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• Swalwell in the hot seat after spending over $200K in campaign cash on childcare: 'Slippery slope' - A campaign finance expert is slamming Rep. Eric Swalwell, D-Calif., for spending over $200,000 of his congressional campaign cash on an “inherently personal" expense" childcare.
• Republican 'wake-up call': Special election shocker highlights GOP turnout and midterm risks - Democrats score stunning upset in deep red Texas district Trump won by 17 points, delivering a major "wake-up call" to Republicans ahead of midterms.
• Maine Gov Mills takes brutal shot at Joe Biden when pressed on age concerns in Senate race - Democratic Maine Gov. Janet Mills told CNN she can "deliver" despite age concerns in her bid to unseat Republican Sen. Susan Collins in a critical Senate race.
• Schumer nukes GOP push for 'Jim Crow-era' voter ID laws in Trump-backed shutdown package - Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., charged that the SAVE Act wouldn't bring about safer elections, but instead reincarnate "Jim Crow era" laws that would suppress the vote.
• House GOP's already fragile majority to further shrink after Democrats' ballot box victory - Democratic runoff decides Texas special election for vacant congressional seat, shrinking Republican House majority to razor-thin margin of control.
• DeSantis signals reset with Trump as Florida backs ‘Make America Healthy Again’ plan - Trump and DeSantis rebuild their relationship, as Florida works on its "Healthy Florida First" initiative inspired by the "Make America Healthy Again" efforts.
• Watchdog sounds alarm over potential noncitizen voting and foreign influence ahead of midterms - With the future of Congress and Trump’s legislative agenda on the line, the Honest Elections Project is warning of critical loopholes in the voting system, including a growth in noncitizen voting.
• House Republicans push election overhaul with voter ID, mail-in ballot changes ahead of midterms - The proposal would impose new national voting standards, require photo ID and proof of citizenship, restrict universal mail-in ballots and ban ranked-choice voting.
• Klobuchar launches Minnesota governor bid after Walz ends re-election run amid massive fraud scandal - Sen. Amy Klobuchar jumps into Minnesota governor race following Tim Walz's stunning exit amid massive fraud scandal fallout and political upheaval over immigration protest shootings
• Trump return to Iowa likely ahead of high-stakes midterms, GOP gubernatorial candidate says - Former President Donald Trump is expected to return to Iowa as Republicans gear up for high-stakes midterm elections, according to a GOP gubernatorial candidate.