October 30th, 2026, 10am: The investigation into the Alaska Senate race widens, with House Republicans launching a probe of their own as Trump pushes his administration to go further. Then, Abdul El-Sayed and Haley Stevens appear together in a show of Democratic unity. Meanwhile, Trump repeats his attacks in South Carolina, and more than a billion dollars in ads are set to air in the final week. Plus, the NBA cuts a deal with Polymarket and Kalshi as the midterms turn into a multimillion dollar betting market. Claire Stremple, Dave Weigel, Priya Sridhar, Dan Nathan, Shawna Thomas and Pablo Torre join The Group Chat.

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October 30th, 2026, 9am: Today, the state of key Senate races around the country as we enter the final days of midterm campaigning. The President canceled weekend rallies in Kansas and Iowa, only to un-cancel them this morning. Then, Trump’s DOJ issues subpoenas in the Alaska Senate race as their election pressure campaign continues. Plus, Pete Hegseth fires the military’s top planner, accusing him of leaking classified information about the wars in Ukraine and Iran. Leigh Ann Caldwell, Hans Nichols, Hunter Woodall, Ned Foley, Jonathan Cohn, Julie Rovner and Jeremy Hansen join Stephanie Ruhle.

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Thursday, October 29th, 10am: The Justice Department is moving fast to prosecute Trump's foes before voters cast ballots. Plus, why Trump wants Alaska's Democratic Senate Candidate Mary Peltola to face charges. Then, OpenAI launches an election war room to find misinformation. And, the $183 million being spent on transgender ads. Tim Shriver, Glenn Thrush, Molly Jong-Fast, Ayman Mohyeldin, Ben Collins and David Gura join the Group Chat today.

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