**October 24, 2026; 2 pm:** Voters and lawmakers alike are condemning a $4 million ad from Ohio gubernatorial candidate Vivek Ramaswamy featuring his opponent Amy Acton’s estranged mother, who calls her a “liar” and urges Ohioans not to vote for her. At a campaign rally in Cleveland, Former President Barack Obama joins Acton and former Sen. Sherrod Brown as the countdown to midterms reaches 10 days. The U.S. orders diplomats and other federal employees to leave Saudi Arabia amid new reports of a potential Iranian attack targeting Americans. Plus, the Assignment Desk reacts to Obama’s speech in Ohio, President Donald Trump’s declining job approval rating, a new poll signaling young voters’ pessimism about America’s future, and more.
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