Allies worry Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R., S.D.) could get blamed by President Trump and others if Democrats win back control in the midterms on.wsj.com/4zTvGeL

Dozens of data-center projects have already been delayed or disrupted by local opposition this year—here are four states to watch for on Election Day on.wsj.com/3UjmUrq

Former President Barack Obama was back on the campaign trail, showing he can still pack a house. But, can he help Democrats win? Read more in today’s WSJ Politics Newsletter: on.wsj.com/4igYcjr

President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva clung to power in Sunday’s presidential election by orchestrating a surprise victory over Flávio Bolsonaro, winning an unprecedented fourth term on.wsj.com/47Ft2gM

Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado returned to her country on Sunday, nearly 11 months after she fled by boat to receive the Nobel Peace Prize on.wsj.com/4slhkBe

California’s proposed billionaire tax sparked Democratic infighting and has many unions siding with the ultrarich, while voter polls remain close. on.wsj.com/4igRVUW

Trump has returned to the rally stage in force, hoping to energize his supporters and defy the polls predicting deep Republican losses in November on.wsj.com/4yLkdx1

Attorney General Todd Blanche on Sunday offered a combative defense of the Justice Department’s lawsuit seeking to block certification of Alaska’s Senate race if the Republican candidate loses on.wsj.com/4ePW4xW

Recent Supreme Court rulings have had an impact on the ads voters see and the candidates on their ballots on.wsj.com/3WKCyN8

Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, aka AOC, has softened her tactics and pursued voters and lawmakers in both parties. To reach her biggest goals, she‘ll need the far-left base—and everybody else. on.wsj.com/4iDeww2

The former president, typically circumspect when criticizing Trump, gave an unusually sharp rebuke at an Ohio rally on.wsj.com/4yMcuyF

Why MAHA support for MAGA isn’t guaranteed for midterm elections on.wsj.com/4ieWQpn

There’s a sailor-mouth epidemic in politics. A former speechwriter unpacks the trend. on.wsj.com/4il4Ll2

Democrats weigh impeaching Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth if they retake the House, and the secret behind the hit Elizabeth Holmes documentary. Read more in today’s 10-Point newsletter. on.wsj.com/4BlYHBm

Watch as sailors in the USS George Washington strike group prepare for a possible escalation in fighting on the front lines of the Iran war on.wsj.com/3UK90yE

Republican campaign operatives worry that a series of damaging stories have contributed to voter concerns about alleged government corruption less than two weeks before the midterm elections on.wsj.com/4kjKazU

Live Q&A: How the economy, inflation and tariffs could shape midterm elections and determine control of Congress and Trump’s agenda on.wsj.com/4jE4cFg

House Democrats are setting their political sights on Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, pushing for his removal as the first spoils from anticipated wins in the midterm election on.wsj.com/4Bn86bL

The U.S. is expected to remove 50% tariffs on some Canadian products in a bid to help Maine Sen. Susan Collins and other Republicans in the upcoming midterm elections on.wsj.com/3WIr90k

The Trump administration has asked a federal court in Alaska to prevent the certification of the state’s Senate results if Sen. Dan S. Sullivan (R., Alaska) loses—because of possible confusion with a similarly named candidate on the ballot on.wsj.com/3WIbhLi