What to Expect on Election Night, and Trump’s $1 Million Voter Fraud Reward

Plus, “who’s going to believe me if I’m addicted to a wellness tonic?”
Here’s what we’re covering:
• Voters Prepare to Deliver a Verdict on Trump’s Second Term (nytimes.com/2026/11/03/us/midterm-elections-tr…), by Reid J. Epstein
• Trump’s Election Fraud Reward Raises Fears of Vigilantism, Local Officials Say (nytimes.com/2026/11/02/us/politics/trump-midte…), by Zolan Kanno-Youngs
• U.S. Military Strikes Iran’s Qeshm Island in What U.S. Officials Call a Defensive Measure (nytimes.com/2026/11/02/us/politics/us-military…), by Helene Cooper, Tyler Pager and Jonathan Swan
• They Tried Kratom for Its Purported Health Benefits, Then They Became Addicted (nytimes.com/2026/11/02/well/kratom-wellness-ma…), by Olivia Tauber
• The Pilates Bros Have Arrived (nytimes.com/2026/11/02/well/pilates-men.html), by Kristy Alpert

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