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Polls are open nationwide with control of Congress at stake, as poll-closing times roll in from 6 PM to midnight Eastern and attention centers on Senate contests in Michigan, Alaska, Iowa, Maine, Ohio, and Texas.

President Trump said he would rely on his veto power to continue pursuing his agenda even if Republicans lose control of Congress in the midterms, citing a recent Supreme Court ruling he says expanded presidential authority.

Voters interviewed in Colorado, Washington, Utah, New York, Virginia, Illinois and Texas say frustration with the opposing side, more than enthusiasm for their own, is driving their midterm choices.

A new report finds South Korea spent $363 million lobbying U.S. officials over the past decade, drawing scrutiny from Sen. Mike Lee (R-UT) and others over Seoul’s treatment of American companies and its growing access to U.S. national security officials.

Rep. Mike Turner is calling for a congressional investigation into a Starlink slowdown that disrupted Ukrainian military communications, after Secretary of State Marco Rubio said the outage “sort of happened” without anyone ordering it.

Rep. Delia Ramirez, D-Ill., has introduced a bill to dismantle DHS, abolish ICE and eliminate CBP entirely, replacing them with a new “Department of Community Safety.” DHS Secretary Markwayne Mullin has called the plan a nonstarter.

A federal judge has temporarily blocked the Trump administration’s USDA reorganization, ruling that it likely ran afoul of congressional spending restrictions, even as both sides agreed part of the underlying law was unconstitutional.

A bipartisan bill introduced by Rep. Nathaniel Moran and Sens. Tim Scott and Adam Schiff would offer federal subsidies to film and TV productions that shoot in the U.S., with added incentives for rural and disaster-recovery areas.

The Nassau County PBA and NYC Uniformed Firefighters Association have endorsed Rep. Tom Suozzi’s re-election as a Trump-aligned super PAC spends nearly $8 million backing his Republican rival, Mike LiPetri.

Rep. Tim Burchett of Tennessee says he will move to block Democratic Socialist Darializa Avila Chevalier from being seated in Congress over a 2019 post about wiping her hand on an American flag, a plan critics call unworkable and legally shaky.