The Final Polls Before the Midterms, and a $6 Billion Crypto Heist

Plus, the smog over Tomorrowland.
Here’s what we’re covering:
• Threats, Gaffes and Men’s Posteriors: Trump’s Talk Gets Wilder (nytimes.com/2026/11/01/us/politics/trump-speec…), by Peter Baker and Dylan Freedman
• Haley Stevens Abandons El-Sayed, Endorsing Mike Rogers in Michigan (nytimes.com/2026/11/01/us/elections/stevens-ro…), by Bayliss Wagner, Reid J. Epstein and Tim Balk
• Democrats Show Strength in Final Days of Race for the Senate, New Polls Find (nytimes.com/2026/11/01/us/politics/times-siena…), by Shane Goldmacher and Ruth Igielnik
• Abortion Rights Activists in Idaho Find Their Pitch: Bring Back the Doctors (nytimes.com/2026/09/18/us/politics/abortion-ri…), by Anna Griffin
• How Binance’s $6.3 Billion Hack Went Down (nytimes.com/2026/10/31/technology/binance-hack…), by David Yaffe-Bellany
• After 71 Years and a Lot of Exhaust, Disneyland’s Autopia Goes Electric (nytimes.com/2026/11/02/climate/after-71-years-…), by David Gelles

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