Evening Edition: 5 possible scenarios for Election Day, and what they’d mean

Congress has a job — but has largely stopped doing it; Trump casts Tuesday's midterm elections as a referendum on him and GOP's record

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The Fix | Analysis 5 possible scenarios for Election Day, and what they'd mean Projections show Democrats are a strong favorite to win the night's big prize: the House. But as 2016 showed, taking strong odds and reading them as guarantees can make you look awfully dumb. By Aaron Blake  •  Read more » Analysis Congress has a job — but has largely stopped doing it On the eve of a closely fought election, the legislative branch is far from the model envisioned by the country's founders. Today's Congress is dominated by party leaders and functions as a junior partner to the executive, according to an analysis by The Washington Post and ProPublica. By Paul Kane and Derek Willis | ProPublica  •  Read more »   Trump casts Tuesday's midterm elections as a referendum on him and GOP's record Both parties scrambled to make their last-minute appeals in a campaign marked by fearful rhetoric on undocumented immigrants and a bitter debate over the divisive presidency of Donald Trump. By John Wagner, Cleve Wootson and William Wan  •  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT 'I know the ropes': Pelosi makes her case for leader as Democrats chase House majority If Democrats win Tuesday, Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) could return as speaker eight years after losing her gavel — if frustrated young lawmakers let her. By Mike DeBonis  •  Read more »   The Fix: Headed into midterms, Trump has all but abandoned his black voter outreach efforts President Trump's black voter outreach was often attacked in 2016. This year, he's jettisoned the whole thing. By Eugene Scott  •  Read more »   Can play-by-the-rules Chuck Schumer win on Trump's turf? With the midterm elections Tuesday, the Senate minority leader and his caucus will have a gut check on exactly how effective he's been. By Ben Terris  •  Read more »   Trump administration prepares for massive shake-up after midterms The expected exodus would bring fresh uncertainty and churn to the White House, and many in the president's orbit worry that the administration will face challenges filling the vacancies. By Ashley Parker, Josh Dawsey and Philip Rucker  •  Read more »   A year after Ritz-Carlton roundup, Saudi elites remain jailed by crown prince Human rights activists and other analysts said Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman may be preparing to release more detainees to help cool the furor over the killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi. By Kevin Sullivan and Kareem Fahim  •  Read more »   In Saudi Arabia, Washington Post's coverage of Khashoggi killing fuels calls for Amazon boycott Saudi Twitter users urged a boycott of the American retail giant, whose CEO owns The Washington Post. By Adam Taylor  •  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT Newly released emails suggest Zinke contradicted ethics pledge Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke continued to engage in discussions involving his family foundation's property last summer despite the fact that he had pledged to recuse himself from such matters for a year, according to documents obtained by The Washington Post. By Juliet Eilperin  •  Read more »   The caravan on the road in Mexico is the size of a small town. But it's a town under pressure. Most of the migrants are from Honduras, where the caravan hastily assembled as people jumped at the chance to travel safely through Mexico without having to pay smugglers. By Maria Sacchetti  •  Read more »   Analysis The polling miss that defines 2018 might not be the one from 2016. It may be the one from 2017. In Virginia last November, pollsters missed a surge in Democratic enthusiasm. That might be the important factor Tuesday. By Philip Bump  •  Read more »   Perspective: Caravan-fixated and Trump-obsessed, the media blow it again Election coverage has improved since 2016, but news outlets keep taking the president's bait. By Margaret Sullivan  •  Read more »   Wonkblog: Where marijuana is on the ballot Tuesday — and where it's most likely to win Voters in four states will weigh in on whether to legalize recreational and medical marijuana. By Christopher Ingraham  •  Read more »   Amazon ups the ante in the race for free holiday shipping As retailers launch a price war for merchandise in the weeks before Thanksgiving, Amazon is expanding free shipping to all customers through the holidays, with no minimum purchase required. By Rachel Siegel  •  Read more »

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