connecticut Governor’s Race
A new co/efficient poll in Connecticut finds Ned Lamont (D) leading Ryan Fazio (R) in the governor’s race, 48% to 41%.
Connecticut Governor’s Race
Ned Lamont (D) 48%
Ryan Fazio (R) 41%
Quote of the Day
“Iowans are being squeezed and shouldn’t have to foot the bill at the pump or the checkout line for the war in Iran. We need to use every option at our disposal to provide some relief from high prices.”
— Rep. Ashley Hinson (R-IA), quoted by Fox News.
Democrats Are Making Moves to Run for President in 2028
“The 2028 presidential primaries are 16 months away, but Democrats are making moves to enter the race at a moment voters are desperate to find a winner,” the Washington Post reports.
”Former vice president Kamala Harris, Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, former transportation secretary Pete Buttigieg, California Gov. Gavin Newsom and Rep. Ro Khanna are among the many Democrats eyed as potential presidential candidates.”
”Of course, none of them are openly committing to run yet. Presidential hopefuls often wait to publicly announce their plans to run for a host of personal and legal reasons. Sometimes they genuinely don’t make up their mind until after months of mulling the decision.”
Lula and Bolsonaro Stuck in Tie Ahead of Brazil Vote
Bloomberg: “Lula would receive 47.7% to Bolsonaro’s 47.4% in a runoff scenario, according to an AtlasIntel survey conducted for Bloomberg News. The result is little changed from the previous survey released last week, and keeps the race within the poll’s 1 percentage point margin of error.”
“Lula would win 45.8% to Bolsonaro’s 43.4% in a first round scenario, the survey showed.”
Hispanic Voters Are Transforming the Midterm Map
Nate Cohn: “President Trump’s enormous gains among Hispanic voters in the last election propelled him to victory in the national popular vote and prompted talk of a political realignment. Two years later, that talk is over.”
“In an average of high-quality national polls over the last month, Democrats led Republicans among Hispanic likely voters by 35 percentage points, 64-29, on the generic congressional ballot, which asks voters which party they will support for Congress.”
“That would mark an extraordinary reversal since 2024, when the same pollsters found Kamala Harris leading Mr. Trump by an average of only seven points among Hispanic voters in their final surveys.”
Trump Pursues Last-Ditch Hunt for Voter Fraud
“The Trump administration says Americans should prepare between now and Election Day for a wave of new arrests and prosecutions over alleged non-citizen voter fraud,” Axios reports.
“The Trump administration is deploying hundreds of federal investigators and attorneys to pursue President Trump’s long-running fixation — and test a broader Republican claim that tougher enforcement will uncover far more illegal voting.”
Trump Clashed with Ballroom Architect Over Safety
“In the weeks leading up to his resignation last year, the first architect on the White House ballroom clashed with President Donald Trump over design features that the architect believed violated building safety codes,” the Washington Post reports.
”James McCrery withdrew from the project last October after warning repeatedly that Trump was insisting on a preliminary design that did not provide adequate emergency exit routes or fire-containment measures.”
”Trump brushed off McCrery’s concerns, they said, and the president countered that no building codes apply to White House construction.”
Said Trump: “I am the code.”
The Republican Freak Out Is Here
“There are 41 days until Election Day, and Republicans are throwing everything and the kitchen sink at their sinking political fortunes,” Punchbowl News reports.
”Over the past few weeks, the electoral climate for President Donald Trump and Republican leaders has worsened dramatically, according to lawmakers, aides and political advisers who see daily polling.”
”Gas prices are sky-high. Diesel sets a new record almost daily. Trump said at the United Nations Tuesday that the Iran war won’t end until ‘after the midterm elections.’ That’s a frightening prospect for GOP lawmakers who are now publicly calling for an end to the seven-month conflict.”
”Rep. Ashley Hinson, the GOP Senate candidate in Iowa, is demanding the House return to session to enact a ban on diesel exports. This won’t happen, but it shows a suddenly vulnerable Republican desperately scrambling for a message.”
Americans See Rule of Law Declining in U.S.
“A majority of Americans say the rule of law in the U.S. is weaker now than a decade ago, when Donald Trump was first elected president,” Axios reports.
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