James Talarico and Ken Paxton are squaring off in a critical Texas Senate race. MS NOW National Reporter Rosa Flores spoke to voters in Austin and MS NOW White House Reporter Jake Traylor is in Fort Worth with the latest. Rep. Christian Menefee (D-TX) and Political Strategist Sawyer Hackett join Alicia Menendez to discuss.

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President Trump is returning to rally in South Carolina for Republican Senator Darline Graham as the race between her and Democrat Annie Andrews heats up. MS NOW Congressional Reporter Mychael Schnell is on the ground in Rock Hill, South Carolina with more details. Former DNC Chairman Jaime Harrison, former White House Deputy Chief of Staff for Operations Jim Messina and Staff Writer at The New Republic Perry Bacon join Alicia Menendez to share their outlook for next week.

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The Trump administration’s late attempts to interfere with the midterms meets resistance in the courts.

In this episode:
*On the eve of Election Day, Mary and Andrew discuss the defeats the Trump administration has suffered in its attempts to disrupt state elections and potentially intimidate voters and election workers. “Our biggest adversary is the federal government,” says Mary. 
* First, a federal judge rejected the DOJ’s preemptive challenge to the certification of Alaska’s Senate race results if the Republican candidate loses. Channeling Mary, Andrew asks  ”What on God’s Green Earth is the Department of Justice thinking?” 
* Then, we go to California, where the federal government is stymied yet again in their attempt to put aside 20,000 ballots from alleged noncitizen voters — a move from the government that Andrew calls the “Raffensberger call on steroids.” 
* Relatedly, a federal judge restricts DHS’s field operations to find noncitizen voters, concluding it’s efforts likely violate the Voting Rights Act, while several prominent unions sue the DOJ over threats to election officials. 
* And finally, James Comey can’t stay out of the news, the golf course case gets even more contentious, and Trump’s triumphal arch faces more scrutiny.

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Joe Scarborough and the Morning Joe panel react to Democrats’ historic gains in the 2026 midterms, including winning control of both chambers of Congress and victories in ‘deep red’ Republican states. Joe calls the results “an earthquake” and points to affordability, immigration enforcement and political tone as issues he believes shaped voters’ decisions. 

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The Morning Joe panel discusses the fallout after Congresswoman Haley Stevens endorsed Republican Mike Rogers in Michigan’s U.S. Senate race against Democratic nominee Abdul El-Sayed. The panel breaks down the reaction surrounding the endorsement, the tensions among Democrats and whether the move will actually matter in the race. They also discuss the latest New York Times/Siena College polling, which shows Democrats leading in seven key battleground states that will decide which party controls the Senate. 

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