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By this time next week, who will control Congress? "We'll know who controls the House, I think, very quickly. The Senate feels really uncertain to me," @asmamk told guest moderator @vmsalama.

Addressing the controversy in Alaska's Senate race, @sbg1 says, "I think the question is, 'Did Democrats through their own sort of stumbling hand Donald Trump an issue that he will use to more broadly call into question the legitimacy of the vote?'"

After traveling to cover President Donald Trump this week, @peterbakernyt says the message he heard "from the president is very jumbled because he brags that everything is great. People don't want to hear that."

"Two races that I'm really looking at because I think it will tell the story of the Senate battlegrounds overall are Iowa and Kansas," Carrie Dann told guest moderator @vmsalama.

TONIGHT: @peterbakernyt, Carrie Dann, @sbg1 and @asmamk join guest moderator @vmsalama to discuss the final scramble to Election Day and why, despite all the talk of a blue wave, the balance of power in Washington is anything but settled. Watch at 8/7c on @PBS

On Vivek Ramaswamy’s ad featuring Amy Acton’s estranged mother, @stephenfhayes says the Ramaswamy campaign and political advisers are “weighing in on this controversy from 50 years ago when there's all of this evidence that what Amy Acton said happened, in fact happened.”

"I think the challenge for Ukraine is when they're seeing sudden changes in their U.S. support with things like Starlink and Starshield because the war is being driven a lot by technology," says @nancyayoussef.

Regarding Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, @LACaldwellDC says, "There is widespread belief on Capitol Hill that he will be impeached in November when the Congress comes back during the lame duck."

Why did President Donald Trump make remarks about Sen. Jon Husted's physical appearance? "I think this is about playing to the crowd. I think he sees that it gets attention. He sees that it gets a reaction from these rallies," says @KannoYoungs.

TONIGHT: @LACaldwellDC, @stephenfhayes, @KannoYoungs and @nancyayoussef join moderator @JeffreyGoldberg to discuss President Donald Trump's busy campaign schedule and whether his message is helping or hurting vulnerable Republicans. Watch at 8/7c on @PBS

"Just the talk of ICE officials showing up at the polls coupled with the arrests and some of the killings that is happening with ICE officials can have a chilling effect of a legal citizen who has brown skin, saying 'You know what? It's not worth it for me,'" says @AshleyRParker.

How did Texas Republicans select Ken Paxton as their U.S. Senate nominee? "Donald Trump got directly involved in the Texas race. He did not endorse John Cornyn as many were hoping he would, and he would have been a much stronger candidate," says @MarkLeibovich.

Evan Smith breaks down the competitive U.S. Senate race in Texas. "What will John Cornyn's voters do? That is the one unanswered question that we have right now," @evanasmith says.

Have Republicans in Texas “lit hundreds of millions of dollars on fire” running culture war campaign ads instead of focusing on issues voters care most about? The Atlantic’s @evanasmith and @AshleyRParker discuss.

As the 10th anniversary of President Donald Trump taking office approaches, what made his candidacy unique? "One of the superpowers is just the shamelessness," @MarkLeibovich tells @JeffreyGoldberg.

The Atlantic's @vmsalama discusses President Donald Trump's diesel deal with Russia and his stance on Ukraine. "President Trump has never shied away from the fact that he's been skeptical of Ukraine, its leadership. And this dates back to his first term," she says.

TONIGHT: @MarkLeibovich, @AshleyRParker, @vmsalama and @evanasmith join moderator @JeffreyGoldberg in the battleground state of Texas for a look at that state’s competitive Senate race. Watch at 8/7c on @PBS

FRIDAY: The countdown to Election Day is on. Join moderator @JeffreyGoldberg and the panel for a one-hour discussion in front of a live studio audience on how the November results will determine President Donald Trump's final years in office. Watch Oct. 16 at 8/7c on @PBS

If the GOP loses Congress in the midterms, what does it mean for President Donald Trump and the party? "I think what we will see is several investigations, potential impeachment inquiries into both Cabinet members and the president," @AdamHSays says.

What is the White House saying about President Donald Trump's attention to the midterm elections? "He knows that he is the best person at turning out this MAGA coalition, and the Republicans are right about that," @AnnieLinskey told @JeffreyGoldberg.