.@Eric_Schmitt you’re going to blame staff for your absurd blunder. Don’t. You’re the Member. You fucked this up. And sir, you’re a fucking dirt bag. Oh and don’t forget, you only won w 55%. We will make you pay politically for this.

AP Ground Game: ✅ @Cappelletti7 & @APjdhanna on farmers' midterm concerns ✅ A look from a House Democrat's Trump territory district from @jjcooper ✅ New AP-NORC polling on AAPI voters' trust in Republicans Today's edition: tinyurl.com/APGroundGame1019…

Early voting starts TODAY, South Carolina. 🗳️ Polls are open 8:30 a.m. to 6 p.m., Mon through Sat, through 10/31. Your assignment: get 10 people to the polls this week. Bring your photo ID and find your site at scVOTES.gov. #NewSC #SCVotes #VoteEarly

What drove the major shift in congressional power in 1994? In part 4 of our Midterm series, historian Nicole Hemmer (@pastpunditry) joins us to analyze the 1994 elections and the factors that reshaped the political landscape in the 1990s.

A great @realBobWoodward read - and a cautionary tale for journalists… newyorker.com/magazine/2026/…

Florence School for Boys reform school became part of the early history of Donald “Pee Wee” Gaskins. At around 13, Gaskins was sentenced to five years at the Florence reform school after being arrested for assaulting a young girl with an axe in her home during a burglary. Read more about Pee Wee Gaskins and the events that shaped him: digmeagrave.com.

EARLY VOTING STARTS TODAY! Find your early voting location here: wilsonforsc.com/vote/ Senator Mike Reichenbach and I are running to make South Carolina more affordable, safer, and more accountable to taxpayers. Early voting runs October 19–31, Monday through Saturday, from 8:30 AM to 6:00 PM.

BREAKING: America’s $1.7 trillion auto loan market is headed for a crash, per Reuters. Auto loans are now one of the biggest sources of household debt, bigger than credit cards. And the strain is showing: 1 in 5 Americans is behind on at least one loan, the highest since 2010, and the average car on the road is now nearly 13 years old, a record.

NEW- The latest @AJC poll has Trump underwater in Georgia, at 42% approval rating, and way underwater with independents, 31% approve/ 61% disapprove. ajc.com/politics/2026/10/pol…

They’re already soft-launching the election fraud cope 😂

In Austin,Texas Hunter James Kufta 32 who’s a MAGA Trump Supporter was arrested & charged with online solicitation of a 15 y/o minor online after sending explicitly sexual messages telling her that he wanted to have sex with her,get her pregnant & take her to a Trump rally.

Noah Adams, one of the signature voices of NPR, dies at 84. npr.org/2026/10/18/nx-s1-555…

New investigation: “Trump’s Golf Empire Is A Billion-Dollar Tax Shelter” forbes.com/sites/danalexande…

“One of the reddest seats flipped by a Democrat in 2018, South Carolina’s 1st District once again looks in play this cycle.” Yup - been saying this since last fall and why I’m so proud of the campaign @nancylacore is running.

Trump says drug prices are down 300–700% and Americans pay “the lowest drug prices” in the world. Prescription drug prices are down only 3.9%, and our prices are still near the top of the list. My @Morning_Joe Chart

@SteveRattner calling bullshit on Trump. I’m glad this guy is out there giving us good data and putting economic data in perspective. He is one of my favorite people to follow.

NEW: President Trump called Ric Grenell from the Oval Office to confront him over Alina Habba’s claim that a $5.6M Kennedy Center donation from her billionaire husband never arrived. Grenell denied it. By Wednesday, her husband’s lawyers delivered their evidence to the White House counsel. w/ @nieto_phillip READ HERE: dailymail.com/news/article-1…

NEW: Scott Presler, the GOP's top GOTV operative, employed an organizer in Pennsylvania who was convicted of strangulation and who allegedly zip-tied his father and demanded his father transfer $4,000 to him. via @BrendanHartnett thebulwark.com/p/gops-top-go…

US steel prices climbed to the highest in more than four years as Trump’s tariffs restrict foreign supplies, boosting domestic producers while raising costs for American manufacturers bloomberg.com/news/articles/…

AP Ground Game: ✅ @colvinj & @akesslerdc dive into the data of Dems' Trump-focused ads ✅ Trump's increased drugmaker investments by @fatimathefatima ✅ @Anna__Johnson's weekly story picks + political book club Today's edition: tinyurl.com/APGroundGame1016…

A huge loss. RIP to Laura Lytle, who led the Senate Daily Press Gallery with humor, skill and resolve during a tumultuous time in history, including January 6, 2021. We'll all miss her. rollcall.com/2026/10/15/jour…