The Trump administration and state election officials are engaged in escalating legal battles over election procedures just days before Tuesday's midterm elections, with the Justice Department challenging voting practices in several states amid allegations that noncitizens may have cast ballots. https://bit.ly/3UmAgDl

COMER INVESTIGATES PELTOLA: House Oversight Committee Chair James Comer told NEWSMAX that his investigation into allegations involving Democrat Mary Peltola's U.S. Senate campaign will seek to determine what she knew about an alleged effort to confuse Alaska voters and whether money changed hands. https://bit.ly/3UYQwdQ

Democrats could be headed toward a Blue Wave of major victories in next Tuesday’s midterm elections, potentially gaining 24 seats in the House of Representatives and six seats in the Senate, according to new statistical forecasting models. https://bit.ly/4eIlBZZ

BREAKING: President Donald Trump has restored ‌canceled campaign rallies in Iowa and Kansas days before the November 3 midterm elections, a White House official said on Friday. https://bit.ly/47OF8UW

OLESHKY EVAC BEGINS! Melania Trump’s ceasefire and evacuation plan is underway right now in Ukraine and NEWSMAX is there! See More: https://bit.ly/4swonam

WHITE HOUSE FLYOVER: Air Force One steals the show with a spectacular flyover of the South Lawn as President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump welcome families for Halloween festivities at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue.

VANCE SLAMS TALARICO: Vice President JD Vance criticized Democrat James Talarico over energy policy and transgender issues while campaigning for Republican Ken Paxton in Texas, urging voters to send a message in Tuesday’s closely contested Senate race. https://bit.ly/4A1PYmk

“I am a conservative, although I look radical.”

— William Lee Golden of the Oak Ridge Boys

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Democrats could capture as many as 240 House seats in Tuesday's midterm elections, giving the party its largest majority in nearly two decades, according to a new forecast from The Cook Political Report. https://bit.ly/4zld07W

Republican National Committee communications director Zach Parkinson told NEWSMAX that President Donald Trump's campaign push is energizing Republican voters ahead of Tuesday's midterm elections. https://bit.ly/4yVzD1Q

POPE CASTS HISTORIC VOTE: Pope Leo XIV has become the first sitting Pope to vote in a U.S. general election, submitting a mail-in ballot ahead of the Nov. 3 midterms. https://bit.ly/4yXydUp

NEWSMAX's Alex Salvi reports from the front lines on the evacuations from Russian-occupied Ukraine as a temporary ceasefire allows over 700 to flee Oleshky.

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Rising electricity bills have become a central issue for voters ahead of Tuesday's midterm elections, as higher energy costs, an aging power grid and growing demand from data centers push up what households pay for power, according to a report. https://bit.ly/4imeHe0

The Oak Ridge Boys' Duane Allen urged Americans to exercise their right to vote on NEWSMAX:

"I think the greatest privilege that we have as Americans is we have a say in our government."

COMER PROBES PELTOLA: House Oversight Committee Chair James Comer told NEWSMAX he is investigating allegations that operatives linked to Democrat Mary Peltola’s Senate campaign tried to recruit candidates named Dan Sullivan to confuse Alaska voters. https://bit.ly/3UYQwdQ

President Donald Trump said Friday he believes the war with Iran will end soon but insisted that any resolution must guarantee Tehran will never obtain a nuclear weapon. MORE: https://bit.ly/4BzXINX

ALASKA BALLOT BOMBSHELL: The DOJ is seeking to isolate certain ballots as a criminal investigation intensifies over allegations that a candidate named Dan Sullivan was recruited to confuse voters in Alaska’s Senate race. https://bit.ly/4iOxuA2

CARNEY WARNS TRUMP: Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney says he's prepared to wait for a new U.S. administration rather than accept an unfavorable trade deal with President Donald Trump, as tariff tensions escalate and negotiations remain stalled. https://bit.ly/48oE8XF

Heart disease is the leading killer of American women, and pregnancy complications, early menopause and hormonal changes can raise the risk. Cardiologist Dr. Chauncey Crandall explains why new medical guidelines urge women to monitor their heart health at every stage of life.

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House Speaker Mike Johnson warned in an op-ed published Friday that a Democratic win in Tuesday’s midterm elections would give “unprecedented power” to the Democratic Socialists of America. https://bit.ly/4swrBe0