Afternoon Sun: Big Day, Bigger Hat

THE LATEST

Rep. Haley Stevens was spotted casting her vote for Republican Mike Rogers in Michigan’s U.S. Senate race over Democrat Abdul El-Sayed ... but all anyone could talk about was her big hat.

• Still, Stevens insists Democrats will take the House: “It’s majority-makers’ day,” Stevens told NewsNation.
  

The Justice Department has sent letters to about 20 Democrats warning they could be targets of the investigation into the recruitment of a second Dan Sullivan to run against Alaska’s Republican senator of the same name, The New York Times reports.

THE ADMINISTRATION

The United States will stop sending Israel $4 billion in aid each year in 2027, but will continue to sell the country weapons, Donald Trump announced.

The Interior Department submitted plans for the redevelopment of East Potomac Golf Links that leave the total cost and timeline unclear.

First lady Melania Trump will convene Russian and Ukrainian representatives at the White House on Thursday, her office announced in a statement.

THE CAMPAIGN TRAIL

Gas prices are higher than they have been during any other election, according to Patrick De Haan, GasBuddy’s head of petroleum analysis. Today’s average price of a gallon is $4.14, according to AAA.

The Trump administration is sending DOJ election monitors to all 50 states for the first time, but many won’t be allowed to enter polling sites.

None of the ballot-scanning machines in Westchester County are working, and officials said election workers could end up counting votes by hand.

Florida had to close more than 20 polling places due to flash flooding. Several other temporary sites have been opened.

THE HILL

A message reading “blood on her hands” was spray-painted in front of Sen. Susan Collins’ office in Biddeford, Maine. The same office was vandalized in September.

THE COURTS

The Supreme Court appeared sympathetic to Catholic schools’ challenge of Colorado’s universal preschool program, which won’t allow them to exclude children of same-sex parents, Politico reports.

• The Trump Administration joined the Archdiocese in an amicus brief.

Federal authorities have charged an Oklahoma man with sending hundreds of letters containing nonhazardous white powder to public officials ahead of the 2024 and 2026 elections.

LUDICROUSLY CAP-ACIOUS

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